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. 2023 Oct 4;24:101529. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101529

Table 2.

County demographics by quartile of prison rates and adverse birth outcomes.

Prison rate quartile (N) Variable Mean SD PTB % quartile (N) Variable Mean SD
1 (104) % NH White 71.94 16.62 1 (84) % NH White 72.22 17.96
% NH Black 7.39 6.17 % NH Black 6.29 5.47
% Poverty 12.93 9.16 % Poverty 16.49 6.91
2 (105) % NH White 69.28 17.94 2 (84) % NH White 66.79 18.40
% NH Black 11.21 9.86 % NH Black 10.20 8.52
% Poverty 19.82 5.83 % Poverty 20.13 6.94
3 (105) % NH White 66.03 17.01 3 (85) % NH White 66.28 16.16
% NH Black 14.71 11.83 % NH Black 15.26 12.86
% Poverty 23.06 5.94 % Poverty 21.05 7.05
4 (104)
% NH White 62.42 16.66 4 (84) % NH White 69.32 14.45
% NH Black 18.33 14.93 % NH Black 18.55 14.52
% Poverty
25.66
5.47

% Poverty
22.84
6.90
LBW % quartile (N)



IM % quartile (N)



1 (91) % NH White 75.56 16.82 1 (47) % NH White 56.23 17.45
% NH Black 4.67 3.73 % NH Black 7.98 5.79
% Poverty 16.54 6.97 % Poverty 16.65 6.61
2 (92) % NH White 70.83 17.58 2 (47) % NH White 58.03 16.67
% NH Black 8.85 8.12 % NH Black 13.03 9.35
% Poverty 18.48 6.78 % Poverty 19.98 6.19
3 (88) % NH White 66.28 16.62 3 (48) % NH White 63.69 16.63
% NH Black 15.17 11.74 % NH Black 14.74 11.53
% Poverty 21.24 6.84 % Poverty 22.22 5.99
4 (92) % NH White 68.26 13.17 4 (47) % NH White 57.33 17.56
% NH Black 20.00 13.58 % NH Black 28.36 16.75
% Poverty 23.80 6.02 % Poverty 26.54 6.69

Note. Quartiles are in ascending order.