Table 1.
Jail Characteristics, by Survey Response Status, and Participant Characteristics. A total of 346 Jails Including 254 Responders and 92 Non-Responders
| Characteristic | Responders (n=254), no. (%) | Non-responders (n=92), no. (%) | P value‖ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jails | |||
| State | |||
| NC | 84 (33.1) | 9 (9.8) | <0.001 |
| SC | 32 (12.6) | 12 (13) | |
| GA | 90 (35.4) | 53 (57.6) | |
| AL | 48 (18.9) | 18 (19.6) | |
| Daily population† | |||
| ≤ 50 | 49 (19.7) | 20 (21.7) | 0.10 |
| 51–100 | 59 (23.7) | 22 (23.9) | |
| 101–200 | 51 (20.5) | 17 (18.5) | |
| 201–500 | 57 (22.9) | 21 (22.8) | |
| 501–1000 | 23 (9.2) | 7 (7.6) | |
| 1001+ | 10 (4) | 5 (5.4) | |
| County urbanicity‡ | |||
| Large metro | 38 (15.1) | 12 (13) | 0.25 |
| Medium/small metro | 91 (36.3) | 26 (28.3) | |
| Micro/noncore | 122 (48.6) | 54 (58.7) | |
| Annual entries§ | 1218577 (79.1) | 1540318 (20.9) | |
| Any contracted healthcare | 232 (91.3) | -- | |
| Participant | |||
| Role | |||
| Healthcare supervisor | 90 (35.4) | -- | |
| Healthcare provider, no supervision | 29 (11.4) | -- | |
| Jail administrator or other non-healthcare personnel | 135 (53.2) | -- | |
| Years in position | 3.0 (1.2, 8.0) | -- | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 144 (56.7) | -- | |
| Male | 107 (42.1) | -- | |
| Missing | 3 (1.2) | -- | |
| Race | |||
| White | 178 (70.1) | -- | |
| Black | 59 (23.2) | -- | |
| Multi-/other | 9 (3.5) | -- | |
| Missing | 8 (3.1) | -- | |
| Age (years) | 48 (40, 56) | – |
†5 jails with no population data; population data among non-responders from reference 22
‡3 jails with no urbanicity data; urbanicity classification based on reference 23
§Row percentages
‖P values based on chi-square test