Table 1.
Sample Characteristics of King County Jail Detainees with Severe Mental Illness (n = 2,855)
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1,926 | 67.5 |
| Female | 929 | 32.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 2,058 | 72.1 |
| Male | 1,395 | 67.8 |
| Female | 663 | 32.2 |
| African American | 649 | 22.7 |
| Male | 432 | 66.6 |
| Female | 217 | 33.4 |
| Asian | 82 | 2.9 |
| Male | 64 | 78.0 |
| Female | 18 | 22.2 |
| Native American | 66 | 2.3 |
| Male | 35 | 53.0 |
| Female | 31 | 47.0 |
| State hospital use prior to jail detention | 284 | 9.9 |
| Outpatient mental health encounters prior to jail detention | 2766 | 96.9 |
| Average of outpatient mental health encounter visits prior to jail detention [mean (SD)] | 146 (210) | |
| Jail days [mean (SD)] | 52.6 (102.9) | |
| Indicator of jail mental health service use | ||
| Stay in jail psychiatric unit (JPU) | 1,741 | 61.0 |
| Jail infirmary contact (JIC) | 1,752 | 61.4 |
| Either JPU or JIC | 2,008 | 70.3 |
| Treatment from both JPU and JIC | 1,485 | 52.0 |
| No mental health service use | 847 | 29.7 |
Note. JIC refers to an out-patient mental health service contact with the jail infirmary.