Table 2.
Mental Health Service Receipt by Gender and Race/Ethnicity While in Jail (n = 2,855)
| Variable | Mental health service either JPU or JIC | Stay in jail psychiatric unit (JPU) | Jail infirmary contact for mental health (JIC) | No receipt of mental health services in jail | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 1,429 | 71.7 | 1,275 | 73.2 | 1,262 | 72.0 | 497 | 58.7 |
| Female | 579 | 28.8 | 466 | 26.8 | 490 | 28.0 | 350 | 41.3 |
| Mental health service by race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 1,439 | 71.7 | 1,251 | 71.9 | 1,252 | 71.5 | 619 | 73.1 |
| Male | 1,026 | 71.3 | 914 | 73.1 | 903 | 72.1 | 369 | 59.6 |
| Female | 413 | 28.7 | 337 | 26.9 | 349 | 27.9 | 250 | 40.4 |
| African American | 471 | 23.5 | 402 | 23.1 | 423 | 24.1 | 178 | 21.0 |
| Male | 330 | 70.1 | 294 | 73.1 | 300 | 70.9 | 102 | 57.3 |
| Female | 141 | 29.1 | 108 | 26.9 | 123 | 29.1 | 76 | 42.7 |
| Asian | 52 | 2.6 | 51 | 2.9 | 36 | 2.1 | 30 | 3.5 |
| Male | 43 | 82.7 | 42 | 82.4 | 30 | 83.3 | 21 | 70.0 |
| Female | 9 | 17.3 | 9 | 17.7 | 6 | 16.7 | 9 | 30.0 |
| Native American | 46 | 2.3 | 37 | 2.1 | 41 | 2.3 | 20 | 2.4 |
| Male | 30 | 65.2 | 25 | 67.6 | 29 | 70.7 | 5 | 25.0 |
| Female | 16 | 34.8 | 12 | 32.4 | 12 | 29.3 | 15 | 75.0 |