TABLE 3.
Demographic comparison by type of death and length of stay in jail by cause of death
| Total | Illness | Infection/Inflammatory | Non-illness | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| Age | 40.0 (12.4) | 42.2 (12.6) | 41.1 (11.9) | 35.0 (1.3) | .005* |
| No. of incarcerations | 3.2 (2.5) | 3.3 (2.7) | 2.5 (2.0) | 3.3 (2.4) | .27* |
| n (%) | |||||
| Female | 19 (10.7) | 6 (6.3) | 1 (2.9) | 11 (24.4) | .001 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Black | 131 (73.6) | 78 (83.9) | 21 (61.8) | 29 (65.9) | .059 |
| White | 32 (18.4) | 11 (11.8) | 10 (29.4) | 11 (25.0) | |
| Hispanics | 11 (6.3) | 4 (4.3) | 3 (8.8) | 4 (9.1) | |
| Married | 34 (20.2) | 21 (23.1) | 3 (9.7) | 10 (23.3) | .25 |
| Education | |||||
| <9 years | 24 (14.6) | 12 (13.6) | 4 (12.9) | 7 (16.7) | .43 |
| 9–12 years | 83 (50.6) | 50 (56.8) | 14 (45.2) | 17 (40.5) | |
| >12 years | 57 (34.8) | 26 (29.5) | 13 (41.9) | 18 (42.9) | |
| Length of stay in jail | |||||
| Within 2 days | 26 (15.0) | 13 (14.1) | 1 (2.9) | 12 (27.3) | .04 |
| 3–7 days | 17 (9.8) | 10 (10.9) | 1 (2.9) | 5 (11.4) | |
| 8–31 days | 25 (14.5) | 11 (12.0) | 7 (20.6) | 6 (13.6) | |
| After 31 days | 105 (60.7) | 58 (63.0) | 25 (73.5) | 21 (47.7) | |
| Type of charge | |||||
| Drug charges | 52 (29.7) | 31 (32.6) | 9 (25.7) | 12 (26.7) | .16 |
| Minor crimes | 73 (41.7) | 41 (43.2) | 18 (51.4) | 14 (31.1) | |
| Violent crimes | 50 (28.6) | 23 (24.2) | 8 (22.9) | 19 (42.2) | |
*ANOVA, otherwise chi-square tests.