Table 1.
Demographics and psychosocial dysfunction of male and female offenders in a prison substance abuse program (N= 272)
| Total N (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) | p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Total sample | 272 | 180 (66.2) | 92 (33.8) | |
| Mean age (SD) | 35.1 | 34.7 (9.6) | 35.7 (9.2) | 0.39 |
| High school graduate | 94 (34.6) | 62 (34.4) | 32 (34.8) | 0.96 |
| Race & ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 49 (18.0) | 33 (18.3) | 16 (17.4) | 0.334 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 134 (49.3) | 80 (44.4) | 54 (58.7) | |
| Hispanic | 73 (26.8) | 55 (30.6) | 18 (19.6) | |
| Never married | 106 (39.0) | 77 (42.8) | 29 (31.5) | 0.12 |
| Employed in the past 6 months | 156 (57.3) | 118 (65.6) | 38 (41.3) | <0.001 |
| Mean # minor children (SD) | 1.97 (1.57) | 1.95 (1.6) | 2.0 (1.6) | 0.81 |
| Homeless | 15 (5.5) | 5 (2.8) | 10 (10.9) | 0.013 |
| Psychosocial dysfunction | ||||
| Criminal history | ||||
| Mean # times arrested (SD) | 26.7 (125.6) | 22.9 (76.8) | 34.0 (187.9) | 0.49 |
| Mean months in custody (SD) | 59.9 (63.8) | 70.6 (70.9) | 39.5 (40.6) | <0.001 |
| Ever committed assault | 138 (50.9) | 104 (75.4) | 34 (24.6) | 0.001 |
| Substance use lifetime | ||||
| Daily alcohol (past 6 months) | 55 (20.2) | 40 (22.6) | 15 (16.9) | 0.04 |
| Heroin | 72 (26.5) | 44 (24.4) | 28 (30.4) | 0.29 |
| Cocaine | 214 (78.7) | 139 (77.2) | 75 (81.5) | 0.41 |
| Injected | 99 (36.4) | 54 (30) | 45 (48.9) | 0.002 |
| Lifetime psychiatric hospitalization | 51 (18.8) | 24 (13.4) | 27 (29.3) | 0.001 |
| Lifetime suicide thoughts feelings or attempts | 49 (18.0) | 23 (12.8) | 26 (28.3) | 0.002 |
SD-standard deviation.