Table 1.
Characteristics of adults by incarceration history
Incarceration history | P | ||
---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 102) % |
No (n = 874) % |
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Predisposing factors | |||
Gender | <0.001 | ||
Male | 83.0 | 44.5 | |
Female | 17.0a | 55.5 | |
Age, years | |||
18–49 | 65.8 | 65.1 | 0.89 |
≥50 | 34.2 | 34.9 | |
Race/ethnicity | 0.13 | ||
African American or Latino | 59.2 | 51.4 | |
White or other | 40.8 | 48.6 | |
Educational level | 0.06 | ||
Less than high school/high school | 49.5 | 39.9 | |
Some college/college/post graduate | 50.5 | 60.1 | |
Employed | 74.5 | 63.1 | 0.07 |
Married | 50.4 | 55.9 | 0.29 |
Disabled | 27.4 | 17.6 | 0.01 |
Enabling factors | |||
Household income | |||
0–199% FPL | 35.3 | 43.3 | 0.11 |
≥200 FPL | 64.7 | 56.7 | |
Current health insurance | 87.8 | 81.5 | 0.11 |
Continuous health insurance in past year | 68.1 | 75.6 | 0.10 |
Difficulty accessing medical care when needed very/somewhat difficult | 29.0 | 24.6 | 0.33 |
Need factors | |||
General health status | |||
Excellent/very good/good | 84.8 | 81.3 | 0.38 |
Chronic disease | |||
Depression | 18.2 | 11.7 | 0.06 |
Two or more cardiovascular risk factors | 41.1 | 37.4 | 0.46 |
Two or more chronic diseases | 27.5 | 21.6 | 0.17 |
aStatistically unstable estimate, with variance >23%