Table 2.
Prisoners' perceived health status and quality of life
| No. | % | |
|---|---|---|
| In general, would you say your health is? (633; 97.4) | ||
| Poor | 200 | 31.6 |
| Good | 339 | 53.6 |
| Very good | 94 | 14.8 |
| In general, would you say your quality of life is? (602; 92.6) | ||
| Poor | 262 | 43.5 |
| Good | 261 | 43.4 |
| Very good | 79 | 13.1 |
| How would you rate, compared to prison entry, your health in general now? (623; 95.8) | ||
| Greatly worsened | 169 | 27.1 |
| Worsened | 205 | 32.9 |
| Unchanged | 218 | 35 |
| Improved | 19 | 3.1 |
| Greatly improved | 12 | 1.9 |
| How much are you concerned about your health? (624; 96) | ||
| Extremely | 219 | 35.1 |
| Moderately | 228 | 36.5 |
| Not at all | 177 | 28.4 |
In brackets the number and percentage of the total sample of 650 prisoners responding to the question