Table 1.
Socio-demographic Characteristics, Substance Use, and Sexual Partnerships among Study Participants (NC PLACE Study, 2005) (N=373).
| Men (N=229) | Women (N=144) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%)* | n | (%)* | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 18–19 years | 17 | (7.4) | 14 | (9.7) |
| 20–24 years | 52 | (22.7) | 31 | (21.5) |
| 25–29 years | 44 | (19.2) | 29 | (20.1) |
| 30–34 years | 25 | (10.9) | 19 | (13.2) |
| 35–39 years | 31 | (13.5) | 19 | (13.2) |
| 40–44 years | 23 | (10.0) | 16 | (11.1) |
| 45+ years | 37 | (16.2) | 16 | (11.1) |
| Race | ||||
| African American | 154 | (67.3) | 93 | (64.6) |
| White | 53 | (23.1) | 44 | (30.6) |
| Other | 10 | (4.4) | 4 | (2.8) |
| Less than high school education | ||||
| No | 155 | (67.7) | 104 | (72.2) |
| Yes | 74 | (32.3) | 37 | (25.7) |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed full or part time | 142 | (62.0) | 91 | (63.2) |
| Unemployed | 79 | (34.5) | 49 | (34.0) |
| Worried about having enough food for self or family† | ||||
| No | 184 | (80.4) | 109 | (75.7) |
| Yes | 40 | (17.5) | 30 | (20.8) |
| Ever incarcerated for >24 hours | ||||
| No | 125 | (54.6) | 103 | (71.5) |
| Yes | 96 | (41.9) | 41 | (28.5) |
| Ever had a partner who was ever incarcerated for >24 hours | ||||
| No | ---- | ---- | 113 | (78.5) |
| Yes | ---- | ---- | 31 | (21.5) |
| Substance use‡ | ||||
| Used any illicit drugs (injection drugs, crack/cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy, or speed) | ||||
| No | 150 | (65.5) | 110 | (76.4) |
| Yes | 75 | (32.8) | 29 | (20.1) |
| Used crack/cocaine | ||||
| No | 157 | (68.6) | 112 | (77.8) |
| Yes | 70 | (30.6) | 27 | (18.8) |
| Sexual Partnerships|| | ||||
| Had at least one new sexual partner | ||||
| No | 63 | (27.5) | 57 | (39.6) |
| Yes | 156 | (68.1) | 77 | (53.5) |
| Transactional sex: Gave or received money for sex | ||||
| No | 185 | (80.8) | 116 | (80.6) |
| Yes | 35 | (15.3) | 25 | (17.4) |
Totals may not sum to 100% due to missing values
Community respondents reported on food insecurity in the past four weeks. Prison respondents reported on food insecurity in the four weeks prior to the start of the current incarceration.
Community respondents reported on substance use in the past 12 months. Prison respondents reported on substance use in the six months prior to the start of the current incarceration.
Six respondents (9.4%) reported ecstasy and of these, two additionally reported using crystal methamphetamine.
Community respondents reported on new sexual partnerships in the past 12 months and transactional sex in the past four weeks. Prison respondents reported on new sexual partnerships and transactional sex in the six months prior to the start of the current incarceration.