TABLE 1—

Characteristics of Study Sample by Incarceration History: New York City Community Health Survey, 2004

Variable	Incarceration History (n = 466), % or Mean (SE)	No Incarceration History (n = 8909), % or Mean (SE)	P
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age, y	40.4 (0.8)	44.0 (0.2)	< .001
Female gender	18	56	< .001
Race/ethnicity			< .001
White	30	39
Black	37	22
Hispanic	27	25
Other	5	14
US-born	73	57	< .001
Spouse or partner	42	49	.03
Uninsured	28	17	< .001
No PCP	30	21	.001
Education			< .001
< high school	23	16
High school graduate	33	26
Some college	21	21
College graduate	23	37
Family income			.001
< 100% FPL	57	45
> 200% FPL	43	55
Modifiable behaviors
Current smoker	48	17	< .001
BMI (kg/m2)	28.2 (0.4)	26.5 (0.1)	< .001
Environmental exposures
Secondhand smoke	21	9	< .001
Rodents exposure	52	40	< .001
Asthma outcomes: primary
Lifetime history of asthma	20	13	.001
Asthma history: secondary
Past y asthma symptoms	10	5	.06
Past y ED visit for asthma	6a	2	.007
Past mo sleep difficulty because of asthma	7	3	.07

Note. BMI = body mass index; ED = emergency department; FPL = federal poverty line (as determined by the US Department of Health and Human Services); PCP = primary care provider. Values shown are weighted estimates of the 2004 adult New York City population. Total sample size for incarceration history was n = 323 000; total sample size for nonincarceration history was n = 5.6 million.

^aRelative standard error > 30%.