TABLE 2—

Multinomial Logit of Exiting Parole–Death: New York State, 1989–2003

Covariates	Model 1, OR (95% CI)	Model 2, OR (95% CI)	Model 3, OR (95% CI)
Gender
Men (Ref)		1.000	1.000
Women		0.623** (0.503, 0.771)	0.629** (0.508, 0.778)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White (Ref)		1.000	1.000
Hispanic		1.695** (1.458, 1.971)	1.743** (1.499, 2.027)
Non-Hispanic Black		1.323** (1.144, 1.530)	1.336** (1.155, 1.544)
Other		0.298 (0.074, 1.198)	0.320 (0.080, 1.011)
Aging, mo
Age		1.005** (1.003, 1.007)	1.006** (1.005, 1.008)
Age2 (Ref)		1.000** (1.000, 1.000)	1.000** (1.000, 1.000)
Education
< high school (Ref)		1.000	1.000
≥ high school		0.846** (0.754, 0.949)	0.841** (0.749, 0.944)
Type of crime
Violent (Ref)		1.000	1.000
Property		0.988 (0.865, 1.129)	0.932 (0.816, 1.066)
Drugs		0.773** (0.691, 0.865)	0.765** (0.683, 0.856)
Other		1.057 (0.882, 1.267)	1.032 (0.861, 1.237)
Duration variables, mo
Duration in prison	1.017** (1.001, 1.023)	1.010** (1.004, 1.016)	1.013** (1.007, 1.019)
Duration in prison2	1.000** (1.000, 1.000)	1.000** (1.000, 1.000)	1.000** (1.000, 1.000)
Duration on parole			0.981** (0.974, 0.987)
Duration on parole2			1.000** (1.000, 1.000)

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Other modes of exit not shown. The sample size was n = 2 774 344. −2 log likelihood = 1 011 239.

Source. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Corrections Reporting Program.

*P < .05; **P < .01.