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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2013 Sep 14;23(6):10.1016/j.whi.2013.07.006. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.07.006

Table 4. Self-Reported Health Conditions and Behaviors by Incarceration History for Females.

A New Vulnerable Population? The Health of Female Partners of Men Recently Released from Prison

Never (N=66) Jail Only (N=78) Prison (N=22)


Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD


Health Behaviors
Currently Smoke 0.42 0.50 0.74 0.44 0.82 0.39
Ever in an alcohol or drug treatment facility 0.21 0.41 0.55 0.50 0.86 0.35
Ever used hard drugs (uppers and/or downers only) 0.30 0.46 0.65 0.48 0.91 0.29
Currently using drugs (marijuana, uppers, downers) 0.42 0.50 0.55 0.50 0.50 0.51
Currently using hard drugs (uppers and/or downers only) 0.12 0.33 0.29 0.46 0.41 0.50
Alcohol Consumption Frequency (in past three months)
Never 0.38 0.49 0.36 0.48 0.55 0.51
Less than 1 day/week 0.30 0.46 0.29 0.46 0.23 0.43
1-2 days/week 0.18 0.39 0.21 0.41 0.14 0.35
3-5 days/week 0.06 0.24 0.10 0.31 0.05 0.21
6+ days/week 0.08 0.27 0.04 0.19 0.05 0.21
Health Conditions
Asthma 0.20 0.40 0.33 0.47 0.32 0.48
Hypertension 0.23 0.42 0.28 0.45 0.32 0.48
Diabetes 0.08 0.27 0.09 0.29 0.09 0.29
Epilepsy 0.08 0.27 0.05 0.22 0.09 0.29
Sickle Cell 0.02 0.12 0.04 0.19 0.00 0.00
Heart Disease 0.05 0.21 0.04 0.19 0.09 0.29
Obesity 0.11 0.31 0.05 0.22 0.05 0.21
Anxiety 0.24 0.43 0.38 0.49 0.50 0.51
Depression 0.23 0.42 0.40 0.49 0.59 0.50
PTSD 0.11 0.31 0.18 0.39 0.45 0.51
Arthritis 0.12 0.33 0.27 0.45 0.27 0.46
Allergies 0.36 0.48 0.36 0.48 0.23 0.43
Cancer 0.06 0.24 0.06 0.25 0.14 0.35
TB 0.02 0.12 0.06 0.25 0.00 0.00
Emphysema 0.03 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.35
All Chronic Pain 0.44 0.50 0.42 0.50 0.59 0.50