Table 1.

Descriptive data for all individuals released from prison^* in Sweden 2005-2009 (n=38,955).

	Released prisoners, % (N)
	Male	Female	All
Age 17-24 years	19.1 (6896)	9.6 (274)	18.4 (7170)
Age 25-44 years	52.0 (18780)	55.2 (1574)	52.2 (2035)
Age 45-64 years	27.5 (9935)	34.4 (981)	28.0 (10,916)
Age 65+ years	1.5 (535)	0.7 (20)	1.4 (555)
Born in Sweden	71.7 (25,920)	78.8 (2244)	72.2 (28,164)
Released once	49.8 (18,003)	54.5 (1552)	50.1 (19,555)
Released twice	22.6 (8174)	22.6 (644)	22.6 (8818)
Released 3+ times	27.6 (9969)	22.9 (653)	27.2 (1062)
Prior violent conviction	72.9 (26,334)	40.3 (1147)	70.5 (27,481)
Total	100 (36,146)	100 (2849)	100 (38,995)

Notes:

^*The number of released individuals is lower (N=26,985) since an individual could be released more than once during the study period.