Table 1. Baseline sociodemographic and criminological information, and follow-up data for released prisoners in Sweden.
Men | Women | |
---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 43 840 | 3486 |
Number of person-years at risk | 139 260 | 11 243 |
Incidents of violent reoffending during follow-up | 10 884 (25%) | 379 (11%) |
Age group (years) | ||
16–24 | 8466 (19%) | 361 (10%) |
25–39 | 17 291 (39%) | 1409 (40%) |
≥40 | 18 083 (41%) | 1716 (49%) |
Civil status | ||
Unmarried | 26 910 (65%) | 1614 (49%) |
Married | 5066 (12%) | 537 (16%) |
Divorced | 9105 (22%) | 1094 (33%) |
Widowed | 222 (<1%) | 67 (2%) |
Highest length of education (years) | ||
<9 | 19 546 (47%) | 1765 (53%) |
9–11 | 19 174 (46%) | 1322 (40%) |
≥12 | 2583 (6%) | 225 (7%) |
Employed | 8045 (20%) | 355 (11%) |
Immigrant | 13 710 (31%) | 806 (23%) |
Disposable income (×100 Swedish Krona) | 775 (473 to 1100) | 749 (444 to 1082) |
Neighbourhood deprivation* | 0·38 (−0·17 to 1·48) | 0·35 (−0·15 to 1·46) |
Length of incarceration (months) | ||
<6 | 30 155 (69%) | 2608 (75%) |
6–11 | 7270 (17%) | 506 (15%) |
12–23 | 4408 (10%) | 283 (8%) |
≥24 | 2007 (5%) | 89 (3%) |
Violent index offence | 17 294 (39%) | 643 (18%) |
Previous violent crime | 23 960 (55%) | 1112 (32%) |
Previous psychiatric disorder | ||
Any psychiatric disorder | 18 563 (42%) | 2233 (64%) |
Alcohol use disorder | 9276 (21%) | 968 (28%) |
Drug use disorder | 9597 (22%) | 1438 (41%) |
Personality disorder | 2320 (5%) | 353 (10%) |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder | 546 (1%) | 51 (1%) |
Other developmental or childhood disorder | 979 (2%) | 139 (4%) |
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders | 1237 (3%) | 130 (4%) |
Bipolar disorder | 216 (<1%) | 35 (1%) |
Depression | 2553 (6%) | 418 (12%) |
Anxiety disorder | 3247 (7%) | 534 (15%) |
Data are n, n (%), or median (IQR). 2573 men and 174 women had missing values for civil status, highest length of education, employment, disposable income, and neighbourhood deprivation.
Standardised score of the overall degree of socioeconomic deprivation in an individual’s residential area.