Table 2.
Midlife Measures (range) | Level of Young Adult Criminal Justice Intervention | Significance Testsa | |||
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Males | Not Arrested (n=143) | Arrested, But Not Incarcerated (n=114) | Incarcerated (n=93) | Test Statistic | P-value |
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Percent who used drugs (0–1) | 28.7% | 52.6% | 47.3% | X2 = 16.81 | <0.001 |
Percent with 1+ drug use disorder symptom (0–1) | 7.7% | 21.9% | 24.7% | X2 = 14.78 | <0.01 |
Mean variety score of self-reported violence (0–8) | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.83 | F = 13.73 | <0.001 |
Mean variety score of self-reported property (0–13) | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.80 | F = 5.53 | <0.01 |
Mean number of official violent offenses (0–20) | 0.06 | 0.66 | 1.16 | F = 12.78 | <0.001 |
Mean number of official property offenses (0–21) | 0.13 | 0.87 | 1.66 | F = 10.64 | <0.001 |
Self-reported incarceration (0–1) | 5.6% | 19.3% | 38.7% | X2 = 40.41 | <0.001 |
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Females | Not Arrested (n=344) | Arrested, But Not Incarcerated (n=82) | Incarcerated (n=17) | Test Statistic | P-value |
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Percent who used drugs (0–1) | 23.6% | 48.8% | 41.2% | X2 = 21.82 | <0.001 |
Percent with 1+ drug use disorder symptom (0–1) | 5.5% | 23.2% | 17.7% | X2 = 26.04 | <0.001 |
Mean variety score of self-reported violence (0–8) | 0.08 | 0.54 | 0.53 | F = 25.67 | <0.001 |
Mean variety score of self-reported property (0–13) | 0.08 | 0.51 | 1.12 | F = 30.08 | <0.001 |
Mean number of official violent offenses (0–20) | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.71 | F = 29.3 | <0.001 |
Mean number of official property offenses (0–21) | 0.03 | 0.55 | 1.12 | F = 34.52 | <0.001 |
Self-reported incarceration (0–1) | 1.7% | 12.2% | 29.4% | X2 = 39.85 | <0.001 |
ANOVA tests are used for young adult life event group comparisons and continuous level midlife measures; chi-square tests are used for young adult life event group comparisons and categorical level midlife measures.