Table 1. Characteristics of persons admitted to provincial custody in Ontario in 2000, N = 48,166, by sex.
| Men, N = 43,419 | Women, N = 4,747 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age at baseline | 15–19 | 4,054 | 9.3 | 411 | 8.7 |
| 20–29 | 14,606 | 33.6 | 1,436 | 30.3 | |
| 30–39 | 13,878 | 32.0 | 1,779 | 37.5 | |
| 40–49 | 7,814 | 18.0 | 873 | 18.4 | |
| 50–59 | 2,336 | 5.4 | 191 | 4.0 | |
| 60+ | 731 | 1.7 | 58 | 1.2 | |
| Self-reported race at baseline | Aboriginal | 3,005 | 6.9 | 460 | 9.7 |
| Black | 5,374 | 12.4 | 596 | 12.6 | |
| East Asian | 545 | 1.3 | 35 | 0.7 | |
| Hispanic | 392 | 0.9 | 28 | 0.6 | |
| South Asian | 897 | 2.1 | 54 | 1.1 | |
| South East Asian | 725 | 1.7 | 70 | 1.5 | |
| West Asian/Arab | 572 | 1.3 | 26 | 0.5 | |
| White | 29,977 | 69.0 | 3,279 | 69.1 | |
| Other* | 1932 | 4.4 | 199 | 4.2 | |
| Neighbourhood income quintile at baseline | missing | 7,862 | 18.1 | 910 | 19.2 |
| 1 (lowest) | 13,336 | 30.7 | 1,693 | 35.7 | |
| 2 | 8,381 | 19.3 | 858 | 18.1 | |
| 3 | 5,892 | 13.6 | 573 | 12.1 | |
| 4 | 4,674 | 10.8 | 393 | 8.3 | |
| 5 (highest) | 3,274 | 7.5 | 320 | 6.7 | |
| Admissions to provincial custody 2000–2012 | 1 | 14,238 | 32.8 | 1,885 | 39.7 |
| 2–4 | 14,678 | 33.8 | 1,392 | 29.3 | |
| 5+ | 14,503 | 33.4 | 1,470 | 31.0 | |
| Transferred to federal facility 2000–2012 | no | 38,680 | 89.1 | 4,480 | 94.4 |
| yes | 4,739 | 10.9 | 267 | 5.6 | |
| Length of index incarceration in 2000 | <1 month | 28,062 | 64.6 | 3,792 | 79.9 |
| 1 month- <3 months | 8,133 | 18.7 | 596 | 12.6 | |
| 3 months- <6 months | 4,439 | 10.2 | 239 | 5.0 | |
| 6 months- <1 year | 1,981 | 4.6 | 95 | 2.0 | |
| ≥1 year | 804 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.5 | |
| Total time in provincial custody 2000–2012 | <1 month | 13,682 | 31.5 | 2,221 | 46.8 |
| 1 month- <3 months | 6,971 | 16.1 | 787 | 16.6 | |
| 3 months- <6 months | 6,072 | 14.0 | 628 | 13.2 | |
| 6 months- <1 year | 6,132 | 14.1 | 534 | 11.2 | |
| ≥1 year | 10,562 | 24.3 | 577 | 12.1 | |
*Includes other self-reported race, unknown, or refused.