Table 1.

Recidivism and Employment (Characteristics).

	N a	%
Dependent variable
Registered recidivism	714	33.9
Independent variables
All	714
Employed in first month after release	209	29.3
Of those employed in first month after release	209
Employee (vs. self-employed)	209	68.9
Retained job during 6-month follow-up	208	46.6
Of those who worked as employee in first month after release	144
Retained job during 6-month follow-up	144	40.3
Full-time job	144	70.1
Higher occupational level	140	17.9
Of those who worked as employee at time of arrest and in first month after release	85
Returned to pre-prison employer	85	70.6

^aThere are few missing values on the post-prison job characteristics (retained job, n = 1; higher occupational level, n = 4).