Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of survey and interview samples.
| Interview sample (n = 44)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | (%)a | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| African American | 23 | (52.3) | |
| White | 13 | (29.5) | |
| Latino | 5 | (11.4) | |
| other | 3 | (6.8) | |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.3 ± 9.8 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 36 | (81.8) | |
| Female | 8 | (18.0) | |
| Have children | |||
| Yes | 35 | (79.5) | |
| No | 9 | (20.5) | |
| Educational history | |||
| Some high school | 13 | (29.5) | |
| High school graduate | 13 | (29.5) | |
| High school Equivalent (GED) | 10 | (22.7) | |
| Some college | 7 | (15.9) | |
| College graduate | 1 | (2.3) | |
| Employment since last criminal justice event | 43 (97.8) | ||
| Yes | 8 | (18.1) | |
| No | 36 | (81.8) | |
| Number of incarcerations, mean ± SD | 5.3 ± 4.3 | ||
| Years of most recent incarceration, mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 3.52 | ||
| Released from prison during last year | 34 | (75.6) | |
| Homeless since release | 12 | (26.7) | |
| Housing challenge caused by criminal record | |||
| Unable to access subsidized housing | 9 | (20.5) | |
| Unable to stay with family/friends in subsidized housing | 10 | (22.3) | |
a
May not total 100 because of rounding.