Table 2.
Baseline characteristics by incarceration-related partnership dissolution status (N = 94)
| Characteristic | Still with committed partner (N = 67) n(%)/mean ± std |
No longer with committed partner (N = 26) n(%)/mean ± std |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 37.3 ± 9.4 | 36.2 ± 10.5 | 0.62 |
| Education status | 0.91 | ||
| Completed high school | 40 (66.7) | 17 (68.0) | |
| Did not complete high school | 20 (33.3) | 8 (32.0) | |
| Employment status† | 0.96 | ||
| Employed full/part-time | 35 (61.4) | 14 (60.9) | |
| Not employed | 22 (38.6) | 9 (39.1) | |
| Current incarceration for a violent crime | 0.08 | ||
| Yes | 14 (20.9) | 10 (38.5) | |
| No | 53 (79.1) | 16 (61.5) | |
| Married to committed partner | 0.15 | ||
| Yes | 17 (27.9) | 3 (13.0) | |
| No | 44 (72.1) | 20 (87.0) | |
| Degree of relationship happiness† | 0.38 | ||
| Happy | 38 (62.3) | 16 (72.7) | |
| Unhappy | 23 (37.7) | 6 (27.3) | |
| Participant perpetrated IPV† | 0.75 | ||
| Yes | 25 (43.9) | 11 (47.8) | |
| No | 32 (56.1) | 12 (52.2) | |
| Committed partner perpetrated IPV† | 0.04 | ||
| Yes | 28 (48.3) | 17 (73.9) | |
| No | 30 (51.7) | 6 (26.1) | |
| Depressive symptoms† | 0.05 | ||
| Yes | 19 (28.4) | 13 (50.0) | |
| No | 48 (71.6) | 13 (50.0) | |
| Elevated stress† | 0.20 | ||
| Yes | 13 (21.3) | 8 (34.8) | |
| No | 48 (78.7) | 15 (65.2) | |
| Antisocial personality disorder | 0.14 | ||
| Yes | 10 (16.1) | 7 (30.4) | |
| No | 52 (83.9) | 16 (23.5) | |
| Impaired executive function | 0.10 | ||
| Yes | 13 (21.3) | 9 (39.1) | |
| No | 48 (78.7) | 14 (60.9) | |
| Binge drinking on typical day† | 0.49 | ||
| Yes | 9 (16.4) | 10 (43.5) | |
| No | 46 (83.6) | 13 (56.5) | |
| Lifetime frequent marijuana use | 0.04 | ||
| Yes | 32 (53.3) | 18 (78.3) | |
| No | 28 (46.7) | 5 (21.7) | |
| Lifetime crack/cocaine use | 0.15 | ||
| Yes | 26 (43.3) | 14 (60.9) | |
| No | 34 (56.7) | 9 (39.1) | |
| Multiple/concurrent partnerships† | 0.002 | ||
| Yes | 23 (39.7) | 18 (78.3) | |
| No | 35 (60.3) | 5 (21.7) | |
| Sex trade involvement† | 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 4 (6.7) | 8 (34.8) | |
| No | 56 (93.3) | 15 (65.2) | |
| Inconsistent condom use with new/casual partners† | 0.24 | ||
| Yes | 24 (42.1) | 13 (56.5) | |
| No | 33 (57.9) | 10 (43.5) | |
| Sex while intoxicated† | 0.01 | ||
| Yes | 44 (75.9) | 23 (100.0) | |
| No | 14 (24.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Sex with high-risk partners† | 0.02 | ||
| Yes | 11 (19.3) | 10 (45.4) | |
| No | 46 (80.7) | 12 (54.6) | |
| Biologically -confirmed STI | 0.22 | ||
| Yes | 5 (8.2) | 4 (17.4) | |
| No | 56 (91.8) | 19 (82.6) |
*Individual indicator percentages may not sum to totals due to missing values
†In the 6 months before participant’s incarceration