Table 1.
Participant descriptors (N = 185)
| Descriptor | Mean (standard deviation) |
|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 32.70 (10.21) |
| Number previous prison sentences | 7 (11) |
| Number previous community sentences | 3 (3) |
| Current sentence (months) | 9 (7) |
| Before prison (N (%)) | |
| Accommodationb | |
| Significant need | 98 (53) |
| No significant need | 65 (35) |
| Information missing | 22 (12) |
| Employment | |
| Paid SE/FT/PT | 55 (30) |
| Retired | 2 (1) |
| FT education | 4 (2) |
| Unemployed, looking for work, cannot work | 109 (59) |
| Other | 14 (8) |
FT full-time, PT part-time, SE self-employed
aN = 184 for age, as one record had this recorded as ‘OK’
bSignificant need = residential or sheltered housing, hostel, homeless, living on street, staying with friend or family but with own room, ‘sofa surfing’; no significant need = house or flat owned by participant (including with mortgage), house or flat rented from housing association or local authority, or house, flat, or room rented from private landlord; other = other or missing data