Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study sample (N = 46)
| Characteristic | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Men | 87% (40) |
| Women | 13% (6) |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 36.4 ± 7.7 |
| Raceb | |
| White/other | 67% (31) |
| Indigenous | 33% (15) |
| Less than high school diplomab | 65% (30) |
| Unstable accommodation prior to incarcerationb | 54% (25) |
| Main source of income (30 days prior to incarceration)a | |
| Illegal activities | 83% (38) |
| Social assistance | 61% (28) |
| Family/friends | 33% (15) |
| Legal employment | 26% (12) |
| Illegal work | 26% (12) |
| Personal savings | 17% (8) |
| Other | 9% (4) |
aResponses not mutually exclusive
bData acquired from CSC. CSC collects data on distinctions between First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, but due to the small sample size we have kept these categorized as Indigenous/non-Indigenous