Skip to main content
. 2021 Mar 18;27(1):30–35. doi: 10.1089/jchc.19.06.0052

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Sample

  Female (n = 95) % or M (SD) Male (n = 45) % or M (SD) Total (N = 140) % or M (SD)
Age 41.7 (12.8) 38.8 (11.0) 40.8 (12.3)
Race      
 Non-White 36.8 73.2 52.2
 White 63.2 26.8 47.8
Physical health (1 = awful; 10 = excellent) 6.8 (2.3) 7.3 (1.6) 6.94 (2.1)
Current balance in account* $78 (203.7) $68 (81.7) $75.3 (173.3)
Currently have prison job      
 Yes 71.6 66.6 69.3
 No 28.4 33.4 30.7
*

The median account balances were $30 for females, $26 for males, and $28 overall. Participants were asked how much money they have in their account, and then whether this total was “more than normal, less than normal, or average.” The majority of participants indicated the amount reported was average.