Table 2 Demographic characteristics and summary health variables
Total Sample (n = 2106) | ChildSO (n = 76) | AdultSO (n = 153) | Age-PolySO (n = 43) | Violent (n = 1269) | Other (n = 552) | F (df); X2(df) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample members (%) | – | 3.6% | 7.3% | 2.0% | 60.2% | 26.2% | – |
Demographic characteristics | |||||||
Age at survey M (SD) | 33.74 (12.25) | 44.30 (13.58) | 36.73 (12.93) | 51.78 (10.93) | 30.88 (10.72) | 36.63 (12.44) | F(4, 2091) = 73.403*** |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 30.3% | 31.6% | 39.6% | 25.6% | 35.5% | 15.9% | X2 = 77.177*** |
Less than high school education | 58.9% | 67.1% | 60.7% | 42.9% | 61.9% | 51.6% | X2 = 22.646*** |
Usually self-employed | 45.9% | 44.8% | 43.3% | 27.8% | 52.7% | 32.1% | X2 = 51.188*** |
Employed prior to prison | 50.3% | 45.3% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 48.9% | 53.4% | X2 = 4.063 |
Marital status (single) | 61.0% | 39.5% | 61.6% | 35.7% | 65.4% | 55.5% | X2 = 43.101*** |
Any children | 57.8% | 72.7% | 62.6% | 32.4% | 54.4% | 65.0% | X2 = 31.254*** |
1st time in prison | 36.7% | 69.9% | 37.7% | 59.5% | 32.8% | 38.9% | X2 = 53.022*** |
# of prior imprisonments M (SD) | 3.18 (3.04) | 1.89 (1.86) | 3.54 (3.31) | 2.17 (2.83) | 3.30 (3.14) | 3.05 (2.82) | F(4, 2014) = 5.722*** |
Juvenile history | |||||||
Parent sent to prison1 | 17.1% | 19.6% | 10.9% | 2.8% | 20.4% | 9.7% | X2 = 26.981*** |
Ever placed in care | 21.5% | 27.0% | 21.3% | 7.1% | 25.5% | 12.5% | X2 = 44.687*** |
Juvenile detention | 37.5% | 17.8% | 34.7% | 11.9% | 44.3% | 27.4% | X2 = 71.019*** |
Age at 1st juvenile detention M (SD) | 14.08 (2.08) | 13.46 (2.99) | 14.34 (2.43) | 12.80 (3.03) | 14.05 (2.05) | 14.35 (1.94) | F(4, 602) = 1.267 |
# times in juvenile detention M (SD) | 4.50 (6.36) | 5.31 (7.84) | 3.61 (3.94) | 5.40 (5.77) | 4.82 (6.82) | 2.94 (3.47) | F(4, 572) = 1.726 |
Summary self-reported health | |||||||
Any intravenous drug use | 68.0% | 57.7% | 48.8% | 14.3% | 73.3% | 63.1% | X2 = 48.870*** |
Mental health issue(s) | 38.6% | 51.3% | 33.8% | 39.5% | 43.5% | 26.8% | X2 = 51.942*** |
Sexually transmissible infection(s) | 41.2% | 45.6% | 46.4% | 32.4% | 38.5% | 47.1% | X2 = 11.349* |
Number of chronic conditions: | |||||||
None | 35.4% | 21.1% | 29.9% | 14.0% | 38.6% | 33.3% | |
One | 23.3% | 15.8% | 20.1% | 16.3% | 24.7% | 22.5% | |
Two | 15.3% | 2.6% | 18.2% | 11.6% | 14.9% | 17.4% | |
Three | 8.7% | 10.5% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 10.3% | |
Four or more | 17.3% | 50.0% | 24.0% | 51.2% | 13.8% | 16.5% | X2 = 122.675*** |
SF-12 rating: Fair/poor | 26.3% | 34.7% | 25.9% | 38.1% | 24.8% | 27.7% | X2 = 10.769 |