Table 1 Descriptive statistics by incarceration status.
From: Incarceration as a key variable in racial disparities of asthma prevalence
| Â | Total % (N = 1,990) | Formerly Incarcerated % (N = 160) | Never Incarcerated % (N = 1,830) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
White | 38.6 | 26.9 | 39.6 | .016 |
Black | 23.0 | 38.3 | 21.6 | < .001 |
Asian | 10.8 | 0.3 | 11.8 | < .001 |
Latino | 26.0 | 33.1 | 25.4 | .053 |
Other race | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .821 |
Age 20-29 | 19.9 | 22.5 | 19.7 | .419 |
Age 30-39 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 22.7 | .779 |
Age 40-49 | 20.4 | 24.2 | 20.1 | .301 |
Age 50-59 | 15.5 | 20.6 | 15.0 | .124 |
Age 60 and older | 21.5 | 11.1 | 22.5 | .001 |
Male | 46.0 | 75.9 | 43.3 | < .001 |
Female | 54.0 | 24.1 | 56.7 | Â |
Income $20,000 or more | 30.9 | 38.4 | 30.3 | .092 |
Income less than $20,000 | 69.1 | 61.6 | 69.7 | Â |
Less than HS education | 26.1 | 35.6 | 25.2 | .023 |
High school education | 18.6 | 24.2 | 18.1 | .122 |
Greater than HS education | 59.1 | 77.6 | 57.4 | < .001 |
Not married | 55.8 | 66.2 | 54.9 | .021 |
Married | 44.2 | 33.8 | 45.1 | Â |
Injured by partner | 2.1 | 7.6 | 1.6 | .004 |
Current smoker | 23.6 | 47.5 | 21.4 | < .001 |
Former smoker | 20.5 | 22.5 | 20.4 | .615 |
Heavy drinking | 38.8 | 46.8 | 38.0 | .037 |
Binge drinking | 26.0 | 38.6 | 24.8 | .001 |
Intravenous drug user | 1.4 | 8.8 | 0.8 | < .001 |
Cocaine user | 3.4 | 10.7 | 2.8 | < .001 |