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Table 1 Variables of interest prior to incarceration and one year after release from jail

From: Sex partnerships, health, and social risks of young men leaving jail: analyzing data from a randomized controlled trial

 

Prior to Incarceration (N = 552)

One Year After Release from Jail (N = 397)

Age

Mean = 17.99*

Mean = 19.60

Black

57.4%

55.8%

Hispanic

37.4%

38.1%

Previous arrests

Mean = 5.23

--

Days incarcerated in last year

--

Mean = 84.92

Randomized to intervention

--

49.4%

Not in school

67.4%

79.7%

Ever held back

46.6%

--

Not employed

77.9%

77.0%

Not living with parents

12%*

37.9%

Unstable living situation

2.5%*

24.8%

3+ sex partners

43.1%*

4.1%

Inconsistent condom use

68.5%

83.6%

Sex while high

60.3%

69.1%

Drug/alcohol dependence

22.3%*

19.6%

Daily marijuana use

54.7%*

31.0%

Any hard drug use

6.5%*

11.3%

Weapons possession

63.9%*

28.6%

Any violent injurya

54.6%

50.9%

Incarcerated for violent charges

37.1%

--

Rearrested

--

67.5%

Went back to jail

--

46.9%

Long-term sex partners only

24.1%*

37.0%

Short-term sex partners only

21.3%

21.8%

Both long/short-term partners at same time

54.5%*

41.3%

  1. *p ≤ 0.05