Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics according to cause of death
From: Understanding drug-related mortality in released prisoners: a review of national coronial records
Characteristic (at or around time of death) | Accidental drug-related (n = 175) (%) | All other causes (n = 213) (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Median age in years | 30.0 | 36.0 | <0.001 |
Male | 164 (93.7) | 203 (95.3) | 0.491 |
Non-Indigenous | 156 (89.1) | 152 (71.4) | <0.001 |
Born in Australia | 90 (51.4) | 153 (71.8) | <0.001 |
Homeless | 47 (26.9) | 42 (19.7) | 0.077 |
Married/de-facto | 22 (12.6) | 48 (22.5) | 0.019 |
Living alone | 28 (16.0) | 60 (28.2) | 0.006 |
Employed | 29 (16.6) | 36 (16.9) | 0.903 |