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Table 1 Characteristics of total sample and sample stratified by self-reported lifetime healthcare discrimination based on criminal record

From: Discrimination based on criminal record and healthcare utilization among men recently released from prison: a descriptive study

 

Total sample (N = 172)

Any reported discrimination (N = 73)

No reported discrimination (N = 99)

Age (years) (mean, SD)*

40.2 (9.0)

42.3 (8.3)

38.6 (9.3)

Race/ethnicity

   

 Black

73%

71%

75%

 White

10%

14%

8%

 Other race†

16%

15%

17%

Uninsured

49%

42%

54%

Unemployed

80%

79%

80%

Education*

   

 Less than high school

33%

33%

33%

 High school diploma or GED

49%

41%

56%

 Postsecondary education

17%

26%

11%

Medical history

   

 Any medical diagnosis‡

74%

77%

73%

 Any psychiatric diagnosis§

41%

45%

38%

Substance use history

   

 Current tobacco use

74%

75%

74%

 Current drug use ║

56%

58%

55%

Incarceration history

   

 Number of times incarcerated (median, IQR)*

24 (14–40)

28 (15–41)

20 (12–37)

 Number of years incarcerated (median, IQR)*

11 (7–18)

16 (10–19)

9 (6–15)

 Healthcare visit during last incarceration

67%

75%

62%

Any reported racial/ethnic discrimination*

44%

68%

25%

  1. SD = Standard deviation; IQR = Interquartile range.
  2. *p < .05.
  3. † Includes Latino (N = 15), Native American (N = 7) and Other (N = 6).
  4. ‡ Includes any diagnosis of asthma, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy, sickle cell anemia, heart disease, obesity, HIV, hepatitis C, arthritis, cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema, sexually transmitted infection or stomach or digestion problems.
  5. §Include any diagnosis of anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.
  6. â•‘ Includes current use of any of the following: marijuana, cocaine, stimulants, heroin, sedatives or painkillers not prescribed by a physician.