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Table 1 Pre-enrollment MHRC participant characteristics (N = 133)

From: Does gender matter? Exploring mental health recovery court legal and health outcomes

 

MHRC participants

 
 

Women (44)

Men (89)

pvalue

Demographics

   

Age mean (SD)

35.8 (12.0)

35.4 (13.5)

.853

Race % (#)

  

.125

White

61.4% (14)

59.6% (53)

Black

31.8% (14)

34.8% (31)

Hispanic

0.0% (0)

4.5% (4)

Employment

  

.479

Not in labor force

25.0% (11)

29.2% (26)

In labor force, unemployed

59.1% (26)

61.8% (55)

In labor force, employed

15.9% (7)

9.0% (8)

Marital status

  

.529

Not married

88.4% (39)

84.3% (75)

Married

11.6% (5)

15.7% (14)

Charge Leading to MHRC % (#)

  

.338

Domestic violence

20.5% (9)

15.7% (14)

Assault, non-DV

6.8% (3)

12.4% (11)

Substance use-related

27.3% (12)

14.6% (13)

Ordinance violation

15.6% (7)

19.1% (17)

Non-assault crime

29.5% (13)

38.2% (34)

Point of Entry into MHRC % (#)

  

.348

Diversion

54.3% (19)

63.6% (49)

Probation

45.7% (16)

36.4% (28)

Principle Psychiatric Diagnosis At MHRC Enrollment % (#)

  

.034

Schizophrenia

13.6% (6)

36.0% (32)

Mood disorder

22.7% (10)

24.7% (10)

Bipolar disorder

38.6% (17)

22.5% (20)

Psychotic disorder

4.5% (4)

5.6% (5)

Borderline disorder

13.6% (6)

2.2% (2)

  1. NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100% due to the removal of categories with gender sub-groups that have only a single member.