Involvement in the criminal justice system among attendees of an urban mental health center

Health & Justice

Table 1 Community mental health center sample descriptive statistics

			Never Incarcerated		Ever Incarcerated		Likely ever in prison
	Total	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	191		58	30.4	133	69.6	65	34.0
Gender
Male	93	48.6	15	16.1	78	83.9	43	46.2
Female	98	51.3	43	43.9	55	56.1	22	22.4
Age
Minimum	24		24		24		28
Maximum	74		74		64		60
Mean	46.94		48.66		46.28		46.54
Age Group
20-29	5	2.6	1	20.0	4	80.0	1	20.0
30-39	19	9.9	6	31.6	13	68.4	7	36.8
40-49	98	51.3	25	25.5	73	74.5	33	33.7
50-59	57	29.8	20	35.1	37	64.9	22	38.6
60-69	11	5.8	5	45.5	6	54.5	2	18.2
70+	1	0.5	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Race
White	33	17.3	9	27.3	24	72.7	11	33.3
Black	149	78.0	47	31.5	102	68.5	51	34.2
Other	9	4.7	2	22.2	7	77.8	3	33.3
Education Level
Less than high school	60	31.4	15	25.0	45	75.0	26	43.3
High school diploma/GED	82	42.9	27	32.9	55	67.1	28	34.1
Some college or greater	46	24.1	15	32.6	31	67.4	10	21.7
Unknown	3	1.6	1	33.3	2	66.7	1	33.3
Employment
Disability	73	38.2	31	42.5	42	57.5	18	24.7
Unemployed	94	49.2	18	19.1	76	80.9	42	44.7
Other	24	12.6	15	62.5	9	37.5	5	20.8
Annual Income
No Income	50	26.2	10	20.0	40	80.0	25	50.0
1-5000	58	30.4	15	25.9	43	74.1	18	31.0
5001-10000	63	33.0	28	44.4	35	55.6	18	28.6
10001-15000	12	6.3	2	16.7	10	83.3	3	25.0
>15000	5	2.6	2	40.0	3	60.0	1	20.0
Mental Health
Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder	80	41.9	20	25.0	60	75.0	30	37.5
PTSD	52	27.2	15	28.8	37	71.2	19	36.5
Depression	168	88.0	54	32.1	114	67.9	55	32.7
Bipolar/Manic depression	51	26.7	11	21.6	40	78.4	14	27.5
Anxiety disorder	80	41.9	21	26.3	59	73.8	28	35.0
Alcohol abuse	71	37.2	6	8.5	65	91.5	34	47.9
Drug Abuse	77	40.3	8	10.4	69	89.6	34	44.2
Other Emotional conditions	9	4.7	4	44.4	5	55.6	2	22.2

Description of the sample population self-reported by participants from a CMHC in Atlanta, GA.

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