Variable | Number (%) | Number (%) re-incarcerated | |
---|---|---|---|
Exposed | Unexposed | ||
Demographic | Â | Â | Â |
  Age (years) |  |  |  |
   18-24 | 336 (25.5) | 220 (65.5) | - |
   25-39 | 682 (51.7) | 407 (59.7) | - |
   40+ | 301 (22.8) | 94 (31.2) | - |
  Female | 279 (21.2) | 136 (48.8) | 585 (56.3) |
  Indigenous | 335 (25.4) | 238 (71.0) | 483 (49.1) |
Criminal justice | Â | Â | Â |
  Prior adult incarceration | 884 (67.1) | 598 (67.7) | 121 (27.9) |
  Juvenile incarceration | 364 (27.9) | 262 (72.0) | 448 (47.6) |
  Any income from illegal activities†| 278 (21.1) | 212 (76.3) | 508 (48.9) |
  Longer sentence (≥6 months) | 597 (45.5) | 328 (54.9) | 391 (54.7) |
  Drug-related sentence (QCS report) | 402 (30.7) | 276 (68.7) | 441 (48.6) |
Substance use | Â | Â | Â |
  High risk drinking†| 475 (36.8) | 294 (61.9) | 402 (49.3) |
  Risky cannabis use†| 611 (46.4) | 420 (68.7) | 300 (42.4) |
  Risky amphetamine use†| 504 (38.3) | 361 (71.6) | 358 (44.0) |
  Risky opioid use†| 278 (21.1) | 212 (76.3) | 506 (48.8) |
Mental health | Â | Â | Â |
  History of self-harm | 357 (27.1) | 196 (54.9) | 525 (54.6) |
  CNS medications | 370 (30.2) | 213 (57.6) | 448 (52.4) |
  Screens positive for intellectual disability | 398 (30.7) | 248 (62.3) | 458 (51.0) |
  High psychological distress | 341 (26.0) | 187 (54.8) | 531 (54.6) |
Physical health | Â | Â | Â |
  Two or more chronic illnesses | 776 (58.8) | 391 (50.4) | 330 (60.8) |
  Low physical health functioning | 326 (25.1) | 165 (50.6) | 542 (55.7) |
  Obese | 258 (19.7) | 104 (40.3) | 612 (58.1) |
  Sedentary | 340 (25.9) | 178 (52.4) | 540 (55.4) |
  Any STI | 367 (27.8) | 215 (58.6) | 506 (53.2) |
Social support | Â | Â | Â |
  Not married or de-facto | 862 (65.4) | 487 (56.5) | 234 (51.2) |
  No visits in past four weeks | 706 (53.5) | 439 (62.2) | 282 (46.0) |
  Low perceived social support | 251 (19.1) | 155 (61.8) | 563 (52.9) |
  Taken from family as child | 262 (19.9) | 161 (61.5) | 557 (52.9) |
Health involvement | Â | Â | Â |
  Low patient activation | 261 (20.0) | 170 (65.1) | 542 (51.8) |
  Physical health not important | 38 (2.9) | 29 (76.3) | 690 (54.0) |
  Mental health not important | 33 (2.5) | 23 (69.7) | 697 (54.3) |
Socioeconomic | Â | Â | Â |
  Less than ten years schooling | 569 (43.3) | 357 (62.7) | 361 (48.4) |
  Unemployed†| 700 (53.1) | 436 (62.3) | 285 (46.0) |
  Unstable housing†| 271 (20.6) | 166 (61.3) | 555 (53.0) |
  Below poverty line†| 618 (46.9) | 344 (55.7) | 376 (53.8) |