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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the sample

From: A consequence of mass incarceration: county-level association between jail incarceration rates and poor mental health days

 

Incarceration Rate (per 100,000)

N = number of counties

Overall

Tertile 1 (n = 941)

Tertile 2 (n = 941)

Tertile 3 (n = 941)

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Mass Incarceration Rate

604.71

1329.77

188.99

67.97

399.94

66.70

1225.19

2167.75

Mentally Unhealthy Days

3.95

0.60

3.65

0.57

4.02

0.54

4.18

0.56

SVI Index

0.51

0.28

0.36

0.26

0.53

0.27

0.63

0.26

Proportion Population Aged 15 to 64 years Self-Identified as Black

9,919

44,882

14,110

66,972

10,034

32,540

5,613

21,619

No. of Violent Crimes

392

1657

559

2479

430

1205

187

756

  1. Tertile Breakdown by Incarceration Rate:
  2. • Final sample size: n = 2823 counties
  3. • Tertile 1 (n = 941 counties): [0.00–294.81]
  4. • Tertile 2 (n = 941 counties): (294.81–529.07]
  5. • Tertile 3 (1 = 941 counties): (529.07–26,654.55]