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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics (n = 20)

From: Coping with COVID in corrections: a qualitative study among the recently incarcerated on infection control and the acceptability of wastewater-based surveillance

Characteristics

N (%) or median [IQR or range]

Age (median, IQR)

45.5 [35.75–52.25]

Male

15 (75.0%)

Race

  White

7 (35.0%)

  Black or African American

8 (40.0%)

  Other

3 (15.0%)

  Multiple Races

2 (10.0%)

  Hispanic

4 (20.0%)

Education

  Did not finish high school

1 (5.0%)

  Graduated from high school

5 (25.0%)

  GED

4 (20.0%)

  Finished some college

7 (35.0%)

  Graduated from college

3 (15.0%)

Clinical characteristics

  Have gone to AA/NA/etc. for drug or alcohol use in the last 5 years

10 (50.0%)

  Ever diagnosed with a mental problem

15 (75.0%)

  Enrolled in chronic care clinic at last correctional facility

3 (15.0%)

Justice involvement during pandemic

  Median number of months incarcerated between March 2020-May 2021 [range]

7 [1–15]

  Median number of visits since March 2020 [range]

1 [1–2]

  Median number of facilities since March 2020 [range]

1.6 [1–4]

  Drug or alcohol-related charges

5 (25%)

Type of correctional facility at last stay

  Prison

10 (50.0%)

  Jail

10 (50.0%)

  State of last correctional facility

  Connecticut

3 (15.0%)

  Georgia

10 (50.0%)

  Massachusetts

2 (10.0%)

  New York

5 (25.0%)