Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics by group and sex, Ontario, Canada 2005–2011 (N = 39,498)
| Â | Overall | Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Pre-incarceration Group N = 6,583 | Matched Comparison Group N = 32,915 | Pre-incarceration Group N = 449 | Matched Comparison Group N = 2,245 | Pre-incarceration Group N = 6,134 | Matched Comparison Group N = 30,670 |
Age | ||||||
  Mean ± SD | 34.32 ± 11.52 | 34.33 ± 11.52 | 34.92 ± 10.23 | 34.92 ± 10.21 | 34.28 ± 11.61 | 34.29 ± 11.61 |
Material Deprivation Quintile | ||||||
  1 (least deprived) | 771 (11.7%) | 3,855 (11.7%) | 49 (10.9%) | 245 (10.9%) | 722 (11.8%) | 3,610 (11.8%) |
  2 | 853 (13.0%) | 4,265 (13.0%) | 60 (13.4%) | 300 (13.4%) | 793 (12.9%) | 3,965 (12.9%) |
 3 | 1,050 (16.0%) | 5,250 (16.0%) | 75 (16.7%) | 375 (16.7%) | 975 (15.9%) | 4,875 (15.9%) |
 4 | 1,253 (19.0%) | 6,265 (19.0%) | 88 (19.6%) | 440 (19.6%) | 1,165 (19.0%) | 5,825 (19.0%) |
 5 (most deprived) | 2,386 (36.2%) | 11,930 (36.2%) | 155 (34.5%) | 775 (34.5%) | 2,231 (36.4%) | 11,155 (36.4%) |
 Missing | 270 (4.1%) | 1,350 (4.1%) | 22 (4.9%) | 110 (4.9%) | 248 (4.0%) | 1,240 (4.0%) |
Residence | ||||||
  Urban | 5,792 (88.0%) | 28,934 (87.9%) | 392 (87.3%) | 1,977 (88.1%) | 5,400 (88.0%) | 26,957 (87.9%) |
  Rural | 684 (10.4%) | 3,930 (11.9%) | 46 (10.2%) | 264 (11.8%) | 638 (10.4%) | 3,666 (12.0%) |
  Unknown | 107 (1.6%) | 51 (0.2%) | 11 (2.4%) |  <  = 5 (0.2%) | 96 (1.6%) | 47 (0.2%) |