Full Sample Descriptives
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 8,992 (93.0) |
| Female | 677 (7.0) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 2,727 (28.5) |
| Black | 5,407 (56.5) |
| Hispanic | 1,394 (14.6) |
| Other | 45 (0.5) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 6,066 (83.0) |
| Married | 608 (8.3) |
| Divorced | 367 (5.0) |
| Separated | 225 (3.1) |
| Widowed | 45 (0.6) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| Some schooling, not a HS graduate | 2,420 (26.4) |
| HS graduate/equivalent | 5,870 (64.1) |
| Some college and beyond | 869 (9.5) |
| Prior arrests, mean (SD) | 7.4 (7.3) |
| Prior convictions, mean (SD) | 4.4 (4.7) |
| Prior DOC admissions, mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.3) |
| Prior DOC history, n (%) | |
| No prior admissions | 4,573 (47.3) |
| 1 prior admission | 2,314 (23.9) |
| 2 prior admissions | 1,370 (14.2) |
| 3 prior admissions | 801 (8.3) |
| 4+ prior admissions | 611 (6.3) |
| Index incarceration offense, n (%) | |
| Violent | 2,149 (22.4) |
| Weapons | 903 (9.4) |
| Property | 1,497 (15.6) |
| Drugs | 2,466 (25.6) |
| Community supervision violation | 1,985 (20.6) |
| Other | 615 (6.4) |
| Release age, mean (SD) | 35.1 (10.4) |
| Time served (days), mean (SD) | 841.8 (1082.2) |
N = 9,669 subjects.
DOC, Department of Corrections.