Comparison of Incompetent and Competent Defendants on Demographic Variables
| Category | Incompetent | Competent | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 37.5 (14.1) | 34.9 (13.2) | NS |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 66.7 (10) | 86.0 (37) | NS |
| Female | 33.3 (5) | 14.0 (6) | NS |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 6.7 (1) | 16.3 (7) | — |
| African American | 93.3 (14) | 81.4 (35) | NS |
| Asian | 0.0 | 2.3 (1) | — |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 80 (12) | 86 (37) | NS |
| Married | 6.7 (1) | 7.0 (3) | — |
| Divorced | 13.3 (2) | 7.0 (3) | — |
| Education level | |||
| <12 | 60.0 (9) | 55.8 (24) | NS |
| ≥12/GED | 40.0 (6) | 41.9 (18) | NS |
| Unknown | 0.0 | 2.3 (1) | — |
| Employment status | |||
| Unknown | 13.3 (2) | 14.0 (6) | — |
| Unemployed | 46.7 (7) | 41.9 (18) | NS |
| Employed | 6.7 (1) | 7.0 (3) | — |
| Disabled | 33.3 (5) | 37.2 (16) | NS |
All values, except age, are percentage (n). NS, not statistically significant; —, not analyzed.