Table 2

Comparison of Sovereign Citizen Group and Nonsovereign Citizen Group

Sovereign Citizens (n = 36) (%)Non Sovereign Citizens (n = 200) (%)Chi-square (χ2)P
Demographics
    Male36/36 (100)172/200 (86)5.72.017*
    African-American33/35 (94)134/200 (67)10.79.001†
    High school graduate or GED23/28 (82)70/177 (40)17.70.000†
    History of psychiatric hospitalization9/36 (25)144/200 (72)29.56.000†
Primary diagnosis
    Psychotic disorder11/36 (31)114/200 (57)8.56.003†
    Mood disorder6/36 (17)93/200 (47)11.15.001*
    Substance use history11/36 (31)135/200 (68)17.65.000†
    No psychiatric diagnosis13/36 (36)1/200 (0.5)69.33.000†
Legal variables
    Felony offense21/36 (58)106/200 (53)0.35.555
    CST24/35 (69)96/200 (48)5.04.025*

  • Reports on 23 nonsovereign citizen cases omitted information on education. Percentages do not equal 100. Each percentage is the ratio of the group under consideration to the total number of sovereign citizens or nonsovereign citizens.

  • ↵* p ≤ .05.

  • ↵† p ≤ .01.