Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06spt10.csv,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"State prisoner table 10. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
title: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program web tables,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
data source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
authors: Christopher J. Mumola and Margaret E. Noonan,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov  (202) 307-0765,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
date of version: 06-25-08,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

"State prisoner table 10. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,"Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death, 2001-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Illness,,AIDS,,Suicide,,Homicide,,Drug/alcohol intoxication,,Accident,,Other/Don't know,
,Total,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%
Gender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Male,96,%,95.4,%,95,%,99,%,97.2,%,96.7,%,93.6,%
,Female,4,,4.6,,5,,1,,2.8,,3.3,,6.4,
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic",51.1,%,19.5,%,57.9,%,44.1,%,56.4,%,56.7,%,47.6,%
,"Black, non-Hispanic",37.4,,68.2,,21.6,,34,,20.8,,28.3,,41.2,
,Hispanic,10.2,,11.4,,16.9,,18.9,,18.3,,11.1,,7.6,
,Other*,1.2,,0.9,,3.5,,3,,4.5,,3.9,,3.5,
Age,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,0,%,0,%,0.4,%,0.3,%,0,%,0.6,%,0,%
,18-24,1,,0.9,,15.8,,13.7,,5.6,,10.6,,4.7,
,25-34,4.9,,14.6,,33.4,,30.1,,29.1,,22.2,,16,
,35-44,17,,46.7,,30.5,,31.8,,36.6,,28.9,,29,
,45-54,33.4,,31.1,,15,,16.1,,22.1,,21.7,,23.1,
,55 or older,43.6,,6.8,,4.9,,8,,6.6,,16.1,,27.2,
"Note: Executions are not included; for data on executions, see Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,