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Table 6. Prison inmates who reported an injury since admission by gender and age, 2004
| Characteristics |
Percent of inmates who reported an injury since admission |
|
| Total |
In an accident |
In a fight |
|
| State inmates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
32.6 |
% |
22.3 |
% |
15.9 |
% |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Male |
33.2 |
% |
22.6 |
% |
16.5 |
% |
| |
|
Female |
24.7 |
|
18.9 |
|
8.5 |
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
24 or younger |
31.9 |
% |
21.4 |
% |
16.8 |
% |
| |
|
25-34 |
34.7 |
|
23.8 |
|
16.7 |
|
| |
|
35-44 |
32.5 |
|
22.2 |
|
16.1 |
|
| |
|
45 or older |
29.7 |
|
21.0 |
|
13.4 |
|
| Federal inmates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
28.2 |
% |
22.9 |
% |
8.3 |
% |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Male |
28.3 |
% |
22.8 |
% |
8.7 |
% |
| |
|
Female |
26.9 |
|
24.9 |
|
3.6 |
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
24 or younger |
28.9 |
% |
24.4 |
% |
7.7 |
% |
| |
|
25-34 |
30.7 |
|
25.0 |
|
8.9 |
|
| |
|
35-44 |
27.4 |
|
22.0 |
|
8.7 |
|
| |
|
45 or older |
24.8 |
|
20.1 |
|
7.2 |
|
|
Source: Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2004.
See also Methodology. |
