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Table 7. Health-related conditions reported by prison inmates by background characteristics, 2004
| |
Percent of inmates |
|
Current
medical
problem |
Any impairment |
Since admission |
|
| Injured |
Surgery |
Dental problem |
|
| State inmates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Homeless in year before arrest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
51.2 |
% |
48.9 |
% |
35.1 |
% |
12.2 |
% |
53.6 |
% |
| |
No |
43.0 |
|
34.8 |
|
32.3 |
|
12.3 |
|
49.9 |
|
| Employed in month before offense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
43.8 |
% |
34.9 |
% |
32.7 |
% |
12.6 |
% |
51.0 |
% |
| |
No |
43.8 |
|
39.2 |
|
31.9 |
|
11.5 |
|
48.1 |
|
| Source of income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Wages/salary |
43.6 |
% |
34.6 |
% |
33.0 |
% |
12.4 |
% |
50.9 |
% |
| |
Government transfers |
61.0 |
|
55.7 |
|
31.4 |
|
15.8 |
|
52.5 |
|
| |
Other |
41.9 |
|
36.3 |
|
37.2 |
|
12.7 |
|
51.9 |
|
| Alcohol dependence or abuse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
44.6 |
% |
39.2 |
% |
34.7 |
% |
11.8 |
% |
51.9 |
% |
| |
No |
43.1 |
|
33.6 |
|
30.8 |
|
12.7 |
|
49.0 |
|
| Ever used drugs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
43.2 |
% |
37.1 |
% |
33.6 |
% |
11.7 |
% |
50.8 |
% |
| |
No |
47.2 |
|
31.9 |
|
27.9 |
|
15.5 |
|
47.7 |
|
| Used drugs in month before arrest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
42.9 |
% |
37.2 |
% |
34.3 |
% |
11.8 |
% |
51.2 |
% |
| |
No |
45.2 |
|
34.8 |
|
30.7 |
|
13.4 |
|
49.6 |
|
| Used needle to inject drugs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
60.4 |
% |
43.0 |
% |
34.3 |
% |
15.1 |
% |
57.5 |
% |
| |
No |
40.2 |
|
34.8 |
|
32.2 |
|
11.7 |
|
48.7 |
|
| Drug dependence or abuse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
44.3 |
% |
39.3 |
% |
34.4 |
% |
11.6 |
% |
51.6 |
% |
| |
No |
43.2 |
|
32.7 |
|
30.6 |
|
13.1 |
|
48.7 |
|
| Federal inmates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Homeless in year before arrest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
55.9 |
% |
33.5 |
% |
36.1 |
% |
18.7 |
% |
53.7 |
% |
| |
No |
37.8 |
|
24.1 |
|
27.8 |
|
11.7 |
|
49.9 |
|
| Employed in month before offense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
37.9 |
% |
23.5 |
% |
28 |
% |
12.4 |
% |
50.0 |
% |
| |
No |
40.4 |
|
25.8 |
|
28.9 |
|
11.2 |
|
49.3 |
|
| Source of income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Wages/salary |
37.0 |
% |
22.5 |
% |
27.6 |
% |
11.8 |
% |
50.1 |
% |
| |
Government transfers |
59.1 |
|
43.9 |
|
29.6 |
|
16.4 |
|
54.1 |
|
| |
Other |
39.2 |
|
23.9 |
|
32.5 |
|
12.6 |
|
52.7 |
|
| Alcohol dependence or abuse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
38.4 |
% |
25.1 |
% |
29.2 |
% |
9.3 |
% |
49.0 |
% |
| |
No |
38.6 |
|
24.1 |
|
27.7 |
|
13.5 |
|
50.4 |
|
| Ever used drugs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
39.1 |
% |
24.6 |
% |
29.1 |
% |
11.8 |
% |
51.9 |
% |
| |
No |
36.1 |
|
24.0 |
|
24.3 |
|
12.9 |
|
43.0 |
|
| Used drugs in month before arrest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
37.8 |
% |
24.2 |
% |
29.8 |
% |
11.1 |
% |
52.6 |
% |
| |
No |
39.3 |
|
24.7 |
|
26.6 |
|
13.2 |
|
47.5 |
|
| Used needle to inject drugs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
58.2 |
% |
31.3 |
% |
35.5 |
% |
16.5 |
% |
62.1 |
% |
| |
No |
36.0 |
|
23.6 |
|
27.2 |
|
11.5 |
|
48.5 |
|
| Drug dependence or abuse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
37.9 |
% |
25.2 |
% |
31.2 |
% |
11.4 |
% |
52.7 |
% |
| |
No |
38.8 |
|
23.9 |
|
25.4 |
|
12.5 |
|
47.4 |
|
|
Source: Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2004.
See also Methodology. |
