Variable | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 18–29 | 158 | 51.1 |
30–39 | 77 | 24.9 | |
≥ 40 | 74 | 23.9 | |
Education | Primary or less | 153 | 49.5 |
High school or college | 156 | 50.5 | |
Place of family residence | In the city were the prison is located | 204 | 66.0 |
Outside the city were the prison is located | 96 | 31.1 | |
Out of the country | 9 | 2.9 | |
Children | No | 79 | 25.6 |
Yes | 230 | 74.4 | |
Labor situation before imprisonment | Had a job | 139 | 45.0 |
Underemployment or unemployment | 170 | 55.0 | |
Previous imprisonments | No | 156 | 50.5 |
Yes | 153 | 49.5 | |
Visits | No | 46 | 14.9 |
Yes | 263 | 85.1 | |
Drugs | Never | 109 | 35.3 |
Stopped using in jail | 72 | 23.3 | |
Consumes in jail | 128 | 41.4 |