Table 1 Characteristics of female prisoners who completed the WEMWBS survey
Variable | N = 59 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)* | 18–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 | 3 20 17 11 6 | 5.2 35.1 29.8 19.3 10.5 |
Mean age = 39.4 (SD 10.8) | |||
Marital status** | Single Married/Serious relationship Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 33 12 13 | 56.9 20.7 22.4 |
Number of children < 19 years | 0 1–3 4–6 7–9 | 17 33 8 1 | 28.8 55.9 13.6 1.7 |
Nationality | Chilean Other | 58 1 | 98.3 1.7 |
Education level | Primary Secondary Technical college | 34 23 2 | 57.6 39.0 3.4 |
Pre-incarceration employment status** | Unemployed Self-employed Employed | 31 16 11 | 53.4 27.6 19.0 |
Religious affiliation | Christianity Other (belief in God) | 51 8 | 89.5 10.5 |
Level of personal importance of religion and spirituality | High Low | 49 10 | 86.0 14.0 |
Primary index offence** | Violent/sexual Acquisitive Drug-related | 4 15 39 | 6.9 25.9 67.2 |
Number of other prisoners with whom they shared a room** | 1–3 4–6 7–9 > 9 | 1 7 5 45 | 1.7 12.1 8.6 77.6 |
Number of cigarettes smoked daily in prison | 0 1–5 6–10 11–20 21–30 | 18 21 7 12 1 | 30.5 35.6 11.9 20.3 1.7 |
Alcohol consumption | Never Before imprisonment but not in prison In prison | 17 40 2 | 28.8 67.8 3.4 |
Illicit drug use in prison | Never Before imprisonment but not in prison In prison | 22 16 21 | 37.3 27.1 35.6 |