The Impact of Incarceration on Obesity: Are Prisoners with Chronic Diseases Becoming Overweight and Obese during Their Confinement?

Table 3

Population demographics.

	Males	Females	Total
Race
African American	3009	183	3192
Asian	10	1	11
Latino	146	4	150
Native American	11	1	12
Pacific Islander	3	1	4
White	6298	877	7175
Unknown	290	7	297
Total	9767	1074	10841
Education level
Primary school	51	4	55
Middle school	440	52	492
Less than high school	1425	242	1667
Twelfth grade	1728	141	1869
Some college	294	57	351
2-year degree	51	13	64
Bachelor degree	27	5	32
Graduate degree	9	2	11
Doctoral degree	3		3
Subtotal	4028	516	4544
Missing	5739	558	6297
Category of primary offense
Drugs	380	35	415
Homicide	765	73	838
Larceny	928	34	962
Nonviolent	196	26	222
Sex	703	11	714
Violent	337	18	355
Subtotal	3309	197	3506
Missing	6458	877	7335
Security level
Community (level 1)	130	32	162
Minimum (level 2)	318	25	343
Medium (level 3)	2284	127	2411
Close (level 4)	621	22	643
Maximum (level 5)	124	2	126
Subtotal	3477	208	3685
Missing	6290	866	7156
Total	9767	1074	10841