Table 1

comparison of socio-demographic status and child history variables for prisoners with a drug abuse/dependence (N = 278) or an alcohol abuse/dependence (N = 174)



Total
Drug abuse and dependence (last 12 months)
Alcohol abuse and dependence (last 12 months)



N = 998
Yes (278)
No (720)

Yes (174)
No (824)




%(N)
%
%
Odd ratio [IC95]1
%
%
Odd ratio [IC95]1

Socio-demographic status







Gender
Female
9.9(99)
6.5
11.2

7.1
10.6

Class of age (qualitative ordinate)








18–29 years (ref)
29.0(289)
48.2
21.5
1
44.0
25.5


30–39 years
27.3(273)
23.3
38.1
0.5(0.4–0.6)‡
31.0
26.6


40–49 years
23.6(236)
28.3
11.4
0.3(0.2–0.4)‡
17.9
24.9


50–59 years
12.1(121)
2.2
16.0
0.0(0.0–0.1)‡
6.0
13.5


60 years and more
7.9(79)
0.0
11.0
0.0(0.0–0.1)‡
1.1
9.5

Education
High school diploma (ref)
11.6(116)
7.9
13.1

4.9
13.1
1

No education
45.7(455)
50.4
43.7

50.6
44.5
2.1(0.97–4.7)

GCSE
35.3(352)
39.2
33.7

41.8
33.8
2.6(1.2–5.7)*

University
7.3(75)
2.5
9.5

2.7
8.6
0.9(0.3–3.2)
Marital status
Single (ref)
41.2(411)
62.2
33.5
1
52.2
38.7


Married
36.0(358)
25.2
40.0
0.4(0.3–0.6)‡
29.3
37.4


Separated
19.7(196)
11.9
23.1
0.7(0.4–1.2)
17.4
20.5


Widow
3.0(30)
0.7
3.9
0.6(0.1–3.9)
1.1
3.4

Employment for at least two year (yes)
63.2(574)
59.0
34.2

44.0
62.3

Child history§








Judge in childhood
26.9269)
45.7
19.7

42.9
23.3


Separation from one parent > 6 month
43.2(431)
57.5
37.6
1.6(1.1–2.3)*
49.5
41.8


Family with a history of imprisonment
30.2(301)
41.7
25.7

40.2
27.9


Placement
21.9(219)
33.8
17.4

30.4
20.0


Death of a family member in childhood
35.1(350)
40.6
32.9

38.0
34.4


Ill-Treatment
29.8(297)
40.3
25.7

40.8
27.3


Previous history of trauma (other than ill-Treatment)
24.5(245)
34.2
20.8
1.9(1.3–2.9)**
29.9
23.3


1The odd ratio presented were obtained after a logistic regression using a stepwise selection process (α = 0.05), adjusted on DSM IV psychiatric disorders, psychiatric history, temperaments, socio-demographic status, childhood history And imprisonment characteristics.

§"No" is the reference for all these variables

*p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 † p < 0.001 ‡ p < 0.0001

Lukasiewicz et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:1   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-1

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