Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of study participants, Taiwan, 2011 (n = 9120)
From: Prison sentencing increases the risk of unemployment among illegal heroin users in Taiwan
| Characteristics | Insurance premium at two years after index datea | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No job salary, n = 1848 | With job salary, n = 7272 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1524 (20.20) | 6019 (79.80) | 0.759 |
| Female | 324 (20.55) | 1253 (79.45) | |
| Age (years) at index date | |||
| 18–24 | 375 (23.32) | 1233 (76.68) | < 0.001 |
| 25–44 | 1160 (18.44) | 5131 (81.56) | |
| ≥ 45 | 313 (25.63) | 908 (74.37) | |
| Type of residence | |||
| Rural | 539 (21.43) | 1976 (78.57) | 0.087 |
| Urban | 1309 (19.82) | 5296 (80.18) | |
| Insurance premium at two years after index date | |||
| With job salary | 1265 (16.01) | 6635 (83.99) | < 0.001 |
| Without job salary | 583 (47.79) | 637 (52.21) | |
| Type of sentencing | |||
| Deferred prosecution | 393 (16.33) | 2013 (83.67) | < 0.001 |
| Observation and rehabilitation | 853 (17.99) | 3888 (82.01) | |
| Compulsory rehabilitation | 6 (40.00) | 9 (60.00) | |
| Sentenced to prison | 596 (30.44) | 1362 (69.56) | |
| Education level | |||
| Elementary | 323 (21.72) | 1164 (78.28) | < 0.001 |
| Junior high school | 1107 (21.47) | 4050 (78.53) | |
| Senior high school | 383 (16.89) | 1885 (83.11) | |
| College | 35 (16.83) | 173 (83.17) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1335 (19.30) | 5581 (80.70) | < 0.001 |
| Married | 348 (21.97) | 1236 (78.03) | |
| Divorce or widowed | 165 (26.61) | 455 (73.39) | |
| Drug use criminal record | |||
| 0 | 236 (18.02) | 1074 (81.98) | < 0.001 |
| 1 | 559 (15.23) | 3111 (84.77) | |
| 2 | 342 (19.94) | 1373 (80.06) | |
| ≥ 3 | 711 (29.32) | 1714 (70.68) | |
| Schizophrenia | |||
| Yes | 1822 (20.31) | 7147 (79.69) | 0.321 |
| No | 26 (17.22) | 125 (82.78) | |
| Depression | |||
| Yes | 1675 (20.20) | 6616 (79.80) | 0.687 |
| No | 173 (20.87) | 656 (79.13) | |
| Bipolar | |||
| Yes | 1819 (20.22) | 7179 (79.78) | 0.381 |
| No | 29 (23.77) | 93 (76.23) | |
| Charlson comorbidity score | |||
| 0 | 915 (21.43) | 3354 (78.57) | < 0.001 |
| 1 | 446 (18.82) | 1924 (81.18) | |
| 2 | 206 (16.78) | 1022 (83.22) | |
| ≥ 3 | 281 (22.43) | 972 (77.57) | |
