Table 1 Demographics and other characteristics of prisoners in Greece (n = 308)
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Age (M, SD years) | 38.3 (10.8) |
Nationality | |
Greek | 270 (87.7) |
Other | 38 (12.3) |
Educational status | |
Primary school | 162 (52.6) |
Middle school | 125 (40.6) |
College | 10 (3.2) |
University | 11 (3.6) |
Family status | |
Married | 93 (30.4) |
Single | 160 (52.3) |
Widowed | 6 (2.0) |
Divorced | 39 (12.7) |
Separated | 8 (2.6) |
Children | 123 (39.9) |
Violence between parents | 152 (49.4) |
Relationship with father | |
Good | 192 (62.3) |
Bad | 63 (20.5) |
Casual | 53 (17.2) |
Relationship with mother | |
Good | 245 (80.1) |
Bad | 14 (4.6) |
Casual | 47 (15.4) |
Tobacco use | 295 (95.8) |
Alcohol use | 272 (88.3) |
Cannabis use | 208 (67.5) |
Drug use | 179 (58.5) |
Pyromania during childhood/puberty | 204 (66.2) |
Gang member | 151 (49.0) |
Animal abuse | 201 (65.3) |
Psycho traumatic event | 126 (41.0) |
Living status prior to imprisonment | |
Alone | 78 (25.4) |
With family | 98 (31.9) |
With parents | 65 (21.2) |
Other | 66 (21.5) |
Soldiering | |
Fulfilled | 201 (65.3) |
Dispensation | 107 (34.7) |
First imprisonment | 158 (51.3) |
Type of crime | |
Violent | 95 (30.8) |
Non-violent | 213 (69.2) |