Table 1. Proportion of Subjects With Prior Arrest (1981 to
1993), by Demographic Features and Lifetime Ever
Psychiatric Disorders in 1993 to 1999
Prior Arrest,
N (%)
Test
Statistic P Value
Age at interview (yr)
30-39 (n 194) 41 (21.1)
40-49 (n 217) 26 (12.0)
50-59 (n 86) 9 (10.5)
60-69 (n 55) 2 (3.6)
70 (n 59) 1 (1.7) 2
(trend)
21.0 .001
Sex
Female (n 381) 35 (9.2)
Male (n 230) 44 (19.1) 2
1 12.6 .001
Race
White (n 388) 19 (5.2)
Other (n 210) 27 (12.9) 2
1 10.8 .001
Schizophrenia
No (n 602) 78 (13.0)
Yes (n 9) 1 (11.1) 2
1 0.03 .87
Major depression
No (n 468) 56 (12.0)
Yes (n 138) 22 (15.9) 2
1 1.5 .22
Mania or hypomania
No (n 582) 74 (12.7)
Yes (n 20) 4 (20.0) 2
1 0.91 .34
Drug use disorders
No (n 404) 17 (4.2)
Alcohol only (n 99) 14 (14.1)
Other drugs (n 102) 48 (47.1) 2
2 131.8 .001
PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND CRIMINAL ARREST