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Table 2 Unadjusted correlates of property crime since release—drug use and criminal justice indicators

From: Correlates of property crime in a cohort of recently released prisoners with a history of injecting drug use

Variable

Total sample

Not reported property crime

Reported property crime

Unadjusted

 

N = 141 (%)

n = 101 (%)

n = 40 (%)

OR

95 % CI

Daily injecting

33 (23)

17 (17)

16 (40)

3.29

1.45–7.48

Used heroin

105 (74)

69 (68)

36 (90)

4.17

1.37–12.73

Used cannabis

89 (63)

59 (58)

30 (75)

2.14

0.94–4.83

Used illicit benzodiazepines

56 (40)

32 (32)

24 (60)

3.23

1.51–6.91

Used methamphetamine (powder/speed)

49 (35)

29 (29)

20 (50)

2.48

1.17–5.28

Used pharmaceutical opioidsa

21 (15)

12 (12)

9 (23)

2.15

0.83–5.60

Used methamphetamine (crystal/ice)

17 (12)

13 (13)

4 (10)

0.75

0.23–2.46

Spent ≥$100 on drugs/week

82 (58)

48 (48)

34 (85)

6.26

2.42–16.20

Sold drugs

31 (22)

16 (16)

15 (38)

3.19

1.38–7.37

Contact with police

59 (42)

34 (34)

25 (63)

3.28

1.53–7.03

Arrested

20 (14)

6 (6)

14 (35)

8.53

2.98–24.37

Incarcerated ≥3 times

90 (64)

60 (59)

30 (75)

2.60

0.91–7.45

  1. aExcludes methadone and buprenorphine, includes licit and illicit use