Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,
Filename:  cp06st05.csv,,,,,,
"Table # 5. Demographic characteristics of prisoners under sentence of death, 2006",,,,,,
"Report title: Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables  NCJ 220219",,,,,,
Data source: National Prisoner Statistics (NPS-8),,,,,,
Author:  Tracy L. Snell,,,,,,
Refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov (202) 307-0765,,,,,,
Date of version: 12/05/07,,,,,,

"Table 5. Demographic characteristics of prisoners under sentence of death, 2006",,,,,,
,"Percent of prisoners under sentence of death, 2006",,,,,
Characteristic,Yearend,,Admissions,,Removals,
Total inmates,"3,228",,115,,132,
Gender,,,,,,
Male,98.3,%,95.7,%,98.5,%
Female,1.7,,4.3,,1.5,
Race,,,,,,
White,55.8,%,62.6,%,54.5,%
Black ,41.9,,36.5,,42.4,
All other races*,2.3,,0.9,,3,
Hispanic origin,,,,,,
Hispanic,11.1,%,11.5,%,12,%
Non-Hispanic,76.1,,88.5,,88,
Number unknown,414,,19,,15,
Education,,,,,,
8th grade or less,13.9,%,11.7,%,20.5,%
9th-11th grade,37,,40.3,,33.3,
High school graduate/GED,40,,40.3,,35.9,
Any college,9,,7.8,,10.3,
Median,11th,,11th,,11th,
Number unknown,486,,38,,15,
Marital status,,,,,,
Married,21.7,%,17.7,%,32.8,%
Divorced/separated,20.6,,22.9,,17.6,
Widowed,3,,3.1,,1.6,
Never married,54.8,,56.3,,48,
Number unknown,348,,19,,7,
Note:  Calculations are based on those cases for which data were reported. Detail may not add to total due to rounding.,,,,,,
" *At yearend 2005, inmates of ""other"" races consisted of 31 American Indians, 34 Asians, and 12 self-identified Hispanics. During 2006, 1 Asian was admitted, and 3 American Indians and 1 self-identified Hispanic were removed. ",,,,,,