Bureau of Justice Statistics - Medical Problems of Prisoners - Table 1. Prison inmates who reported a medical problem, by gender and age, 2004

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Table 1. Prison inmates who reported a medical problem by gender and age, 2004
		Current medical problem*			Had surgery since admission			Dental problem since admission

		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent

State inmates
	All inmates	531,500	43.8	%	149,400	12.3	%	609,400	50.3	%
Gender
	Male	485,200	42.9	%	139,600	12.4	%	569,600	50.4	%
	Female	46,300	56.7		9,700	11.9		39,800	48.8
Age
	24 or younger	51,500	24.4	%	12,200	5.8	%	76,800	36.4	%
	25-34	136,300	34.1		36,800	9.2		190,500	47.7
	35-44	184,500	50.0		50,000	13.5		202,300	54.8
	45 or older	159,200	68.5		50,400	21.7		139,800	60.3
Federal inmates
	All inmates	48,800	38.5	%	15,100	12.0	%	63,200	50.0	%
Gender
	Male	44,100	37.5	%	13,700	11.7	%	58,700	50.0	%
	Female	4,700	52.2		1,400	16.0		4,500	50.0
Age
	24 or younger	2,400	21.3	%	400	3.6	%	4,000	35.1	%
	25-34	13,800	28.3		4,200	8.6		21,900	45.0
	35-44	14,400	39.8		3,700	10.2		18,800	52.0
	45 or older	18,200	60.0		6,900	22.9		18,500	61.2

Note: Number of inmates with each problem was estimated and then rounded to the nearest 100. See Appendix tables for standard errors for the survey estimates. *Inmates were determined to have a current medical problem if they reported currently having at least 1 of 14 specific problems: arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart problems, hypertension, kidney problems, liver problems, paralysis, problems due to a stroke, hepatitis, HIV, a sexually transmitted disease, or tuberculosis.

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