"Bureau of Justice Statistics",,,,,,
"Filename:  sfcis01.csv",,,,,,
"Table #'s:  1.1-1.3",,,,,,
"Report title:  State and Federal Corrections Information Systems, NCJ 170016",,,,,,
"Data source:  1998 Inventory of State and Federal Corrections Information Systems",,,,,,
"Contact:  Laura Maruschak  (202) 307-5986  email  maruscha@ojp.usdoj.gov",,,,,,
"Date of version:  August  14, 1998",,,,,,
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"Table 1.1.  Number of departments with data elements that describe the demographic characteristics of",,,,,,
"offenders at admission",,,,,,
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,,"In electronic format for--",,,,
,"Questionnaire","More than 75%","Less than 75%","In paper","Have it in","Do not"
"Data element","item number","of offenders","of offenders","format","any format","collect"
"Sex",1,51,1,0,52,0
"Race",2,51,1,0,52,0
"Hispanic origin",3,39,4,0,43,9
"Religious affiliation",4,31,13,1,45,7
"Date of birth",5,50,1,0,51,1
"Age at commitment\a,b",6,31,2,2,35,17
"Citizenship\a,b",7,33,6,3,42,10
"If illegal alien\b",8,18,5,7,30,22
"State of birth, if U.S. citizen ",9,40,6,1,47,5
"Country of birth",10,40,3,1,44,8
"Address",11,29,10,4,43,9
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"Note:  Data elements with incomplete information are included in 'Have in any format.'  Totals of 'Have in any format' ",,,,,,
"and 'Do not collect' may not add up to 52 departments due to missing  information about individual data elements.",,,,,,
"a\Several departments can calculate this information from the other data elements.",,,,,,
"b\One department records this information indirectly.",,,,,,
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"Table 1.2.   Number of departments with data elements that describe socio-economic status of",,,,,,
"offenders prior to current commitment",,,,,,
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,,"In electronic format for--",,,,
,"Questionnaire","More than 75%","Less than 75%","In paper","Have it in","Do not"
"Data element","item number","of offenders","of offenders","format","any format","collect"
"Education level ",17,29,14,7,50,2
"If ever served in U.S. Armed Forces",18,23,14,8,45,7
"Military branch(es) served",19,16,10,10,36,16
"Length of military service",20,8,5,10,23,29
"Type of last military discharge",21,20,14,7,41,11
"Employment status prior to arrest\a,b",22,17,8,9,35,17
"Length of employment ",23,6,5,10,21,31
"Length of unemployment ",24,1,1,9,11,41
"Occupation ",25,16,15,9,40,12
"Sources of income",27,1,3,8,12,40
"Amount of income",28,1,1,9,11,41
"Types of financial obligations ",29,3,2,8,13,37
"Amount of financial obligations",30,3,1,7,11,39
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"Note:  Data elements with incomplete information are included in 'Have in any format.'  Totals of 'Have in any format'",,,,,,
"and 'Do not collect' may not add up to 52 departments due to missing information about individual data elements.",,,,,,
"a\Several departments collect employment information only for the last employment, or up to a period of six months.",,,,,,
"b\One department can derive this information from other data elements.",,,,,,
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"Table 1.3. Number of departments with data elements that describe family characteristics",,,,,,
"and living arrangements of offenders ",,,,,,
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,,"In electronic format for--",,,,
,"Questionnaire","More than 75%","Less than 75%","In paper","Have it in","Do not"
"Data element","item number","of offenders","of offenders","format","any format","collect"
"Marital status",12,35,13,3,51,1
"Number of children",13,14,6,12,32,20
"Number of dependents",14,16,6,10,32,20
"Relationship of persons living in household",15,7,4,11,22,30
"Residential status (e.g., own, rent residence)",16,1,2,7,10,42
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"Note:  Data elements with incomplete information are included in 'Have in any format.'  Totals of 'Have in any format' ",,,,,,
"and 'Do not collect' may not add up to 52 departments due to missing  information about individual data elements.",,,,,,