Figure B2

Percentage of black respondents reporting any source of income in the past year, by criminal justice exposure, 2005–2015

Data Year Among those who will never have an interaction with the criminal justice system Among those with “early” arrests Among those with “early” convictions Among those with “early” incarceration
2005 79.3% 65.3% 58.7% 45.3%
2006 83.9% 69.7% 64.6% 63.0%
2007 84.9% 72.7% 67.7% 65.9%
2008 86.3% 70.5% 67.1% 63.0%
2009 84.4% 67.6% 56.8% 47.3%
2010 78.4% 62.2% 59.6% 51.5%
2011 78.6% 57.6% 52.5% 42.8%
2013 84.9% 65.5% 61.3% 49.0%
2015 84.3% 68.2% 65.4% 50.6%
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Notes: "Early" denotes "by 2005". Income in past year taken from YINC_1400 question which asks, "R received income from job in past year?"

Source: NLSY97

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