Female lifetime likelihood of going to state or federal prison, by race and ethnicity, 1974–2001
| Black female | White female | Hispanic female | All women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1986 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
Notes: The black and white categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Percents represent the chances of being admitted to state or federal prison during a lifetime. Estimates were obtained by applying age-specific first incarceration and mortality rates for each group to a hypothetical population of 100,000 births. See methodology section in Bonczar (2003).
Source: Bonczar (2003)