An investigation of drug use among first-time arrestees from 25 county jails across the United States in 2023

Table 2 Frequency and percentages of UDS cases and UDS results by jail characteristics and arrestee demographics

Note. Geographical location of jails coded according to the census regions of the U.S. Census Bureau 2020) (Northeast not represented). Jail size categories based on contracted bed capacity of a given facility: Medium-Large (250–499), Large (500–999), and Mega (≥ 1,000). Race Others include Indigenous, Hawaiian, and South Asian
^a UDS Case percentages were calculated by dividing the number of UDS cases for each jail characteristic and arrestee demographic variable by the total number of UDS cases
^b UDS Results percentages were calculated by dividing the number of UDS results (positive or negative) for each jail characteristic and arrestee demographic variable by the total number of UDS results (positive or negative)

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