Rossi et al.'s Criminal Recidivism Data

Description

This data set is originally from Rossi et al. (1980), and is used as an example in Allison (1995). The data pertain to 432 convicts who were released from Maryland state prisons in the 1970s and who were followed up for one year after release. Half the released convicts were assigned at random to an experimental treatment in which they were given financial aid; half did not receive aid.

Usage

Rossi

Format

A data frame with 432 observations on the following 62 variables.

week

week of first arrest after release or censoring; all censored observations are censored at 52 weeks.

arrest

1 if arrested, 0 if not arrested.

fin

financial aid: no yes.

age

in years at time of release.

race

black or other.

wexp

full-time work experience before incarceration: no or yes.

mar

marital status at time of release: married or not married.

paro

released on parole? no or yes.

prio

number of convictions prior to current incarceration.

educ

level of education: 2 = 6th grade or less; 3 = 7th to 9th grade; 4 = 10th to 11th grade; 5 = 12th grade; 6 = some college.

emp1

employment status in the first week after release: no or yes.

emp2

as above.

emp3

as above.

emp4

as above.

emp5

as above.

emp6

as above.

emp7

as above.

emp8

as above.

emp9

as above.

emp10

as above.

emp11

as above.

emp12

as above.

emp13

as above.

emp14

as above.

emp15

as above.

emp16

as above.

emp17

as above.

emp18

as above.

emp19

as above.

emp20

as above.

emp21

as above.

emp22

as above.

emp23

as above.

emp24

as above.

emp25

as above.

emp26

as above.

emp27

as above.

emp28

as above.

emp29

as above.

emp30

as above.

emp31

as above.

emp32

as above.

emp33

as above.

emp34

as above.

emp35

as above.

emp36

as above.

emp37

as above.

emp38

as above.

emp39

as above.

emp40

as above.

emp41

as above.

emp42

as above.

emp43

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emp44

as above.

emp45

as above.

emp46

as above.

emp47

as above.

emp48

as above.

emp49

as above.

emp50

as above.

emp51

as above.

emp52

as above.

Source

Allison, P.D. (1995). Survival Analysis Using the SAS System: A Practical Guide. Cary, NC: SAS Institute.

References

Rossi, P.H., R.A. Berk, and K.J. Lenihan (1980). Money, Work, and Crime: Some Experimental Results. New York: Academic Press.

John Fox, Marilia Sa Carvalho (2012). The RcmdrPlugin.survival Package: Extending the R Commander Interface to Survival Analysis. Journal of Statistical Software, 49(7), 1-32.

Examples

summary(Rossi)