SUBJECTS WERE MATCHED ON SOCIAL CLASS, RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, AGE, AND EDUCATIONAL VARIABLES. IT WAS QUESTIONED AS TO WHAT SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSE, IF ANY, MIGHT BE FOUND BETWEEN IMPRISONED AND NON-IMPRISONED WOMEN WHEN CERTAIN SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND PERSONAL ASPECTS ARE HELD CONSTANT. TWO OPEN-ENDED INTERVIEW GUIDES WERE USED TO GATHER THE DATA. ONE CONTAINED THE STATEMENT 'PEOPLE LIKE ME BECAUSE...'; THE OTHER STATED 'PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ME BECAUSE...' DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND IN ALL OF THE FOUR AREAS OF INVESTIGATION. INCLUDED IS A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSES OF THE SUBJECTS.