Table 1.
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Sociodemographic characteristics |
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Total N = 800 |
2003 N = 242 |
2009 N = 331 |
2015 N = 227 |
χ2 (df) | p | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 720 (90.1) | 223 (92.1) | 290 (87.6) | 207 (91.6) | 4.00 (2) | .14 |
Female | 79 (9.9)a | 19 (7.9) | 41 (12.4) | 19 (8.4)n | ||
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status | 386 (48.3) | 101 (41.7) | 160 (48.3) | 125 (55.1) | 8.34 (2) | .02 |
Age group | ||||||
13–15 years | 182 (22.8) | 44 (18.2) | 86 (26.0) | 52 (22.9) | 4.84 (2) | .09 |
16–21 years | 618 (77.3) | 198 (81.8) | 245 (74.0) | 175 (77.1) | ||
Born outside Australia | 91 (11.7)b | 36 (14.9) | 36 (11.5)j | 19 (8.4) | 4.82 (2) | .09 |
English mainly spoken at home | 663 (85.0)c | 194 (80.2) | 267 (85.6)j | 202 (89.4)n | 7.92 (2) | .02 |
Not going to school prior to custody (6 months) | 543 (71.1)d | 185 (81.5)g | 193 (62.1)k | 165 (73.0)n | 24.71 (2) | < .001 |
Parent(s) ever in prison | 356 (48.3)e | 97 (42.9)h | 139 (44.6)l | 120 (53.6)o | 8.87 (2) | .01 |
Ever placed in care (prior to age 16) | 197 (25.8)d | 64 (28.4)i | 85 (27.2)j | 48 (21.1) | 3.73 (2) | .16 |
Criminal justice characteristics | ||||||
Legal status | 1.46 (1) | .23 | ||||
Remand | Not reported | 182 (55.0) | 113 (49.8) | |||
Sentenced | Not reported | 149 (45.0) | 114 (50.2) | |||
First time in custody | 586 (73.3)c | 67 (27.7) | 75 (22.7) | 38 (16.7) | 8.06 (2) | .02 |
Violent offence | 568 (71.4)f | 151 (62.4) | 248 (75.8)m | 169 (74.4) | 13.79 (2) | <.01 |
Note: YPICHS = Young People in Custody Health Survey.
aData from 799 participants.bData from 781 participants.cData from 780 participants.dData from 764 participants.eData from 737 participants.fData from 796 participants.gData from 227 participants.hData from 226 participants.iData from 225 participants.jData from 312 participants.kData from 311 participants.lData from 299 participants.mData from 327 participants.nData from 226 participants.oData from 224 participants.
Bolded = p significant at the < .05 level.