Table 1.

Demographic Information by Sample

	Detained (N = 686)		Lower income (N = 707)		Community (N = 929)		Serious offender (N = 1,354)		Total (N = 3,676)
Demographic	N	% of sample	N	% of sample	N	% of sample	N	% of sample	N	% of sample
Age (years)
10–11	6	1%	30	4%	116	12%			152	4%
12	20	3%	29	4%	71	8%			120	3%
13	48	7%	57	8%	66	7%			171	5%
14	78	11%	54	8%	66	7%	162	12%	360	10%
15	108	16%	105	15%	62	7%	255	19%	530	14%
16	86	12%	97	14%	69	8%	412	30%	664	18%
17	107	16%	102	14%	72	5%	414	30%	695	19%
18	33	5%	50	7%	46	5%	111	8%	241	7%
19	37	5%	30	4%	43	4%			110	3%
20	38	6%	36	5%	40	4%			114	3%
21–22	63	9%	72	10%	61	6%			196	5%
23+	62	9%	45	6%	217	23%			324	9%
Sex
Male	455	66%	402	57%	457	49%	1169	86%	2484	68%
Female	231	34%	305	43%	471	51%	176	14%	1183	32%
Missing					1	<1%	9	1%	10	<1%
Ethnicity
White	222	32%	262	37%	222	24%	274	20%	980	27%
Black	274	40%	280	40%	273	29%	561	41%	1389	38%
Asian	7	1%	4	1%	141	15%	2	<1%	154	4%
Hispanic	175	26%	151	21%	198	21%	454	34%	978	26%
Other	6	1%	9	1%	92	10%	63	5%	170	5%
Missing	2	<1%	1	<1%	3	<1%			6	<1%
Socioeconomic status
Lowest	281	41%	256	36%	127	14%	442	12%	1106	30%
Low	233	34%	196	28%	208	22%	518	14%	1155	31%
Average	110	16%	158	22%	311	26%	274	8%	853	23%
High	43	6%	72	10%	195	21%	74	2%	384	10%
Highest	11	2%	18	2%	88	10%	21	2%	138	4%
Missing	8	1%	7	1%			25	2%	41	1%