Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants.

	Young offenderSample (n = 238)	CommunitySample (n = 238)	P
Mean (95% CI) age	16.62(15.18–17.74)	16.03 (15.15–17.33)	0.013
In low–level education (Primary or secondary school)	113(47.5%)	47(19.8%)	<0.0001
In low–income family (<average level)	91(38.2%)	80(33.6%)	0.19
Single–parent family	40(16.8%)	21(8.8%)	0.02
Living with family	205(86.1%)	220(92.4%)	0.04
Buddhist beliefs	44(18.5%)	56(23.5%)	0.21
Other religion	3(1.2%)	7(2.9%)	0.50
Ethnicity (Han people)	224(94.1%)	232(97.5%)	0.11