Table 1.
Characteristics of the interview sample, by experience of self-harm
| Characteristics of the interview participants |
Experience of self-harm |
Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (n = 10) | Once (n = 9) | More than once (n = 11) | ||
|
Gender | ||||
| Female |
7 |
9 |
8 |
24 |
| Male |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Age | ||||
| 15 years |
8 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
| 16 years |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Ethnicity | ||||
| White British & White Other (including UK, Irish, Irish & Welsh, Turkish) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Asian (including Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil) |
2 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
| Black (including British and African) |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
| Mixed ethnicity (including White & Black African, African & Asian, White & Black Caribbean, White & Oriental Asian, Pakistani & Asian British) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| Ethnicity not given | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |