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. 2016 Feb 17;51:703–711. doi: 10.1007/s00127-016-1181-z

Table 2.

Post-hoc analysis between proportion of assessments and detentions between different ethnic groups to the White British proportion

Ethnic group Proportion assessed (95 % confidence interval) χ 2 p value Proportion detained (95 % confidence interval) χ 2 p value
Service-user population White British/other 1.2 % (1.1, 1.4 %) 1.2 % (1.1, 1.4 %)
Asian Pakistani 3.4 % (2.9, 4.0 %) 110 * 3.4 % (2.9, 4.0 %) 72.4 *
Asian Indian 2.7 % (2.0, 3.6 %) 26.41 * 2.7 % (2.0, 3.6 %) 11.51 *
Asian Bangladeshi 2.5 % (1.4, 4.2 %) 6.035 0.210 2.5 % (1.4, 4.2 %) 11.5 *
African Caribbean 4.6 % (3.9, 5.5 %) 188.99 * 4.6 % (3.9, 5.5 %) 142.86 *
Black African 8.3 % (6.4, 10.6 %) 254.2 * 8.3 % (6.4, 10.6 %) 122.82 *
Birmingham population White British/Other 0.06 % (0.057, 0.069 %) 52.3 0.04 % (0.039, 0.049 %)
Asian Pakistani 0.13 % (0.107, 0.153 %) 2.56 * 0.09 % (0.071, 0.109 %) 33.8 *
Asian Indian 0.08 % (0.060, 0.108 %) 0.13 0.110 0.05 % (0.035, 0.073 %) 0.403 0.525
Asian Bangladeshi 0.05 % (0.031, 0.095 %) 269.3 0.722 0.05 % (0.028, 0.090 %) 0.144 0.705
African Caribbean 0.29 % (0.244, 0.351 %) 96.96 * 0.21 % (0.171, 0.263 %) 203.2 *
Black African 0.23 % (0.174, 0.292 %) 52.3 * 0.14 % (0.096, 0.189 %) 43.50 *

p < 0.001 (Bonferroni adjustment for 15 comparison tests)