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. 2021 May 24;29(2):290–322. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1904456

Table 1.

Sample size and composition by demographic variable.

Demographic variable Sample size: n (%)
  Survey Part 1 (n = 152) Survey Part 2 (n = 125)
Age (years)    
 <50 20 (13.2%) 15 (12.0%)
 50–59 60 (39.5%) 48 (38.4%)
 60–69 67 (44.1%) 59 (47.2%)
 >70 5 (3.3%) 3 (2.4%)
Gender    
 Female 66 (43.4%) 59 (47.2%)
 Male 86 (56.6%) 66 (52.8%)
Seniority (years since appointment)
 <2 21 (13.8%) 13 (10.4%)
 2–4 20 (13.2%) 17 (13.6%)
 5–9 63 (41.4%) 53 (42.4%)
 10–14 26 (17.1%) 22 (17.6%)
 15–19 10 (6.6%) 9 (7.2%)
 20+ 12 (7.9%) 11 (8.8%)
Location    
 Urban 102 (67.1%) 85 (68.0%)
 Suburban 31 (20.4%) 23 (18.4%)
 Rural 19 (12.5%) 17 (13.6%)
Main area of practice    
 Crime or Coronial 89 (58.6%) 73 (58.4%)
 Combination 35 (23.0%) 29 (23.2%)
 Civil or Commercial 28 (18.4%) 23 (18.4%)
Jurisdiction    
 Summary 84 (55.3%) 68 (54.4%)
 Higher 68 (44.7%) 57 (45.6.%)
Total 152 (100%) 125 (82.2%)