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Table 1 Difference in characteristics of juvenile justice offenders who were referred and those who did not get referred to to the injury prevention program

From: An injury awareness education program on outcomes of juvenile justice offenders in Western Australia: an economic analysis

Variables

Referred (n = 225)

Not referred (n = 3434)

P value

Age, years (SD, IQR)

16.3 (2.0, 16–17)

16.0 (1.6, 15–17)

0.089

Male, no. (%)

191 (85)

2261 (66)

0.001

Ethnic groups, no. (%)

  

0.001

- Caucasian

103 (46)

1082 (32)

 

- Indigenous

42 (19)

391 (11)

 

- Asian

7 (3)

24 (0.7)

 

- Others

19 (8)

67 (2)

 

- Unknown

54 (24)

1870 (54)

 

Nature of offences leading to 1st referral to juvenille justice system during the study, no. (%):

  

0.221

- assault-related

55 (24.4)

973 (28.3)

 

- traffic-related

170 (75.6)

2461 (71.7)

 

Mean Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage (SD, IQR)

1009 (53, 973–1049)

1004 (64, 964–1049)

0.142

Number of prior offences prior to the study (SD, IQR)

0 (0, 0–0)

0.1 (0.5, 0–0)

0.001

  1. # P value was generated by Chi-square or Mann–Whitney test. SD, standard deviation. IQR interquartile range.