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 |