Characteristics of Pacific Island People Admitted to a New Zealand Inpatient Forensic Service

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Table 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Mean age, y	38.8 ± 1.3
Ethnicity
Samoan	34 (49)
Tongan	20 (29)
Cook Island	9 (13)
Niuean	4 (6)
Fijian Indian	2 (3)
Gender
Male	55 (80)
Female	14 (20)
Marital status
Single	45 (65)
Divorced	18 (26)
Married	3 (4)
De facto	2 (3)
Separated	1 (1)
Parental status
No children	44 (64)
Yes	25 (36)
Country of birth
New Zealand	42 (61)
Samoa	15 (22)
Tonga	6 (9)
Fiji	3 (4)
Cook Islands	2 (3)
United States	1 (1)
Living situation prior to arrest
Family	36 (52)
Homeless	17 (25)
Flat-mates	6 (9)
Mental health residential	5 (7)
Alone	3 (4)
Boarding house	1 (1)
Prison	1 (1)
Mean age at leaving full-time education, y	15.5 ± 1.3
Level of education
Secondary	57 (83)
Primary only	5 (7)
Tertiary	4 (6)
Missing data	3 (4)
Employment at time of arrest
No	64 (93)
Yes	4 (6)
Missing data	1 (1)
Ever accessed benefit
Yes	54 (78)
No	14 (20)
Missing data	1 (1)

Table 2

Culture, Language and Religion

Cultural activities contact
No	52 (75)
Yes	12 (17)
Missing data	5 (7)
Primary language spoken
English	47 (68)
Samoan	14 (20)
Tongan	8 (12)
Uses English satisfactorily
Yes	61 (88)
No	7 (11)
Missing data	1 (1)
Uses Pacific Island language satisfactorily
Yes	38 (55)
No	13 (19)
Missing data	18 (25)
Religion
Yes	38 (55)
No	28 (41)
Missing data	3 (4)
Church activities contact
No	56 (81)
Yes	11 (16)
Missing data	2 (3)

Table 3

Mental and Physical Health

Primary psychiatric diagnosis
Schizophrenia	57 (83)
Schizoaffective	10 (14)
Psychosis not otherwise specified	2 (3)
Access to mental health services in the 12 months prior to the offending
Engagement prior to offending	30 (43)
No engagement prior to offending	39 (57)
Past treatment
Under legislation	58 (84)
Not under any legislation	11 (16)
Substance use
Alcohol	63 (91)
Cannabis	62 (90)
Nicotine	43 (62)
Methamphetamine	34 (49)
Physical health
Obesity	35 (51)
Diabetes	14 (20)
No other evidence of disease	20 (29)

Table 4

Criminal Offenses

Table 5

Legal Outcome

Mental Health Act	28 (41)
Sentenced prisoner	13 (19)
Special Patient: not guilty by reason of insanity	10 (14)
Unfit to stand trial	6 (9)
Remanded in custody	5 (7)
IDCCR Act 2003	3 (4)
Informal (noncompulsory patient)	3 (4)
Hybrid	1 (1)