Table 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Mean age, y38.8 ± 1.3
Ethnicity
 Samoan34 (49)
 Tongan20 (29)
 Cook Island9 (13)
 Niuean4 (6)
 Fijian Indian2 (3)
Gender
 Male55 (80)
 Female14 (20)
Marital status
 Single45 (65)
 Divorced18 (26)
 Married3 (4)
 De facto2 (3)
 Separated1 (1)
Parental status
 No children44 (64)
 Yes25 (36)
Country of birth
 New Zealand42 (61)
 Samoa15 (22)
 Tonga6 (9)
 Fiji3 (4)
 Cook Islands2 (3)
 United States1 (1)
Living situation prior to arrest
 Family36 (52)
 Homeless17 (25)
 Flat-mates6 (9)
 Mental health residential5 (7)
 Alone3 (4)
 Boarding house1 (1)
 Prison1 (1)
Mean age at leaving full-time education, y15.5 ± 1.3
Level of education
 Secondary57 (83)
 Primary only5 (7)
 Tertiary4 (6)
 Missing data3 (4)
Employment at time of arrest
 No64 (93)
 Yes4 (6)
 Missing data1 (1)
Ever accessed benefit
 Yes54 (78)
 No14 (20)
 Missing data1 (1)
  • Data are presented as n (%) unless noted otherwise.