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Table 2 Demographic and other key information about the study sample (N = 89)

From: Koori voices: self-harm, suicide attempts, arrests and substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents following residential treatment

 

Male

Female

Total

P(Sig)

59 (66.3%)

30 (33.7%)

89 (100.0%)

 

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

 

Engaged in employment or study before entering PALM

23 (62.2%)

14 (37.8%)

37 (100.0%)

0.487

Places lived in the past 6 months

   

0.108

 1 or 2 places

38 (73.1%)

12 (30.0%)

52 (100.0%)

 

 3 or more places

21 (56.8%)

16 (43.2%)

37 (100.0%)

 

Court involved

50 (74.6%)

17 (25.4%)

67 (100.0%)

0.0007

Days at Palm

   

0.504

 31 to 60 days

28 (70.0%)

12 (30.0%)

40 (100.0%)

 

 More than 60 days

31 (63.3%)

18 (36.7%)

49 (100.0%)

 
 

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

 

Age at start of PALM

16.68 (0.99)

16.46 (1.01)

16.63 (1.00)

0.147