3.3 Age and Ethnicity
Male sentenced inmates
Table 3-3 shows that the proportion of Mâori inmates under 30 years is greater than the proportion of European inmates under 30 years.
Table 3-3 Ethnic group by age for male sentenced inmates
|
|
Maori |
European |
Pacific |
Asian |
Other/NA |
Total |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
< 15 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.0 |
|
15 - 19 |
176 |
7.5 |
99 |
5.4 |
36 |
6.7 |
3 |
3.2 |
1 |
2.2 |
314 |
6.5 |
|
20 - 24 |
486 |
20.8 |
246 |
13.5 |
135 |
25.1 |
23 |
24.7 |
8 |
17.4 |
898 |
18.6 |
|
25 - 29 |
475 |
20.3 |
252 |
13.8 |
108 |
20.1 |
21 |
22.6 |
9 |
19.6 |
865 |
17.9 |
|
30 - 34 |
397 |
17.0 |
316 |
17.3 |
70 |
13.0 |
15 |
16.1 |
8 |
17.4 |
806 |
16.7 |
|
35 - 39 |
315 |
13.5 |
242 |
13.3 |
62 |
11.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
15.2 |
632 |
13.1 |
|
40 - 49 |
340 |
14.6 |
357 |
19.6 |
74 |
13.8 |
22 |
23.7 |
9 |
19.6 |
802 |
16.6 |
|
50 - 59 |
87 |
3.7 |
193 |
10.6 |
32 |
6.0 |
1 |
1.1 |
1 |
2.2 |
314 |
6.5 |
|
60 + |
34 |
1.5 |
87 |
4.8 |
10 |
1.9 |
2 |
2.2 |
1 |
2.2 |
134 |
2.8 |
|
NA |
25 |
1.1 |
30 |
1.6 |
8 |
1.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
4.3 |
65 |
1.3 |
|
Total |
2335 |
100.0 |
1822 |
100.0 |
537 |
100.0 |
93 |
100.0 |
46 |
100.0 |
4833 |
100.0 |
Female sentenced inmates
The age profiles for Mâori and Pacific female inmates tend to have a greater proportion of under 30 year olds than for Europeans.
Table 3-4 Ethnic group by age for female sentenced inmates
|
|
Mâori |
European |
Pacific |
Asian |
Other/NA |
Total |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
< 15 |
4 |
2.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
1.5 |
|
15 - 19 |
17 |
11.5 |
3 |
3.3 |
2 |
12.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
22 |
8.4 |
|
20 - 24 |
31 |
20.9 |
12 |
13.0 |
4 |
25.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
100.0 |
48 |
18.3 |
|
25 - 29 |
18 |
12.2 |
15 |
16.3 |
4 |
25.0 |
2 |
40.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
39 |
14.9 |
|
30 - 34 |
29 |
19.6 |
14 |
15.2 |
3 |
18.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
46 |
17.6 |
|
35 - 39 |
22 |
14.9 |
17 |
18.5 |
1 |
6.3 |
1 |
20.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
41 |
15.6 |
|
40 - 49 |
19 |
12.8 |
22 |
23.9 |
1 |
6.3 |
1 |
20.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
43 |
16.4 |
|
50 - 59 |
5 |
3.4 |
7 |
7.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
20.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
13 |
5.0 |
|
60 + |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
6.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
0.4 |
|
NA |
3 |
2.0 |
2 |
2.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
5 |
1.9 |
|
Total |
148 |
100.0 |
92 |
100.0 |
16 |
100.0 |
5 |
100.0 |
1 |
100.0 |
262 |
100.0 |