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CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002
TABLE 1
CHILDREN REFERRED FOR CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRIES : GENDER AND AGE GROUP
Gender | Age Group | Year Ended 31 March…… |
2001 | 2002 |
Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total |
Boys | 0-4 | 1,053 | 15.9 | 1,023 | 14.3 |
5-10 | 1,142 | 17.3 | 1,267 | 17.7 |
11-15 | 1,002 | 15.1 | 1,003 | 14.0 |
16+ | 41 | 0.6 | 53 | 0.7 |
Total boys | 3,239 | 48.9 | 3,345 | 46.6 |
Girls | 0-4 | 915 | 13.8 | 1,035 | 14.4 |
5-10 | 1,121 | 16.9 | 1,215 | 16.9 |
11-15 | 1,282 | 19.4 | 1,496 | 20.9 |
16+ | 62 | 0.9 | 81 | 1.1 |
Total girls | 3,380 | 51.1 | 3,827 | 53.4 |
All children | 0-4 | 1,968 | 29.7 | 2,058 | 28.7 |
5-10 | 2,263 | 34.2 | 2,482 | 34.6 |
11-15 | 2,284 | 34.5 | 2,498 | 34.8 |
16+ | 103 | 1.6 | 134 | 1.9 |
Total children | 6,619 | 100.0 | 7,172 | 100.0 |
1. Due to the inclusion of some estimated (rounded) figures in tables, the sum of component parts may not equal the totals shown.
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