Children in Residential Accomodation 2001-02

TABLE 4: CHILDREN IN SECURE ACCOMMODATION (ALSO INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS TABLES)

	31 March 2001		31 March 2002		% change 2001 to 2002
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	% change 2001 to 2002
Residents
Boys	63	73	69	72	10
Girls	23	27	27	28	17
Total	86	*100*	96	*100*	12
Age of Residents
13 years old or under	13	15	17	18	31
14 years	16	19	13	14	-19
15 years	31	36	40	42	29
16 years or over	26	30	26	27	0
Total	86	*100*	96	*100*	12
Length of stay of Residents
Less than 1 month	22	26	16	17	-27
1 month to under 2 months	8	9	13	14	63
2 months to under 3 months	11	13	16	17	45
3 months to under 6 months	20	23	25	26	25
6 months to under 1 year	14	16	17	18	21
1 year or more	11	13	9	9	-18
Total	86	*100*	96	*100*	12
Admissions during the year to(by age on admission)
13 years old or under	41	19	44	19	7
14 years	56	26	51	22	-9
15 years	96	44	108	47	13
16 years or over	25	11	27	12	8
Total	218	*100*	230	*100*	6
Discharges during the year to 31 March 2001(by length of stay on discharge)
Less than 1 month	52	25	52	24	0
1 month to under 2 months	17	8	12	5	-29
2 months to under 3 months	29	14	27	12	-7
3 months to under 6 months	60	28	75	34	25
6 months to under 1 year	37	18	39	18	5
1 year or more	16	8	16	7	0
Total	211	*100*	221	*100*	5

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