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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 15 YOUNG PEOPLE IN RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION ON 31 MARCH BY GENDER, AGE GROUP AND LENGTH OF STAY
| 31 March 2002 | 31 March 2003 | % change 2002 to 2003 |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Gender: |
Boys | 1,263 | 64 | 1,255 | 64 | -1 |
Girls | 699 | 36 | 638 | 36 | -9 |
Age at 31 March: |
Under 5 years | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
5-10 years | 188 | 10 | 128 | 10 | -32 |
11-15 years | 1,245 | 63 | 1,301 | 63 | 5 |
16 years or over | 522 | 27 | 456 | 27 | -13 |
Length of Stay at 31 March: |
Less than 1 month | 180 | 9 | 125 | 9 | -30 |
1 month to under 2 months | 107 | 5 | 104 | 5 | -2 |
2 months to under 3 months | 121 | 6 | 89 | 6 | -27 |
3 months to under 6 months | 252 | 13 | 261 | 13 | 4 |
6 months to under 1 year | 381 | 19 | 423 | 19 | 11 |
1 year to under 2 years | 437 | 22 | 447 | 22 | 2 |
2 years to under 3 years | 190 | 10 | 186 | 10 | -3 |
3 years or more | 293 | 15 | 258 | 15 | -12 |
Total | 1,962 | 100 | 1,893 | 100 | -4 |
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