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Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7

Table 7

Persons accused in homicide cases⁽¹⁾ by employment status, 1989-1998

Employment status	Year recorded
Employment status	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
All accused	120	99	112	208	163	166	197	172	126	152
Employed	40	31	25	37	41	30	34	41	32	26
Unemployed	72	59	76	152	112	119	147	105	78	89
Student, at school	2	4	6	8	3	9	6	14	7	19
Housewife/houseparent	2	4	4	10	4	6	5	4	3	6
Other	4	1	1	1	3	2	5	2	1	2
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	10

1. Currently (as at 12 November 1999) recorded as homicide.