Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Child Non-Protection Cases and Child Protection Cases

Total Sample Weighted N = 2980 (Percent Values) Child Non-Protection Case N = 2128 (Percent Values) Child Protection Case N = 852 (Percent Values)

Gender
Male 52.2 52.0 55.5
Female 47.8 48.0 44.5

No. of Children
0 91.2 91.8 81.6
1 6.6 6.2 12.9
2 1.8 1.6 4.8
=>3 0.3 0.3 0.6

Education
< 11yrs 11.7 10.2 34.4
> 11yrs 87.0 88.6 62.3
Still in education 0.5 0.5 0.6
Other 0.8 0.7 2.6

Marital Status
Married / Cohabiting 46.0 46.1 44.7
Single 54.0 53.9 55.2

Note. All values are weighted.