Table 2 Rates of mental disorder of court defendants by ethnicity
|  | White - %, (n = 4566) unless stated | Mixed- %, (n = 558) unless stated | Asian-%, (n = 1088) | Black- %, (n = 1832) | Chinese- %, (n = 16) | Other ethnic group -%, (n) = 448 | Chi-square * = significant at <005 level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schizophrenia or other delusional dis. | 17.1%, (782) | 28.9%, (161) | 29.0%, (315) | 37.2%, (681) | 18.8%, (3) | 21.6%, (97) | X2= (5), 8508, 316.274 P < 001*** |
Depression | 22.1%, (1007) | 16.5%, (92) | 21.1%, (230) | 15.3%, (281) | 12.5%, (2) | 15.2%, (68) | X2= (5), 8508, 49.311 P P < .001*** |
Bipolar Affective disorder | 5.2%, (237) | 6.5%, (36) | 3.6%, (39) | 5.0%, (91) | 0.0%, (0) | 5.6%, (25) | X2= (5), 8508, 8.511 P < ..130 |
Anxiety | 10.8% (491) | 10.4%, (58) | 10.2%, (111) | 7.2%, (132) | 6.3%, (1) | 6.9%, (31) | X2= (5), 8508, 23.624 P < .001*** |
Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 6.5%, (297) | 6.8%, (38) | 3.6%, (90) | 4.9%, (90) | 0.0%, (0) | 4.0%, (18) | X2= (5), 8508, 21.378 P < .001*** |
Personality Disorder | (n = 4512) | (n = 553) | (n = 1062) | (n = 1803) |  | (n = 443) |  |
21.1% (952) | 18.1%, (435) | 15.2%, (227) | 12.6%, (227) | 12.5%, (2) | 19.2%, (25) | X2= (5), 8309, 70.818 P < .001*** | |
Substance Misuse | (n = 3383) | (n = 558) | (n = 1088) | (n = 1088) | (n = 13) | (n = 310) |  |
43.7%, (1479) | 53.3%, (232) | 36.4%, (610) | 45.6%, (610) | 15.4%, (2) | 35.5%, (110) | X2= (5), 6317, 49.388 P < .001*** | |
Alcohol Misuse | (n = 3361) | (n = 434) | (n = 1088) | (n = 1088) | (n = 14) | (n = 1312) |  |
29.3%, (1340) | 19.9%, (111) | 22.1%, (331) | 18.1%, (331) | 6.3%, (1) | 13.2%, (59) | X2= (5), 6278, 172.876 P < .001*** |