11.6 Income Sources
For remand inmates prior to entering prison, a greater proportion of females than males were receiving a benefit (males 27%, females 59%) while a greater proportion of males than females were in paid employment (males 35%, females 8%).
Table 11-12 Source of income prior to entering prison of remand inmates
|
Source of income |
Female |
Male |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Paid work |
6 |
8.2% |
379 |
35.4% |
385 |
33.6% |
|
Unemployment benefit/community wage |
18 |
24.7% |
221 |
20.6% |
239 |
20.9% |
|
Domestic Purposes Benefit/ G.R.I. Benefit |
13 |
17.8% |
10 |
0.9% |
23 |
2.0% |
|
Sickness or invalids benefit |
12 |
16.4% |
61 |
5.7% |
73 |
6.4% |
|
“Proceeds of crime” |
2 |
2.7% |
42 |
3.9% |
44 |
3.8% |
|
Other/Unknown |
22 |
30.1% |
359 |
33.5% |
381 |
33.3% |
|
Total |
73 |
100.0% |
1072 |
100.0% |
1145 |
100.0% |