Severity | Time since the first running away | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Trialb | Extendedc | < 6 | ≥ 6 | |
ran away | running away | running away | months | months | |
(n = 15507) | (n = 441) | (n = 1141) | (n = 176) | (n = 1450) | |
Variables a | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Male gender | 7258 (46.8) | 229 (51.9)* | 654 (57.3)* | 87 (49.4) | 821 (56.6)* |
Age 16--18 (vs. 12--15) | 9286 (59.9) | 257 (58.3) | 742 (65.0)* § | 75 (42.6)* | 945 (65.2)* § |
Single-parent family | 1872 (12.1) | 93 (21.1)* | 355 (31.1)* § | 54 (30.7)* | 405 (28.0)* |
Not attending school | 326 (2.1) | 21 (4.8)* | 142 (12.5)* § | 18 (10.2)* | 148 (10.2)* |
Having a job | 1800 (11.6) | 102 (23.2)* | 395 (34.6)* § | 42 (23.9)* | 462 (31.9)* § |
Weekly allowance (NTD)d | |||||
   0--500 | 7562 (48.8) | 196 (44.4) | 488 (42.8)* | 77 (43.8) | 627 (43.2)* |
   501--1500 | 6321 (40.8) | 193 (43.8) | 464 (40.7)* | 74 (42.1) | 603 (41.6)* |
   ≥ 1501 | 1622 (10.5) | 52 (11.8) | 189 (16.6)* | 25 (14.2) | 220 (15.2)* |
Truancy | 4054 (26.1) | 277 (62.8)* | 913 (80.0)* § | 139 (79.0)* | 1080 (74.5)* |
Sexual experience | 1131 (7.3) | 88 (20.0)* | 434 (38.0)* § | 45 (25.6)* | 483 (33.3)* § |