Table 1 Characteristics of the interview sample, by experience of self-harm
Characteristics of the interview participants | Experience of self-harm | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Never (n = 10) | Once (n = 9) | More than once (n = 11) | ||
Gender | ||||
  Female | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
  Male | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Age | ||||
  15 years | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
  16 years | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ethnicity | ||||
White British & White Other (including UK, Irish, Irish & Welsh, Turkish) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Asian (including Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Black (including British and African) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Mixed ethnicity (including White & Black African, African & Asian, White & Black Caribbean, White & Oriental Asian, Pakistani & Asian British) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Ethnicity not given | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |