Table:
characteristics of youth who participated in restorative justice in 2009
restorative justice participants
nova scotia comparison group

male
female
total
male
female
total

percent

canadian marginalization index: material deprivation

1 - least deprived quintile
8
6
7
13
13
13

2
12
13
12
15
15
15

3
13
13
13
16
16
16

4
26
21
24
21
22
22

5 - most deprived quintile
41
48
43
34
34
34

total
100
100
100
100
100
100

income characteristics of 16 and 17 year olds, 2009

non-child tax filer
9
20
12
5
6
6

low-income family
31
50
37
20
23
22

reporting employment earnings
32
33
35
31
33
32

reporting government transfers
x
x
4
1
1
1

Statement: the gap was more evident for female rj participants than for males for those lived in a location that was in the bottom quintile.
Question: for those lived in a location that was in the bottom quintile,who has a higher percentage of rj participants?
Answer: female