Those are rather shocking statistics. Amongst the bottom 20%, 43% had been convicted of a crime (8.6% of the group); of the top 20%, 13% had been convicted of a crime (2.6%). So, ignoring the other 60%, that's 11.2% who have committed a crime. I guess prisons must be quite busy in New Zealand!
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Those are rather shocking statistics. Amongst the bottom 20%, 43% had been convicted of a crime (8.6% of the group); of the top 20%, 13% had been convicted of a crime (2.6%). So, ignoring the other 60%, that's 11.2% who have committed a crime. I guess prisons must be quite busy in New Zealand!