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Understanding forced marriage in Scotland
Research carried out to better understand forced marriage in Scotland.
Appendix 1: Tables
These tables relate to Chapter 3: Level and profile of service use relating to forced marriage in Scotland
Table 1: Survey recipients and respondents
| N Received (% of those approached) | N Responded (% of final sample) | |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary schools | 193 (66%) | 54 (50%) |
| Domestic abuse orgs | 54 (18%) | 36 (33%) |
| Minority ethnic orgs | 37 (13%) | 11 (10%) |
| Gen. support orgs | 9 (3%) | 8 (7%) |
| Total | 293 (100%) | 109 (100%) |
Table 2: Cases reported by study year and area
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Total* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 4 (10%) | 4 (10%) | 4 (8%) | 5 (9%) | 17 (9%) |
| Dundee | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (2%) |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Edinburgh | 16 (38%) | 17 (41%) | 25 (48%) | 17 (4%) | 75 (39%) |
| Glasgow City | 17 (40%) | 20 (49%) | 17 (33%) | 18 (32%) | 72 (38%) |
| Highlands | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| National sample | 3 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (12%) | 15 (27%) | 24 (13%) |
| Total* | 42 (100%) | 41 (100%) | 52 (100%) | 56 (100%) | 191 (100%) |
* Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding
Table 3: Victim demographics
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 0 (0%) |
| Age | |
| Under 16 | 14 (11%) |
| 16-17 years | 18 (14%) |
| 18-21 years | 36 (27%) |
| 22-25 years | 38 (29%) |
| 26-30 years | 19 (14%) |
| 31+ years | 8 (6%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 4 (3%) |
| Black African | 11 (8%) |
| Black Caribbean | 0 (0%) |
| Other Black | 0 (0%) |
| Pakistani | 79 (55%) |
| Bangladeshi | 7 (5%) |
| Indian | 13 (9%) |
| Other Asian | 8 (6%) |
| Mixed race | 1 (1%) |
| Other ethnicity | 20 (14%) |
* Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding
Table 4: Case characteristics
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Threats | 77 (56%) |
| Marriage contracted | 60 (44%) |
| UK nationals ( UKN) | |
| UKN to non- UKN | 37 (48%) |
| UKN to UKN | 5 (6%) |
| Other | 35 (45%) |
| Country of forced marriage | |
| Scotland | 13 (19%) |
| Other UK | 6 (9%) |
| Western Europe | 1 (1%) |
| Eastern Europe | 1 (1%) |
| Middle East | 2 (3%) |
| Africa | 6 (9%) |
| Caribbean | 0 (0%) |
| Pakistan | 25 (37%) |
| Bangladesh | 1 (1%) |
| India | 7 (10%) |
| Other Asia | 1 (1%) |
| Other | 4 (6%) |
* Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding
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