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Table 27: Interpersonal violence indicators
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Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Assault & homicide mortality, 2000-02, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
4.9
(3.4-6.7)
3.1
(2.1-4.6)
4.0
(3.1-5.1)
1.4
(1.1-1.7)
1.1
(0.8-1.4)
1.2
(1.0-1.4)
Assault & homicide hospitalisations, 2002-04, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
288.4
(276.4-300.8)
123.2
(115.8-131.1)
202.4
(195.5-209.6)
110.0
(106.8-113.2)
23.5
(22.1-25.0)
66.3
(64.6-68.1)
Bullied at school (self-reported) 13-17 years, percent 3,4 **
7.5
(5.9-9.1)
5.9
(4.6-7.3)
- 5
10.1
(9.0-11.1)
5.1
(4.4-5.8)
- 5
Feel safe at school (self-reported), 13-17 years, percent 3,4 **
76.8
(74.3-79.4)
74.8
(72.4-77.3)
- 5
77.8
(76.3-79.2)
80.5
(79.2-81.7)
- 5
Notes:
1 Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
2 Ever-Māori ethnic group - see
Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
3 Prioritised Māori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
4 Adjusted for sampling design but not age.
5 Total results not provided.

Sources:
* New Zealand Health Information Service
**Youth 2000 Survey


Māori adults were more likely than non-Māori adults to suffer adverse health effects as the victims of violence. Mortality rates from assault and homicide were three times higher for Māori than for non-Māori (RR 3.3, CI 2.5–4.5).

Māori hospitalisation rates as the result of assault or attempted homicide were higher than those for non-Māori for both males and females. The disparity is largest for females: Māori females had an assault and homicide hospitalisation rate more than five times higher than that of non-Māori females (RR 5.2, CI 4.8– 5.7).

The association between bullying and gender is different for Māori and non-Māori. There were no significant differences between Māori males and females in terms of feeling unsafe or being bullied at school, but non-Māori males were more likely to be bullied and feel unsafe than non-Māori females.

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