Stop and Search
Mr. Gerrard:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) arrests have been made and (b) charges have been brought by each police force as a result of stops and searches under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each year since it came into force; and what has been the nature of the charges; [136085]
(2) how many stops and searches have been carried out by each police force, using powers other than section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, in each year since section 60 of the Act came into force; [136084]
(3) how many stops and searches have been carried out by each police force under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each year since it came into force; and how many of these involved the searching of vehicles. [136083]
Mr. Charles Clarke:
The information requested is published annually in Home Office Statistical Bulletins "Operation of Certain Police Powers under PACE, England and Wales, 1995, 1996, 1997-98 and 1998-99", copies of which are available in the Library. (Issue numbers are 12/96, 27/97, 2/99 and 9/00).
No information is held centrally on the number of charges brought, following arrest under section 60.
The number of searches of vehicles under section 60 for the years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 are contained in the following table. Data for 1995 and the first quarter of 1996 are not available centrally.
Searches of vehicles under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
England and Wales Number
| Police force area | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99
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| Avon and Somerset | -- | 1 | 33
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| Bedfordshire | 14 | 6 | --
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| Cambridgeshire | -- | -- | --
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| Cheshire | 2 | -- | --
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| Cleveland | -- | -- | --
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| Cumbria | -- | -- | --
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| Derbyshire | 1 | 1 | --
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| Devon and Cornwall | -- | -- | --
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| Dorset | -- | -- | 1
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| Durham | -- | -- | --
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| Essex | -- | -- | --
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| Gloucestershire | -- | -- | --
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| Greater Manchester | 11 | -- | --
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| Hampshire | -- | -- | --
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| Hertfordshire | -- | -- | --
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| Humberside | -- | -- | --
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| Kent | 5 | 1 | 10
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| Lancashire | 1 | -- | --
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| Leicestershire | -- | 2 | --
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| Lincolnshire | -- | -- | --
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| London, City of | -- | -- | --
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| Merseyside | -- | -- | --
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| Metropolitan Police | 22 | 20 | --
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| Norfolk | -- | 3 | --
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| Northamptonshire | -- | -- | --
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| Northumbria | -- | -- | --
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| North Yorkshire | -- | -- | --
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| Nottinghamshire | 26 | 68 | 5
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| South Yorkshire | -- | 12 | --
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| Staffordshire | 2 | 2 | 2
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| Suffolk | -- | 5 | --
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| Surrey | -- | -- | --
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| Sussex | -- | -- | --
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| Thames Valley | 3 | 1 | 2
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| Warwickshire | -- | -- | --
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| West Mercia | 2 | 4 | 19
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| West Midlands | 1 | 3 | 2
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| West Yorkshire | 2 | -- | --
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| Wiltshire | -- | 1 | 38
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| Dyfed Powys | -- | -- | 1
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| Gwent | -- | -- | --
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| North Wales | -- | -- | --
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| South Wales | -- | -- | 2
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| Total | 92 | 130 | 115
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Mr. Gerrard:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of the area declarations made by each police force under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, have been by (a) officers above the rank of superintendent, (b) officers of the rank of superintendent and (c) officers below the rank of superintendent in each year since it came into force; [136088]
(2) on how many occasions in each year since it came into force each police force has used section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to declare an area as one in which stops and searches can take place; and on how many of these occasions the power was extended beyond 24 hours; [136082]
(3) how many convictions have been obtained by each police force as a result of charges brought following stops and searches under section 60 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 in each year since it came into force. [136086]
Mr. Charles Clarke:
The information requested is not available centrally.
Mr. Gerrard:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the breakdown by ethnic origin of those persons stopped and searched by each police force under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each year since it came into force; and what was the ethnic origin of the population as a whole in the area of each police force. [136087]
Mr. Charles Clarke:
The available information relates to 1998-99 and is contained in the tables.
Stop and searches of persons under section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, by ethnic appearance
England and Wales 1998-99
| Ethnic appearance of person searched
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| Police force area | White | Black | Asian | Other | Not known
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| Avon and Somerset | 1,085 | 115 | 43 | 15 | 32
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| Bedfordshire | 27 | 1 | 1 | -- | 1
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| Cambridgeshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Cheshire | 137 | 5 | 2 | -- | --
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| Cleveland | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Cumbria | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Derbyshire | 64 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Devon and Cornwall | 55 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Dorset | 10 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Durham | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Essex | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Gloucestershire | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Greater Manchester | 132 | 22 | 5 | -- | 7
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| Hampshire | 19 | 1 | -- | -- | --
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| Hertfordshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Humberside | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Kent | 38 | 6 | 1 | -- | --
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| Lancashire | 75 | -- | -- | 1 | --
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| Leicestershire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Lincolnshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| London, City of | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Merseyside | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Metropolitan Police | 273 | 75 | 45 | 15 | 6
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| Norfolk | 7 | 1 | 116 | 5 | --
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| Northamptonshire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Northumbria | 54 | 1 | -- | -- | 4
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| North Yorkshire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Nottinghamshire | 428 | 48 | 16 | 4 | --
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| South Yorkshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Staffordshire | 212 | 4 | 3 | -- | 2
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| Suffolk | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Surrey | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Sussex | 12 | 2 | -- | -- | --
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| Thames Valley | 593 | -- | 3 | -- | --
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| Warwickshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,814
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| West Mercia | 318 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1
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| West Midlands | 283 | 28 | 42 | 4 | --
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| West Yorkshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Wiltshire | 231 | 6 | 1 | 4 | --
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| Dyfed Powys | 29 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| Gwent | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| North Wales | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
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| South Wales | 52 | -- | -- | -- | --
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| England and Wales | 4,137 | 337 | 295 | 50 | 1,868
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Estimated(5) population aged 10 and over by ethnic origin and police force area mid 1998
| Ethnic origin
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|---|
| Police force area | White | Black(8) | Asian | Other(9) | Total
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| Avon and Somerset(6) | 1,281,800 | 10,000 | 6,900 | 8,100 | 1,306,800
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| Bedfordshire(6) | 438,400 | 11,600 | 23,400 | 5,700 | 479,200
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| Cambridgeshire(6) | 605,100 | 5,700 | 12,600 | 4,300 | 627,800
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| Cheshire(7) | 852,200 | 1,900 | 2,800 | 3,900 | 860,800
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| Cleveland(7) | 473,200 | 1,000 | 6,300 | 2,100 | 482,600
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| Cumbria(7) | 432,900 | 400 | 500 | 1,100 | 434,900
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| Derbyshire(6) | 826,000 | 5,800 | 15,800 | 2,600 | 850,200
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| Devon and Cornwall(7) | 1,372,400 | 2,500 | 1,300 | 5,000 | 1,381,200
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| Dorset(7) | 610,000 | 1,000 | 1,300 | 3,300 | 615,600
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| Durham(7) | 529,600 | 700 | 1,400 | 1,800 | 533,600
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| Essex(6) | 1,318,000 | 4,800 | 10,300 | 7,600 | 1,340,000
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| Gloucestershire(7) | 478,900 | 3,500 | 3,100 | 2,500 | 488,100
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| Greater Manchester(6) | 2,094,900 | 28,800 | 88,700 | 17,800 | 2,230,200
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| Hampshire(6) | 1,527,000 | 5,600 | 9,300 | 9,500 | 1,551,400
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| Hertfordshire(6) | 731,000 | 6,700 | 14,500 | 9,500 | 761,800
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| Humberside(7) | 763,600 | 1,700 | 3,000 | 3,200 | 771,600
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| Kent(6) | 1,343,700 | 6,600 | 14,800 | 8,600 | 1,373,800
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| Lancashire(7) | 1,189,300 | 4,300 | 44,600 | 6,500 | 1,244,600
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| Leicestershire(6) | 739,800 | 5,500 | 59,700 | 4,100 | 809,000
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| Lincolnshire(7) | 546,300 | 1,200 | 1,100 | 2,100 | 550,600
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| London, City of(7) | 4,300 | (10)-- | 100 | 200 | 4,700
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| Merseyside(6) | 1,209,600 | 5,800 | 5,300 | 8,800 | 1,229,400
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| Metropolitan Police(6) | 5,465,700 | 498,200 | 431,000 | 240,900 | 6,635,800
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| Norfolk(7) | 692,400 | 1,700 | 1,300 | 3,400 | 698,800
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| Northamptonshire(7) | 514,900 | 6,700 | 8,000 | 4,200 | 533,800
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| Northumbria(7) | 1,237,900 | 1,900 | 7,400 | 5,400 | 1,252,600
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| North Yorkshire(7) | 650,800 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 2,600 | 655,700
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| Nottinghamshire(6) | 872,700 | 12,300 | 12,900 | 4,600 | 902,500
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| South Yorkshire(6) | 1,106,600 | 8,200 | 17,300 | 5,600 | 1,137,700
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| Staffordshire(6) | 913,900 | 6,300 | 8,400 | 2,700 | 931,300
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| Suffolk(7) | 572,000 | 6,900 | 1,800 | 4,300 | 585,00
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| Surrey(6) | 667,600 | 2,500 | 10,200 | 8,000 | 688,300
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| Sussex(6) | 1,299,500 | 4,700 | 9,900 | 10,500 | 1,324,600
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| Thames Valley(6) | 1,735,300 | 21,600 | 43,600 | 19,200 | 1,819,700
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| Warwickshire(7) | 430,000 | 2,400 | 10,500 | 2,400 | 445,300
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| West Mercia(7) | 981,500 | 3,500 | 6,600 | 4,700 | 996,300
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| West Midlands(6) | 1,976,200 | 71,200 | 197,200 | 18,600 | 2,263,200
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| West Yorkshire(6) | 1,684,800 | 21,400 | 111,700 | 11,700 | 1,829,500
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| Wiltshire(7) | 518,000 | 2,700 | 2,800 | 3,500 | 527,100
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| Dyfed Powys(7) | 421,900 | 600 | 600 | 1,700 | 424,800
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| Gwent(7) | 476,000 | 1,500 | 3,500 | 2,400 | 483,300
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| North Wales(7) | 573,700 | 800 | 1,100 | 2,300 | 577,800
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| South Wales(7) | 1,056,300 | 6,500 | 9,600 | 8,700 | 1,081,100
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| Total | 43,215,900 | 797,800 | 1,223,400 | 485,700 | 45,722,900
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(5) The estimates are based on the mid-1998 population estimates from ONS.
(6) Estimates of numbers of individual ethnic groups are based on the 1996+1997+1998 Labour Force Survey.
(7) Estimates for ethnic groups based on the 1991 census.
(8) Includes mixed origin.
(9) Includes Chinese.
(10) Fewer than 50.
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