Research Report 14 - Deaf jurors' access to court proceedings via sign language interpreting: an investigation (by Jemina Napier, David Spencer and Joseph Sabolcec)
Updates and background for this project (Digest) A project funded by the NSW Law Reform Commission and
the Macquarie University External Collaborative Grant Scheme.
Appendix G: Characteristics of juror participants
Table 7.1: Characteristics of hearing ‘jurors’
 | | Participant |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Variables | Gender | M | M | M | F | F | F |
Age range | 18-30 | 31-49 | 50+ | 18-30 | 31-49 | 50+ |
Highest educational attainment | | HSC | Tertiary (TAFE) | Tertiary (TAFE) | Tertiary (university) | School certificate |
Employment category | Manual/
Trade/
Paraprofessional | White collar/ professional | White collar/ professional | White collar/ professional | White collar/ professional | White collar/ professional |
First language | English | Italian | English | English | Korean | English |
Table 7.2: Characteristics of deaf ‘jurors’
| | Participant |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Variables | Gender | M | M | M | F | F | F |
Age range | 18-30 | 31-49 | 50+ | 18-30 | 31-49 | 50+ |
Highest educational attainment | Tertiary (university) | | | Tertiary (university) | HSC | School certificate |
Employment category | White collar/ professional | Manual/
Trade/
Paraprofessional | Manual/
Trade/
Paraprofessional | White collar/ professional | Not in workforce (student) | Manual/
Trade/
Paraprofessional |
First language | English | Auslan | Auslan | English | Auslan | Auslan |
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