Table 1 Demographic characteristics
From: The impact of working as a peer worker in mental health services: a longitudinal mixed methods study
| Â | Â | n | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Site | S1 | 32 | 5 (15.6%) |
S2 | 7 (21.9%) | ||
S3 | 6 (18.8%) | ||
S4 | 5 (15.6%) | ||
S5 | 3 (9.4%) | ||
S6 | 3 (9.4%) | ||
S7 | 3 (9.4%) | ||
Gender | Male | 32 | 10 (31.3%) |
Female | 21 (65.6%) | ||
Prefer not to say | 1 (3.1%) | ||
Sexual orientation | Bisexual | 31 | 3 (9.7%) |
Lesbian/Gay | 2 (6.5%) | ||
Heterosexual | 22 (71.0%) | ||
Prefer not to say | 4 (12.9%) | ||
Ethnicity | White British | 30 | 20 (66.7%) |
White Irish | 3 (9.0%) | ||
White other | 2 (6.7%) | ||
Arab | 1 (3.1%) | ||
Black/Black British African | 1 (3.1%) | ||
Asian/Asian British Pakistani | 1 (3.1%) | ||
Mixed White & Asian | 1 (3.1%) | ||
Mixed other Mixed background | 1 (3.1%) | ||
Highest education level | Secondary school | 25 | 7 (28.0%) |
More than secondary school | 10 (40.0%) | ||
University graduate | 4 (16.0%) | ||
Post-graduate | 4 (16.0%) | ||
Marital status | Married | 25 | 3 (12.0%) |
Single | 16 (64.0%) | ||
Divorced | 2 (8.0%) | ||
In a relationship | 4 (16.0%) | ||
Religion | No religion | 28 | 14 (50.0%) |
Christian | 8 (28.6%) | ||
Muslim | 3 (10.7%) | ||
Religion not stated | 3 (10.7%) | ||
English is first language | 25 | 24 (96.0%) | |
Has child under 18 years living in household | 23 | 1 (4.3%) | |
| Â | Â | Mean (SD) Min-Max | |
Age | 27 | 42.9 (9.0) 26.0–59.0 | |
Length of time in post, months | 32 | 17.7 (8.2) 6.1–31.6 | |
Number of contracted hours per week | 30 | 17.8 (5.6) 10.0–30.0 | |
Number of days sick leave | 30 | 7.7 (13.8) 0.0–55.0 | |
Number of peers | 30 | 9.7 (8.0) 1.0–40.0 | |
Number of completed face to face contacts | 30 | 56.1 (54.0) 2.0–273.0 | |