Table 1.
Clients’ demographic characteristics (N=118).
| Characteristic | Total samplea | Interviewees (n=26)a | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
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Woman | 108 (91.5) | 24 (96) |
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Man | 7 (5.9) | 1 (4) |
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Nonbinary | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) |
| Community size, n (%) | |||
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<100,000 | 72 (62.1) | 17 (68) |
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>100,000 | 44 (37.9) | 8 (32) |
| Relationship status with PSPb, n (%) | |||
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Currently with PSP | 114 (98.3) | 25 (100) |
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Formerly with PSP | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
| Self-identified race and ethnicity, n (%) | |||
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White | 110 (94.8) | 24 (96) |
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Ethnocultural minority group | 6 (5.2) | 1 (4) |
| Roles, n (%) | |||
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Employed | 97 (83.6) | 19 (76) |
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Runs household | 63 (54.3) | 15 (60) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | |||
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High school | 10 (8.6) | 2 (8) |
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Some college or university | 13 (11.2) | 3 (12) |
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College diploma or university degree | 77 (66.4) | 17 (68) |
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Professional or graduate degree | 16 (13.8) | 3 (12) |
| Age (years) | |||
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Mean (SD) | 42.03 (9.36) | 45.99 (10.53) |
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22-29, n (%) | 11 (9.5) | 0 (0) |
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30-39, n (%) | 41 (35.3) | 9 (36) |
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40-49, n (%) | 46 (39.7) | 9 (36) |
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50-59, n (%) | 13 (11.2) | 4 (16) |
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60-71, n (%) | 5 (4.3) | 3 (12) |
| Residing province or territory, n (%) | |||
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Ontario | 36 (31) | 5 (20) |
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Saskatchewan | 23 (19.8) | 7 (28) |
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Alberta | 17 (14.7) | 6 (24) |
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British Columbia | 15 (12.9) | 2 (8) |
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Nova Scotia | 7 (6) | 0 (0) |
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New Brunswick | 6 (5.2) | 3 (12) |
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Prince Edward Island | 5 (4.3) | 1 (4) |
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Manitoba | 3 (2.6) | 1 (4) |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
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Yukon | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
| Significant other’s PSP sector, n (%) | |||
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Police | 61 (52.6) | 17 (68) |
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Fire | 25 (21.6) | 5 (20) |
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Paramedicine | 13 (11.2) | 1 (4) |
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Corrections | 11 (9.5) | 1 (4) |
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Dispatch or communications | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0) |
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Other (eg, border services) | 3 (2.6) | 1 (4) |
aNot all clients responded to all questions. Percentages shown were calculated based on the number of valid responses (generally, 116 responses for the total sample and 25 for interviewees).
bPSP: public safety personnel.