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. 2024 Mar 21;19:20. doi: 10.1186/s13722-024-00437-x

Table 2.

Respondent sociodemographic and work-related characteristics*

Variable N %
Age 18–34 years old* 9 31.9%
35–44 years old 27 29.7%
45–54 years old 18 19.8%
55 years and older* 17 18.7%
Sex at birth Male 22 25.0%
Female 64 72.7%
Gender identity Male 22 24.2%
Female 67 73.6%
Non-binary / third gender 0 0.0%
Hispanic/ Latine Yes 9 9.9%
No 80 87.9%
Unsure 0 0.0%
Black or African American, Haitian, or Cape Verdean 5 5.5%
Race White 66 72.5%
More than one race 12 13.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or something else* 4 4.4%
Highest level of education Some college 10 11.0%
Associate's degree 7 7.7%
Bachelor's degree 35 38.5%
Master's degree 27 29.7%
Advanced level degree beyond Master’s (e.g. MD, PhD, JD) 9 9.9%
Other 3 3.3%
Primary professional discipline Case management 4 4.4%
Counseling 35 38.5%
Psychology 5 5.5%
Social work 12 13.2%
Nursing 10 11.0%
Physician 6 6.6%
Administration 15 16.5%
Other (includes peer or family recovery specialists)* 6 6.6%%
Current job role Program director or administrator 17 19.1%
Clinical supervisor 6 6.7%
Direct clinical service provider (e.g. nurse, counselor, doctor, social worker) 51 57.3%
Support staff 12 13.5%
Other 3 3.4%
Length of time in profession M = 10.9 years (SD = 12.1 years)
Length of time at current organization M = 4.4 years (SD = 4.5 years)
Current caseload M = 87.58 cases (SD = 120.68)
None or N/A 10 11.4%
Less than 10 cases 6 5.8%
10–25 cases 11 12.5%
26–49 cases 11 12.5%
50–75 cases 24 27.3%
76–99 cases 6 6.8%
100 or more 19 21.6%

*To protect respondent anonymity, categories of potentially- identifying demographic characteristics with less than 5 respondents were collapsed