TABLE 1.

Descriptive characteristics of PEERS staff

Variable	PEERS staff	Victoria (CMA) (Statistics Canada 2007)
Median age	44	N/A
% Female	94.1	52.3
% Visible minority	5.8	10.4
% Aboriginal	5.8	3.4
% Completed high school	82.3	91.2
% Completed university degree	35.2	28.3 (persons aged 35–64)
Household income (median)	$38,000	$53,310 (all households)
% Reported being a female single parent	35.2	12.7 (among census families)