Table 1.

Baseline demographic data for n = 337 clients with severe and persistent mental illness participating in the Partners in Recovery Initiative with both baseline and follow-up data.

Variable name	Number	Percent
Female	189	56.1%
Age
Mean age in years (standard deviation)	45.7 (11.3)
< 30 years	31	9.2%
30–39 years	75	22.2%
40–49 years	98	29.1%
50–59 years	93	27.6%
60+ years	40	11.9%
Living arrangements
Couple with child(ren)	25	7.4%
Couple without child(ren)	29	8.6%
Group	18	5.3%
Lone person	166	49.3%
Not or inadequately described	6	1.8%
One parent with child(ren)	41	12.2%
Other family	52	15.4%
Relationship status
Married/registered or de facto	48	14.3%
Divorced	58	17.3%
Separated	51	15.2%
Widowed	10	3.0%
Never married	165	48.8%
Not adequately described	5	1.5%
Employment status
Employed	20	6.0%
Unemployed	123	36.6%
Not in labor force	192	57.1%
Not adequately described	1	0.3%
Educational attainment
Postgraduate degree level	5	1.5%
Bachelor degree	13	3.9%
Graduate diploma and graduate certificate level	5	1.5%
Advanced diploma and diploma level	21	6.2%
Certificate level	52	15.4%
Senior secondary education	101	30.0%
Junior secondary education	113	33.5%
Primary education	9	2.7%
Other education	2	0.6%
No education	1	0.3%
Not stated/inadequately described	15	4.5%
Time between baseline and follow up (weeks)
Mean (standard deviation)	50.8 (23.6)
Minimum–maximum	14–101