Table 1.

Demographics of the sample (N = 67)

Domain	Characteristic	Freq.	Percent
Gender identity	Female / Woman	47	70.1%
	Male / Man	18	26.9%
	Transgender Man	2	3.0%
Sector	Government service (New South Wales Health)	46	68.7%
	Community Managed Organisation	20	29.9%
	Private Sector	1	1.5%
Job Title	Peer Worker / Peer Support Worker	45	67.2%
	Senior Peer Worker / Senior Peer Support Worker	4	6.0%
	Consumer Advocate	3	4.5%
	Health Peer Support Worker / Peer Health Coach	4	6.0%
	Othera	10	14.9%
	Not stated	1	1.5%
Main work location	Metropolitan	32	47.8%
	Regional	18	26.9%
	Rural	14	20.9%
	Remote	3	4.5%
Current employment type	Permanent	47	70.1%
	Temporary / Fixed-term contract	18	26.9%
	Casual	2	3.0%
Focus of current position	Totally / almost totally community-based	33	49.3%
	Mainly community but some inpatient work	10	14.9%
	About an even split between community and inpatient	6	9.0%
	Mainly inpatient, but some community work	8	11.9%
	Totally / almost totally inpatient-based	10	14.9%
Length of time working in current position	Less than 1 year	18	26.9%
	1–2 years	22	32.8%
	3–5 years	17	25.4%
	6–10 years	4	6.0%
	11–20 years	4	6.0%
	Over 20 years	2	3.0%
Length of time working in peer work positions	Less than 1 year	12	17.9%
	1–2 years	15	22.4%
	3–5 years	21	31.3%
	6–10 years	8	11.9%
	11–20 years	7	10.4%
	Over 20 years	4	6.0%

Notes

Freq.Frequency

^a This category included the following job titles: Consumer Engagement Coordinator (×2); Manager, Consumer Services (×2); Health Education Officer (×2); Consumer Participation Coordinator; Education Coordinator; Peer Engagement Worker, Peer Support Mentor