TABLE 1.
Demographics of CASES Project Participants (N = 264)
Age—median [interquartile range] | 38 [32–48] |
Gender | n (%) |
Male | 121 (45.8) |
Female | 143 (54.2) |
Race/Ethnicity | n (%) |
White, Non-Hispanic/Non-LatinX | 211 (79.9) |
Black/African American, Non-Hispanic/Non-LatinX | 14 (5.3) |
Other, Non-Hispanic/Non-LatinX∗ | 10 (3.8) |
Hispanic/LatinX | 29 (11.0) |
Agency | n (%) |
Sherriff's Office or Police Department | 125 (47.3) |
Department of Human Services | 91 (34.5) |
Fire Department | 42 (15.9) |
Other† | 6 (2.3) |
Geographic designation of agency | n (%) |
Urban | 239 (90.5) |
Rural | 24 (9.1) |
Employment status | n (%) |
Full time | 246 (93.2) |
Part time/Volunteer | 14 (5.3) |
Agency role | n (%) |
Human services/case workers | 57 (21.6) |
Patrol | 51 (19.3) |
Firefighter | 30 (11.4) |
Supervision | 25 (9.5) |
Investigations | 22 (8.3) |
Support Services | 26 (9.8) |
Dispatch | 15 (5.7) |
Command | 10 (3.8) |
Detentions/Courts | 13 (4.9) |
Coroner Staff | 7 (2.7) |
Medic/EMT | 4 (1.5) |
Other‡ | 4 (1.5) |
High-risk groups | n (%) |
Age 65+ | 4 (1.5) |
Chronic medical condition (including diabetes, high blood pressure, and/or kidney disease) | 39 (14.8) |
Compromised immune system | 14 (5.3) |
Heart disease | 4 (1.5) |
Lung disease | 24 (9.1) |
Cancer | 5 (1.9) |
Overweight | 60 (23.0) |
Obese | 10 (3.8) |
None of the above | 154 (58.3) |
Number of high-risk groups, among individuals reporting at least one group (n = 110) | |
1 | 56 (50.9) |
2 or more | 54 (49.1) |
All variables have complete data except (variable [missing n, %]): Age—[1, 0.4%], Geographic designation of agency [1, 0.4%], employment status [4, 1.5%].
Other Race/Ethnicities Reported include: Mixed, White/Asian, White/East Indian, White/Native American/ American Indian, White/Pacific Islander, Asian, Asian/Pacific Islander.
Other agencies included: Coroner's Office, Health Department, Office of Emergency Management, Attorney's Office.
Other agency roles include: Emergency Management, Victim Assistance Coordinator, Paralegal, Staff trainer/Coach.