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. 2021 Sep 8;63(11):e807–e812. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002383

TABLE 1.

Demographics of Participants and Non-Participants

Participants Non-Participants
Characteristic Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) Range
Age, yrs 44.09 (9.48) 21–68 42.85 (9.37) 22–70
Years of service 12.35 (9.09) 0–51 11.94 (9.40) 0–44
Participants N (%) Non-Participants N (%)
Gender
 Female 178 (14.6) 79 (14.6)
 Male 1019 (85.4) 461 (85.4)
 Non-binary or prefer to self-describe 10 (0) 0 (0)
Race
 American Indian or Alaska Native 20 (1.5) 1 (0.2)
 Asian 261 (19.2) 87 (15.9)
 Black or African American 107 (7.9) 60 (11)
 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 60 (4.4) 10 (1.8)
 White 715 (52.7) 283 (51.8)
 Latino 194 (14.3) 105 (19.2)
Job title
 Firefighter 569 (47.1) 243 (45)
 Firefighter/Paramedic 122 (10) 8 (1.5)
 EMT/Paramedic 176 (14.6) 167 (30.9)
 Fireboat 3 (0.3) 4 (0.7)
 Inspector 30 (2.5) 11 (2)
 Investigator 5 (0.4) 3 (0.6)
 Training, Community Service, Incident Support 14 (1.2) 3 (0.6)
 Lieutenant 158 (13.1) 50 (9.3)
 Captain 91 (7.5) 34 (6.3)
 Chief 40 (3.3) 16 (3)