TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants.
| Characteristic | Peer support specialists | Service users | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5 | 33.3 | 12 | 70.6 |
| Female | 10 | 66.7 | 5 | 29.4 |
| Age | ||||
| 20–29 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 30–39 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 40–49 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 52.9 |
| 50–59 | 1 | 6.7 | 5 | 29.4 |
| 60–69 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 70–79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/ Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 13 | 86.7 | 14 | 82.4 |
| Black/ African American | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 5.9 |
| American Indian/ Alaskan Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than 1 Race | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Education | ||||
| No Formal Schooling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Some Elementary Schooling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Completed 8th Grade | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Some High School | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29.4 |
| Completed High School or GED | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35.3 |
| Some College | 6 | 40 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Completed College or Technical School | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Completed Associate’s Degree | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Completed Bachelor’s Degree | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Some Graduate School | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Completed Master’s Degree | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Completed Doctoral Degree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Psychiatric Diagnoses | ||||
| Bipolar Disorder | 4 | 23.5 | ||
| Schizophrenia | 4 | 23.5 | ||
| Schizoaffective Disorder | 3 | 17.6 | ||
| Major Depressive Disorder | 5 | 29.4 | ||
| Smartphone ownership | 15 | 100 | 8 | 47.1 |