Table 2.
Respondent characteristics.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Respondents, n (%) | |
| Gendera | ||
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Male | 83 (31.7) |
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Female | 173 (66.0) |
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Nonbinary | 5 (1.9) |
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Other | 1 (0.4) |
| Ageb (years) | ||
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20-26 | 9 (3.2) |
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27-49 | 144 (50.7) |
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50-64 | 108 (38.0) |
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≥65 | 23 (8.1) |
| Race or ethnicity | ||
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White | 344 (80.8) |
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Black or African American | 53 (12.4) |
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American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (0.7) |
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Asian | 4 (0.9) |
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More than one race and Hispanic | 14 (3.3) |
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Hispanic only | 8 (1.9) |
| Highest grade in school completed | ||
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Some elementary schooling | 2 (0.5) |
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Some high school | 2 (0.5) |
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Completed high school or GEDc | 41 (9.6) |
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Some college | 129 (30.3) |
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Completed college or technical school | 29 (6.8) |
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Completed associate degree | 46 (10.8) |
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Completed bachelor’s degree | 85 (20.0) |
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Some graduate school | 35 (8.2) |
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Completed master’s degree | 50 (11.7) |
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Completed doctoral degree | 7 (1.6) |
| Employment status | ||
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Full-time | 312 (73.2) |
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Part-time | 61 (14.3) |
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Volunteer | 20 (4.7) |
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Unemployed | 15 (3.5) |
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Retired | 12 (2.8) |
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Student | 6 (1.4) |
| Employment as trained PSSd | ||
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No employment but trained in PSS (ie, unemployed, retired, student, volunteer) | 32 (7.5) |
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Volunteer or paid PSS | 386 (90.6) |
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Paid non-PSS | 8 (1.9) |
| Type of organization as paid or volunteer PSS | 369 (93.0) | |
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Peer-run organization | 82 (19.2) |
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Hospital | 20 (4.7) |
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Community mental health center | 102 (23.9) |
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Research organization | 4 (0.9) |
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Managed care organization | 26 (5.4) |
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Veterans Administration | 6 (1.4) |
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For-profit mental health center | 9 (2.1) |
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Behavioral health home | 9 (2.1) |
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Collaborative care model | 14 (22.8) |
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Other | 97 (22.8) |
| Trained in offering peer supporte | ||
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PSS (including certified and non-certified) | 347 (81.8) |
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Recovery coach | 19 (4.5) |
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Older adult PSS | 21 (5.0) |
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Veteran PSS | 13 (3.1) |
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Other | 14 (3.2) |
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No training | 9 (2.1) |
| Primary type of lived experience impacted byf | ||
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Schizophrenia | 11 (2.8) |
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Schizoaffective disorder | 9 (2.3) |
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Bipolar disorder | 81 (20.7) |
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Major depression | 122 (31.1) |
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Other mental health concerns | 53 (13.5) |
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Alcohol use disorder | 44 (11.2) |
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Opioid use disorder | 34 (8.7) |
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Other substance misuse concerns | 35 (8.9) |
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Physical health concerns | 3 (0.8) |
| Offers digital peer supportg | ||
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Yes | 295 (71.1) |
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No (still a peer specialist) | 120 (28.9) |
aMissing 164 respondent answers.
bMissing 142 respondent answers.
cGED: General Educational Development test.
dPSS: peer support specialist.
eMissing 2 respondent answers.
fMissing 34 respondent answers.
gMissing 11 respondent answers.