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Table 2 Sociodemographic information for participants who completed post-event forms over a 3-year period (N = 6642)

From: Substance use workforce training needs during intersecting epidemics: an analysis of events offered by a regional training center from 2017 to 2020

Demographic Variable

Year 1

10/2017–9/2018

N(%)

Year 2

10/2018–9/2019

N(%)

Year 3

10/2019–9/2020

N(%)

Total

10/2017–9/2020

N(%)

Change Across Years (X2)

Cramer’s

V

Gender

    

45.9***

0.06

 Male

737 (26.8%)

459 (25.0%)

449 (21.8%)

1645 (24.8%)

  

 Female

1850 (67.3%)

1235 (67.3%)

1544 (75.1%)

4629 (69.7%)

  

Transgender

4 (0.1%)

3 (0.2%)

9 (0.4%)

16 (0.2%)

  

None of these

0 (0%)

1 (0.1%)

11 (0.5%)

12 (0.2%)

  

Missing

158 (5.7%)

138 (7.5%)

44 (2.1%)

340 (5.1%)

  

Race

    

74.7***

0.08

 American Indian/Alaska Native

17 (0.6%)

4 (0.2%)

15 (0.7%)

36 (0.5%)

  

 Asian

32 (1.2%)

46 (2.5%)

46 (2.2%)

124 (1.9%)

  

 Black

191 (6.9%)

170 (9.3%)

152 (7.4%)

513 (7.7%)

  

 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

9 (0.3%)

2 (0.1%)

8 (0.4%)

19 (0.3%)

  

 White

2027 (73.7%)

1239 (67.5%)

1555 (75.6%)

4821 (72.6%)

  

 Hispanic

127 (4.6%)

98 (5.3%)

140 (6.8%)

365 (5.5%)

  

 Mixed Race

159 (5.8%)

137 (7.5%)

72 (3.5%)

368 (5.5%)

  

 Missing

187 (6.8%)

140 (7.6%)

69 (3.4%)

396 (6.0%)

  

Education

    

94.0***

0.09

 Less than high school

10 (0.4%)

5 (0.3%)

3 (0.1%)

18 (0.3%)

  

 High school diploma, GED, Some College

341 (12.4%)

183 (10.0%)

322 (15.7%)

846 (12.7%)

  

 Associate’s degree

196 (7.1%)

109 (5.9%)

109 (5.3%)

414 (6.2%)

  

 Bachelor’s degree

691 (25.1%)

420 (22.9%)

617 (30.0%)

1728 (26.0%)

  

 Master’s degree

1163 (42.3%)

795 (43.3%)

823 (40.0%)

2781 (41.9%)

  

 Doctoral Degree

186 (6.8%)

174 (9.5%)

91 (4.4%)

451 (6.8%)

  

 Other

39 (1.4%)

33 (1.8%)

41 (2.0%)

113 (1.7%)

  

 Missing

123 (4.5%)

117 (6.4%)

51 (2.5%)

291 (4.4%)

  

Profession

    

658.6***

0.23

 Behavioral Health/Substance Use Treatment Provider (e.g. Counselor, Addictions Professional)

1514 (55.1%)

933 (50.8%)

916 (44.5%)

3363 (50.6%)

  

 Medical Treatment Provider (e.g. Physician, Psychiatrist, Nurse)

299 (10.9%)

337 (18.4%)

168 (8.2%)

804 (12.1%)

  

 Peer/Community Support Provider (e.g. Recovery Specialist, Community Health Worker)

153 (5.6%)

88 (4.8%)

187 (9.1%)

428 (6.4%)

  

 Education (e.g. Health Educator, Researcher)

62 (2.3%)

35 (1.9%)

82 (4.0%)

179 (2.7%)

  

 Student

0 (0%)

16 (0.9%)

245 (11.9%)

261 (3.9%)

  

 Law Enforcement Professional (e.g. Parole Officer, Prison Staff)

97 (3.5%)

61 (3.3%)

67 (3.3%)

225 (3.4%)

  

 Business Administrator

35 (1.3%)

28 (1.5%)

37 (1.8%)

100 (1.5%)

  

 Other

378 (13.8%)

184 (10.0%)

261 (12.7%)

823 (12.4%)

  

 Missing

211 (7.7%)

154 (8.4%)

94 (4.6%)

459 (6.9%)

  
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01
  3. ***p < 0.001