Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Survey Participants in Each Cycle, n (%)
Characteristic | Cycle One, 2019 (n = 651) | Cycle Two, 2021 (n = 1,360) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
 Women | 501 (77.3) | 604 (46.7) |
 Men | 130 (20.1) | 678 (52.4) |
 Gender diverse | 17 (2.6) | 11 (0.9) |
Age | Â | Â |
 18 to 24 years old | 39 (6.2) | 214 (18.7) |
 25 to 44 years old | 410 (64.8) | 828 (72.2) |
 45 to 64 years old | 169 (26.7) | 101 (8.8) |
 65 years or older | 15 (2.4) | 4 (0.3) |
Highest level of education completed | Â | Â |
 Less than high school | 8 (1.2) | 94 (6.9) |
 High school diploma | 17 (2.6) | 181 (13.3) |
 General Ed. Dev. (GED) or Adult Basic Ed. (ABED) | 3 (0.5) | 88 (6.5) |
 Some college or technical school | 28 (4.3) | 180 (13.2) |
 College or technical school graduate | 125 (19.3) | 310 (22.8) |
 Undergraduate university degree | 285 (43.7) | 356 (26.2) |
 Professional degree (e.g., law, medicine) | 64 (9.9) | 78 (5.7) |
 Graduate degree (master’s or doctorate) | 115 (17.8) | 48 (3.5) |
 Other | 2 (0.3) | 16 (1.2) |
Size of community | Â | Â |
 Urban or suburban (in a city or town) | 572 (87.9) | 905 (66.5) |
 Rural (short drive to city or town) | 55 (8.4) | 305 (22.5) |
 Remote or isolated (great distance from city/town) | 23 (3.5) | 191 (14.0) |
 Not sure | — | 10 (0.7) |
 Prefer not to say | — | 4 (0.3) |
Employment status | Â | Â |
 Full-time employee | 491 (75.4) | 735 (54.0) |
 Part-time employee | 127 (19.5) | 380 (27.9) |
 Full-time volunteer | 5 (0.8) | 103 (7.6) |
 Part-time volunteer | 36 (5.5) | 212 (15.6) |
Time working in harm reduction | Â | Â |
 2 years or less working in harm reduction | 190 (29.2) | 380 (27.9) |
 3 to 5 years working in harm reduction | 147 (24.7) | 393 (28.9) |
 6 to 10 years working in harm reduction | 133 (22.4) | 211 (15.5) |
 11 to 20 years working in harm reduction | 102 (17.2) | 62 (4.6) |
 21 years or more working in harm reduction | 22 (3.7) | 13 (1.0) |