Table 3 Characteristics of service users receiving vocational peer support services
Characteristics | N = 46 | |
|---|---|---|
Demography | n | (%) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 49.1 | ± 9.8 |
Sex | ||
Male | 27 | (58.7) |
Female | 19 | (41.3) |
Years of education | ||
6 years | 3 | (6.5) |
7–9 years | 10 | (21.7) |
10–12 years | 13 | (28.3) |
> 12 years | 20 | (43.5) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 44 | (95.7) |
Married | 2 | (4.3) |
Housing | ||
Halfway house | 34 | (73.9) |
Supported housing program | 12 | (26.1) |
Social welfare | ||
Disability welfare | 35 | (76.1) |
Exemption from copayment of health insurance | 25 | (54.3) |
Low-income subsidy | 14 | (30.4) |
Monthly incomea | ||
< 100 USD | 24 | (52.2) |
100–199 USD | 7 | (15.2) |
200–299 USD | 6 | (13.0) |
300–399 USD | 4 | (8.7) |
> 400 USD | 5 | (10.9) |
Kinds of job | ||
Cleaner | 11 | 23.9 |
Manpower dispatch | 9 | 19.6 |
Porter | 6 | 13.0 |
Care attendant | 4 | 8.7 |
Assistant | 4 | 8.7 |
Cooker | 4 | 8.7 |
Othersb | 8 | 17.4 |
Physical comorbidity | 30 | (65.2) |
Psychiatric history | ||
Age of onset (mean ± SD) | 25.3 | ±8.8 |
Years of hospitalization (median (25–75%til)) | 8.0 | (4.0–13.3) |
History of violence or suicide attempt | 19 | (41.3) |