Table 5 Summary of relevant survey results
From: “Running myself ragged”: stressors faced by peer workers in overdose response settings
Financial insecurity | ||||
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I feel I am being paid a fair amount for the work I do | ||||
Population that responded (N) N = 49 | Agree/strongly agree N (% of respondents) N = 20 (41%) | Neutral N (% of respondents) N = 7 (14%) | Disagree/strongly disagree N (% of respondents) N = 22 (45%) | |
Coquitlam | 9 | 3 (33%) | 1 (11%) | 5 (56%) |
MR | 7 | 4 (57%) | 2 (29%) | 1 (14%) |
Vancouver | 16 | 4 (25%) | 1 (6%) | 11 (69%) |
Victoria | 17 | 9 (53%) | 3 (18%) | 5 (29%) |
Lack of respect and recognition at work | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
When I do a good job, I get the recognition for it that I should receive | ||||
Population that responded (N) N = 49 | Agree/strongly agree N (% of respondents) N = 25 (50%) | Neutral N (% of respondents) N = 9 (18%) | Disagree/strongly disagree N (% of respondents) N = 16 (32%) | |
Coquitlam | 9 | 1 (11%) | 1 (11%) | 7 (78%) |
MR | 8 | 6 (75%) | 1 (13%) | 1 (13%) |
Vancouver | 16 | 7 (44%) | 3 (19%) | 6 (38%) |
Victoria | 17 | 11 (65%) | 4 (24%) | 2 (12%) |
Poor living conditions | ||||
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In the last 30 days, did you have any housing challenges as a result of your drug use? | ||||
Population that responded (N) N = 48 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 11 (23%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 12 (25%) | Rarely/never N (% of respondents) N = 25 (52%) | |
Coquitlam | 9 | 4 (44%) | 2 (22%) | 3 (33%) |
MR | 8 | 2 (25%) | 6 (75%) | 0 (0%) |
Vancouver | 15 | 1 (7%) | 2 (13%) | 12 (80%) |
Victoria | 16 | 4 (25%) | 2 (13%) | 10 (63%) |
Constant exposure to death and trauma | ||||
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I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I help | ||||
Population that responded (N) N = 49 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 15 (31%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 18 (37%) | Rarely/never N (% of respondents) N = 16 (32%) | |
Coquitlam | 8 | 3 (38%) | 2 (25%) | 3 (38%) |
MR | 8 | 4 (50%) | 2 (25%) | 2 (25%) |
Vancouver | 16 | 4 (25%) | 8 (50%) | 4 (25%) |
Victoria | 17 | 4 (24%) | 6 (35%) | 7 (41%) |
I feel worn out because of my work as an experiential worker | ||||
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Population that responded (N) N = 49 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 8 (16%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 15 (31%) | Rarely/never N (% of respondents) N = 26 (53%) | |
Coquitlam | 8 | 1 (13%) | 3 (38%) | 4 (50%) |
MR | 8 | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) | 6 (75%) |
Vancouver | 16 | 3 (19%) | 8 (50%) | 5 (31%) |
Victoria | 17 | 4 (24%) | 2 (12%) | 11 (65%) |
I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life as an experiential worker | ||||
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Population that responded (N) N = 47 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 8 (17%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 14 (30%) | Rarely/never N (% of respondents) N = 25 (53%) | |
Coquitlam | 8 | 0 (0%) | 1 (13%) | 7 (88%) |
MR | 7 | 1 (14%) | 2 (29%) | 4 (57%) |
Vancouver | 15 | 3 (20%) | 5 (33%) | 7 (47%) |
Victoria | 17 | 4 (24%) | 6 (35%) | 7 (41%) |
I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I help and how I could help them | ||||
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Population that responded (N) N = 48 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 30 (63%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 17 (35%) | Rarely/never N (% of respondents) N = 1 (2%) | |
Coquitlam | 8 | 3 (38%) | 5 (63%) | 0 (0%) |
MR | 8 | 3 (38%) | 5 (63%) | 0 (0%) |
Vancouver | 15 | 11 (73%) | 3 (20%) | 1 (7%) |
Victoria | 17 | 13 (76%) | 4 (24%) | 0 (0%) |
I feel a sense of pride in doing my work | ||||
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Population that responded (N) N = 50 | Agree/strongly agree N (% of respondents) N = 47 (94%) | Neutral N (% of respondents) N = 3 (6%) | Disagree/strongly disagree N (% of respondents) N = 0 (0%) | |
Coquitlam | 9 | 8 (89%) | 1 (11%) | 0 (0%) |
MR | 8 | 7 (88%) | 1 (13%) | 0 (0%) |
Vancouver | 16 | 15 (94%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Victoria | 17 | 17 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
My work makes me feel satisfied | ||||
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Population that responded (N) N = 47 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 30 (64%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 14 (30%) | Rarely/never N (% of respondents) N = 3 (6%) | |
Coquitlam | 9 | 3 (33%) | 4 (44%) | 2 (22%) |
MR | 8 | 4 (50%) | 4 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
Vancouver | 14 | 11 (79%) | 3 (21%) | 0 (0%) |
Victoria | 16 | 12 (75%) | 3 (19%) | 1 (6%) |
I believe I can make a difference through my work | ||||
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Population that responded (N) N = 47 | Always/often N (% of respondents) N = 35 (74%) | Sometimes N (% of respondents) N = 10 (21%) | Rarely/ never N (% of respondents) N = 2 (4%) | |
Coquitlam | 8 | 6 (75%) | 2 (25%) | 0 (0%) |
MR | 8 | 6 (75%) | 2 (25%) | 0 (0%) |
Vancouver | 14 | 8 (57%) | 5 (36%) | 1 (7%) |
Victoria | 17 | 15 (88%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) |