Demographic characteristics
| All | LE | Fire | Dispatch | EMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=1,360) | (n=826) | (n=270) | (n=186) | (n=77) | |
| (% of sample) | (% of sample) | (% of sample) | (% of sample) | (% of sample) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 74.9 | 81.4 | 89.6 | 24.7 | 74 |
| Female | 25.1 | 18.6 | 10.4 | 75.3 | 26 |
| Do you frequently perform tasks in another public safety field? | |||||
| No | 71.2 | 90.3 | 15.6 | 81.7 | 35.1 |
| Yes | 28.8 | 9.7 | 84.4 | 18.3 | 64.9 |
| If yes, what other field(s) do you frequently perform tasks in? | |||||
| LE | – | 0.4 | 9.7 | 1.3 | |
| Fire | 0.7 | – | 2.7 | 51.9 | |
| Dispatch | 1.2 | 1.1 | – | 6.5 | |
| EMS | 3 | 81.1 | 1.5 | – | |
| Fire and EMS | 1.5 | – | 1.6 | – | |
| Fire and D | 0 | – | – | 1.3 | |
| Fire, EMS and D | 11 | – | – | – | |
| LE and EMS | – | 1.1 | 0 | – | |
| LE and fire | – | – | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| LE, fire and EMS | – | – | 0.5 | – | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Caucasian | 84.9 | 85.4 | 85.9 | 81.2 | 85.7 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Asian | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Black/African-American | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 7.8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Relationship status | |||||
| Cohabitating | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 9.5 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 9.1 |
| In a relationship | 8.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Married | 67.3 | 71.4 | 70.4 | 47.3 | 59.7 |
| Single | 8.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 23.1 | 13 |
| Widowed | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Public safety employment status | |||||
| Full-time | 97.6 | 97.9 | 98.1 | 96.2 | 96.1 |
| Part-time | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Volunteer | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Highest educational level attained | |||||
| High school or Diploma/GED | 3.8 | 3 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 1.3 |
| Associate’s Degree or Technical Training | 27.6 | 22.6 | 40.7 | 24.7 | 41.6 |
| Some college | 24.3 | 20.2 | 24.1 | 39.8 | 32.5 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 30 | 34.7 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 19.5 |
| Post-graduate | 3.3 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Graduate degree | 10.9 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Received stress training | |||||
| Yes | 72.7 | 77.5 | 63 | 72.6 | 55.8 |
| No | 23.1 | 18.6 | 31.9 | 23.7 | 39 |
| Do not know | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| All | LE | Fire | Dispatch | EMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |
| (% of sample) | (% of sample) | (% of sample) | (% of sample) | (% of sample) | |
| Male | 74.9 | 81.4 | 89.6 | 24.7 | 74 |
| Female | 25.1 | 18.6 | 10.4 | 75.3 | 26 |
| No | 71.2 | 90.3 | 15.6 | 81.7 | 35.1 |
| Yes | 28.8 | 9.7 | 84.4 | 18.3 | 64.9 |
| LE | – | 0.4 | 9.7 | 1.3 | |
| Fire | 0.7 | – | 2.7 | 51.9 | |
| Dispatch | 1.2 | 1.1 | – | 6.5 | |
| EMS | 3 | 81.1 | 1.5 | – | |
| Fire and EMS | 1.5 | – | 1.6 | – | |
| Fire and D | 0 | – | – | 1.3 | |
| Fire, EMS and D | 11 | – | – | – | |
| LE and EMS | – | 1.1 | 0 | – | |
| LE and fire | – | – | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| LE, fire and EMS | – | – | 0.5 | – | |
| Caucasian | 84.9 | 85.4 | 85.9 | 81.2 | 85.7 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Asian | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Black/African-American | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 7.8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Cohabitating | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| Divorced | 9.5 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 9.1 |
| In a relationship | 8.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Married | 67.3 | 71.4 | 70.4 | 47.3 | 59.7 |
| Single | 8.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 23.1 | 13 |
| Widowed | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time | 97.6 | 97.9 | 98.1 | 96.2 | 96.1 |
| Part-time | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Volunteer | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0 |
| High school or Diploma/GED | 3.8 | 3 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 1.3 |
| Associate’s Degree or Technical Training | 27.6 | 22.6 | 40.7 | 24.7 | 41.6 |
| Some college | 24.3 | 20.2 | 24.1 | 39.8 | 32.5 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 30 | 34.7 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 19.5 |
| Post-graduate | 3.3 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Graduate degree | 10.9 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Yes | 72.7 | 77.5 | 63 | 72.6 | 55.8 |
| No | 23.1 | 18.6 | 31.9 | 23.7 | 39 |
| Do not know | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
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