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Table 2 Technology Transfer Center (TTC) event participant demographics and profession

From: Virtual training and technical assistance: a shift in behavioral health workforce access and perceptions of services during emergency restrictions

Variable

Pre-COVID

During COVID

Sig

N

%

N

%

X2

Coeffa

Gender

    

286.43

 .058

 Male

4271

20.8

10,192

15.7

p < .001

 p < .001

 Female

16,175

78.6

54,355

83.7

  

 Transgender/other

122

0.6

413

0.7

  

Race/Ethnicity

 Black/African American

2572

12.8

10,420

16.2

545.59

.080

 Asian

372

1.8

1698

2.6

p < .001

p < .001

 White

12,883

64.0

35,355

55.1

  

 Hispanic/Latino

2671

13.3

11,161

17.4

  

 AI/ANb

622

3.1

2104

3.3

  

 NH/PIb

167

0.8

410

0.6

  

 Multiracial

849

4.2

2979

4.6

  

Highest Degree Received

 Less than high school

33

0.2

36

0.1

216.20

.050

 HS/GED/Some collegeb

2078

10.2

4980

7.7

p < .001

p < .001

 Assoc/Bach degree

6438

31.7

20,649

32.0

  

 Master’s degree

9798

48.2

33,500

51.8

  

 Doctoral degree

1609

7.9

4292

6.6

  

 Other

362

1.8

1154

1.8

  

Professional Discipline

 Counselor

3215

16.4

12,234

19.7

1353.88

.129

 Addictions professional

1602

8.2

4287

6.9

p < .001

p < .001

 Psychiatrist/Psychologist

932

4.7

3008

4.8

  

 Social worker

3113

15.9

14,713

23.7

  

 Recovery/peer specialist

882

4.5

3293

5.3

  

 Criminal justice professional

238

1.2

725

1.2

  

 CHWb /health educator

3432

17.5

7897

12.7

  

 Public/Business administrator

708

3.6

1354

2.2

  

 Researcher

344

1.8

548

0.9

  

 Medical professional

966

4.9

2073

3.3

  

 Student

881

4.5

1490

2.4

  

 Other

3309

16.9

10,579

17.0

  

Principal Employment Setting

 SUD treatment program

2222

11.5

6015

9.7

903.56

.105

 SUD prevention program

1086

5.6

5325

8.6

p < .001

p < .001

 Recovery support program

422

2.2

1347

2.2

  

 MH treatment program

2459

12.7

11,526

18.5

  

 Trans. living/group home

252

1.3

578

0.9

  

 Health center/PCb practice

1780

9.2

5549

8.9

  

 Hospital/skilled nursing

1119

5.8

2434

3.9

  

 Criminal justice/corrections

590

3.0

1842

3.0

  

 Education

4775

24.7

11,977

19.2

  

 Community based org

1295

6.7

5147

8.3

  

 Community coalition

439

2.3

1334

2.1

  

 Other

2916

15.1

9168

14.7

  
  1. aPhi (used for 2 × 2 contingency) and Cramer’s V adjust X2 significance for sample size
  2. bAI/AN American Indian/Alaska Native, NH/PI Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, HS High school, GED General educational development, CHW Community Health Worker, PC Primary Care