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Table 1 Participant characteristicsa

From: Factors influencing the provision of care for Inuit in a mainstream residential addiction rehabilitation centre in Southern Canada, an instrumental case study into cultural safety

Characteristic

N (%) or median (range)

Inuit residents ( n  = 20)

Staff, managers ( n  = 22)

Age (years)

32 (18–61)b

41 (24–67)

Sex (women)

19 (95)

15 (68)

Ethnicity (Inuit)

20 (100)

0 (0)

Lifetime personal experience with problematic substance use

20 (100)

15 (68)

Months in residential programc

3.8 (1.0–6.7)

–

Previously participated in any residential addiction treatment program (yes)

13 (72)d

–

Work experience

Years in current job

–

5.7 (0.5–23.0)

Years in addiction treatment

–

8.8 (1.0–33.0)

  1. aData from sociodemographic questionnaires. bn=16. cAt the first interview. dn=18