Table 1 Profile of a sample of Australian community rehabilitation and support workers (n = 141), by state

Location

23

9

26

69

14

141

(16.3)

(6.4)

(18.4)

(48.9)

(9.9)

(100.0)

Years worked at Neami

 < 1

12

5

8

25

7

57

(55.2)

(55.6)

(30.8)

(36.2)

(50.0)

(40.4)

1–2

4

1

8

30

4

47

(17.4)

(11.1)

(30.8)

(43.5)

(28.6)

(33.3)

2–3

4

2

4

7

1

18

(17.4)

(22.2)

(15.4)

(10.1)

(28.6)

(12.8)

3–4

2

1

5

3

1

12

(8.7)

(11.1)

(19.2)

(4.3)

(7.1)

(8.5)

 > 4

1

–

1

4

1

7

(4.3)

–

(3.8)

(5.8)

(7.1)

(5.0)

Oral health training***

Yes

1

2

3

49

–

55

(4.3)

(22.2)

(11.5)

(71.0)

–

(39.0)

No

22

7

23

20

14

86

(95.7)

(77.8)

(88.5)

(29.0)

(100.0)

(61.0)

Aware of oral health programme**

Yes

13

5

11

57

5

91

(56.5)

(55.6)

(42.3)

(82.6)

(35.7)

(64.5)

No

10

4

15

12

9

50

(43.5)

(44.4)

(57.3)

(17.4)

(64.3)

(35.5)