Public Policy Center | Demographics of Survey Respondents

Demographics of Survey Respondents

The 197 individuals who participated in the anonymous online survey administered by TCJC’s Public Policy Center represented a full range of roles within the substance abuse services field:

· 3.7% are TTC Program Practitioners (Official TDCJ Transitional Therapeutic Community)

· 14.8% are Community-based Public Program Practitioners (County, State)

· 27.5% are Community-based Program Practitioners (Private/Non-Profit/Non-TDCJ Employee)

· 21.0% identified themselves as Other

· 33.0% are Probation Officers

Those in the “Other” category include judges, parole officers, official TDCJ halfway house program practitioners, Veterans Administration re-entry program practitioners, non-profit and for-profit practitioners and administrators, employees and volunteers in the corrections field, and faith-based service providers.

NOTE: Please see Appendix C (Question 1) for respondents’ “Other” self-identification responses.