Table 1 Demographics of peer supporters and non-peer supporters, Singapore 2018

Demographic characteristics

 Age, in years

  18–20

53 (52.5)

138 (49.6)

  21–24

39 (38.6)

120 (43.2)

  25–30

9 (8.9)

20 (7.2)

 Gender

  Male

35 (34.7)

143 (49.7)

  Female

66 (65.3)

145 (50.3)

 Race/Ethnicity

  Caucasian

0 (0)

3 (1.1)

  Chinese

82 (81.2)

213 (74.7)

  Indian

3 (3.0)

19 (6.7)

  Malay

9 (8.9)

30 (10.5)

  Other

7 (6.9)

20 (7.0)

 School

  S1

35 (36.8)

63 (24.0)

  S2

19 (20.0)

67 (25.5)

  S3

19 (20.0)

40 (15.2)

  S4

13 (13.7)

42 (16.0)

  S5

9 (9.5)

51 (19.4)

 Years in school

   < 1 year

35 (38.9)

124 (50.4)

  1–2 years

37 (41.1)

82 (33.3)

  3–4 years

18 (20.0)

40 (16.3)

Peer supporter experience

 Duration since attending training workshop

   ≤ 4 months

33 (33.0)

–

  5–8 months

18 (18.0)

–

   ≥ 9 months

49 (49.0)

–

 Number of peers supported (since training)

  None

19 (18.6)

–

  1 to 5

55 (53.9)

–

   > 6

28 (27.5)

–

 Number of peers recommended to seek professional help (since training)

  None

58 (56.9)

–

  1 to 5

39 (38.2)

–

   > 6

5 (4.9)

–

 Number of peers, out of those recommended to seek professional help, actually sought help (since training)

  None

65 (71.4)

–

  1 to 5

24 (26.4)

–

   > 6

2 (2.2)

–