Survey Results

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1. Ethnicity (please check as many boxes as you feel apply to you):
	answered question		487
	skipped question		26
		Response Percent	Response Count
African American		3.1%	15
Hispanic		4.9%	24
Caucasian		93.2%	454
Pacific Islander		0.2%	1
Asian		1.0%	5
Native American		1.4%	7
Other (please specify) [ShowReplies]			22

2. Gender:
	answered question		508
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Male		57.3%	291
Female		42.7%	217

3. Age:
	answered question		509
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 20		0.0%	0
20-29		4.5%	23
30-39		11.0%	56
40-49		31.0%	158
50-59		36.5%	186
60-69		13.6%	69
70 or older		3.3%	17

4. Level of Education:
	answered question		510
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than 9th grade		0.4%	2
9th-12th grade, no completion		1.6%	8
High School		5.1%	26
Some college, no degree		27.3%	139
Associate Degree		9.8%	50
Bachelor's Degree		23.3%	119
Master's Degree		21.2%	108
Professional Degree		6.3%	32
Doctorate		5.1%	26

5. How long have you been participating in SMART Recovery?
	answered question		503
	skipped question		10
		Response Percent	Response Count
Less than six months		38.4%	193
Six months to eleven months		15.1%	76
1 to 1.5 Years		12.7%	64
1.5 to 2 Years		6.8%	34
2 Years to 3 Years		9.5%	48
More than 3 Years		17.5%	88

6. Have you read the SMART Recovery Handbook?
	answered question		508
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Completely		32.7%	166
Mostly		18.9%	96
Some		18.7%	95
Have not read the Handbook		29.7%	151

7. If you have read the SMART Handbook, what section was most helpful to you?
	answered question		343
	skipped question		170
		Response Percent	Response Count
Section One: Introduction to SMART Recovery		9.3%	32
Section Two: Getting Started – Meetings and Online Support		2.3%	8
Section Three: Point One – Building and Maintaining Motivation		11.7%	40
Section Four: Point Two – Coping With Urges		16.3%	56
Section Five: Point 3 – Self Management of Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors		47.2%	162
Section Six: Point 4 – Finding Lifestyle with a Balance		10.8%	37
Section Seven: Appendices		2.3%	8

8. I found the SMART Recovery Handbook easy to read and understand:
	answered question		358
	skipped question		155
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		39.7%	142
Agree		58.4%	209
Disagree		2.0%	7
Strongly Disagree		0.0%	0

9. The SMART Recovery Handboook was helpful to my own personal recovery?
	answered question		334
	skipped question		179
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		29.3%	98
Agree		61.7%	206
Disagree		7.8%	26
Strongly Disagree		1.2%	4

10. Which of the following tools have you personally used? (Check as many as apply).
	answered question		409
	skipped question		104
		Response Percent	Response Count
Change Plan Worksheet		37.4%	153
ABCs/REBT		76.0%	311
Brainstorming		24.4%	100
Cost/Benefit Analysis		79.2%	324
DISARM		39.4%	161
Role Play/Rehearsal		15.4%	63
Urge Log		16.6%	68
Thinking Errors		39.1%	160
Unconditional Self Acceptance		46.5%	190
Goal Setting Worksheet		36.7%	150
Hierarchy of Values		31.5%	129

11. I read the News and Views newsletter:
	answered question		484
	skipped question		29
		Response Percent	Response Count
Always and completely		16.3%	79
Usually or some		40.5%	196
Rarely		13.4%	65
Have not read		29.8%	144

12. I find the News & Views newsletter helpful to my personal recovery:
	answered question		335
	skipped question		178
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		13.7%	46
Agree		63.0%	211
Disagree		20.0%	67
Strongly Disagree		3.3%	11

13. I found out about SMART Recovery through (choose as many as apply):
	answered question		417
	skipped question		96
		Response Percent	Response Count
Legal System or Courts		3.1%	13
Counselor		25.4%	106
Friend/Family		12.7%	53
Internet		60.9%	254
Newspaper Article		0.2%	1
Advertisement		3.1%	13
Special Event/Expo		1.7%	7
Other (please specify) [ShowReplies]			99

14. I use the following SMART Recovery Resources (check all that apply):
	answered question		443
	skipped question		70
		Response Percent	Response Count
Face-to-face meetings		49.0%	217
Online meetings		35.0%	155
Message Boards		40.0%	177
24/7 Chat room		28.4%	126
Documents on website		63.4%	281
Other (please specify) [ShowReplies]			34

15. I attend SMART Recovery face-to-face or on-line meetings:
	answered question		471
	skipped question		42
		Response Percent	Response Count
1 x per month		14.0%	66
2 x per month		7.0%	33
1 x per week		24.8%	117
2 x per week		8.9%	42
3 x per week		2.3%	11
More than 3 x per week		3.6%	17
Never		39.3%	185

16. My meeting facilitator is a professional counselor/therapist?
	answered question		337
	skipped question		176
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		26.7%	90
No		73.3%	247

17. We use SMART Recovery Tools in our meetings:
	answered question		343
	skipped question		170
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		42.0%	144
Agree		48.7%	167
Disagree		5.8%	20
Strongly Disagree		3.5%	12

18. I think that I could easily learn how to facilitate my SMART Recovery meeting:
	answered question		384
	skipped question		129
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		36.7%	141
Agree		48.4%	186
Disagree		12.0%	46
Strongly Disagree		2.9%	11

19. I would be willing to facilitate SMART Recovery meetings:
	answered question		390
	skipped question		123
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree		32.1%	125
Agree		39.0%	152
Disagree		23.8%	93
Strongly Disagree		5.1%	20

20. Please indicate which best describes your level of religiosity:
	answered question		469
	skipped question		44
		Response Percent	Response Count
I believe in a personal God or a Higher Power who can intervene in my life to take away my defects and change me. (Theist)		10.2%	48
I believe in God or a Higher Power who created the world and gave me the power and ability to change myself. (Deist)		35.0%	164
I believe in a Higher Power or Force in everything, but not One who made me special, intervenes in lives or grants miracles. (Pan-deist)		13.4%	63
I believe in many Gods. (Polytheist)		2.1%	10
I’m not sure whether or not there is a God or Higher Power. (Agnostic)		16.2%	76
I don’t believe in any gods or higher powers or other supernatural beings. (Non-Theist)		23.0%	108
Other (please specify) [ShowReplies]			44

21. My above-noted level of religiosity (Question #20) impacts my relationship with SMART Recovery:
	answered question		468
	skipped question		45
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly agree		18.4%	86
Agree		39.1%	183
Disagree		28.2%	132
Strongly Disagree		14.3%	67

22. I believe that addiction is a disease:
	answered question		497
	skipped question		16
		Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly agree		15.5%	77
Agree		15.5%	77
Unsure		27.2%	135
Disagree		23.1%	115
Strongly Disagree		18.7%	93

23. In addition to SMART Recovery meetings, I also participate in (check all that apply):
	answered question		176
	skipped question		337
		Response Percent	Response Count
AA (or other 12-step programs)		85.2%	150
Women for Sobriety		11.9%	21
Secular Organizations for Sobriety		9.1%	16
LifeRing		10.2%	18
Other (please specify other meetings you attend) [ShowReplies]			89

24. In addition to attending SMART Recovery meetings, I also (check all that apply):
	answered question		176
	skipped question		337
		Response Percent	Response Count
Facilitate or host face-to-face meetings		65.3%	115
Facilitate or host online meetings		10.8%	19
Volunteer in the online chat rooms		11.9%	21
Volunteer on the message boards		12.5%	22
Participate in local outreach efforts		28.4%	50
Volunteer in another capacity (please specify) [ShowReplies]			52

25. Country in which I reside:
	answered question	490
	skipped question	23
		Response Count
[ShowReplies]		490