Demographic Information
Social Work Survey – Demographic Information…
The 2011 Social Work Survey received contributions from almost 600 practitioners from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. The people who responded came from throughout the UK, and were a good mix of temporary and permanent staff.
Key Demographics:
- 22% of respondents had been in social work less than 2 years, 26% had been working for between 2 and 10 years, and 52% had been in the profession for 10 years or more.
- 57% of respondents worked in Children and Families teams, 31% in Adult Services teams, and 12% in Mental Health teams.
- 73% of respondents worked in the public sector, with the remainder working for private companies, charities, other organisations, or not currently working.
- Our main source of information was social workers and senior social workers, who made up 57% of responses. However, 23% of our respondents were Team Managers or Service Managers.
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