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Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)SFY 2005-06 Annual Detailed HICAP Data Reports

Aggregated Active Counselor Data

Annual Statewide Active Counselor Data Report

	SEP 2005	DEC 2005	MAR 2006	JUN 2006	TOTAL
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
SECTION 1 - Number of Active Counselor and Hours
Volunteer Counselors	531	546	655	437
SHIP/HICAP Paid Counselors	205	221	256	145
In-Kind Paid Counselors	5	10	14	8
Volunteer Counseling hours	6,595	10,499	10,973	14,029	42,096
SHIP/HICAP Paid Counseling hours	5,714	10,355	10,806	16,606	43,481
In-Kind Paid Counseling hours	251	295	139	248	933
SECTION 2 - Number of Other Paid Staff and Hours
SHIP/HICAP Paid Other Staff					2,127
In-Kind Paid Other Staff					28
SHIP/HICAP Paid Other Staff Hours					51,275
In-Kind Paid Other Staff Hours					4,139
SECTION 3 - Counselor Training
Initial Trainings					27
Attendees of Initial Trainings					133
Hours of Initial Trainings					1,953
Update Trainings					156
Attendees of Update Trainings					1,076
Hours of Update Trainings					6,044
SECTION 4 - Counselor Characteristics
Years in SHIP/HICAP Services
Less than 1 year					85
1 year up to 3 years					131
3 year up to 5 years					92
Over 5 years					191
Age
Less than 65 years					182
65 years or more					233
Disability Status
Disabled					20
Not Disabled					373
Gender
Female					343
Male					163
Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino					46
Race
American Indian					2
African American					17
Caucasian					406
Asian
Asian Indian					5
Cambodian					0
Chinese					17
Filipino					5
Japanese					9
Korean					4
Laotian					1
Vietnamese					2
Other Asian					2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Guamanian					1
Hawaiian					0
Samoan					0
Other Native               Hawaiian/Pacific Islander					0
Other Race					1
Two or More Races					0
Languages Spoken (other than English) (This data obtained from Counselor Registration forms)
Spanish					74
Chinese      (Mandarin/Cantonese/Taiwanese)					22
Other Asian Languages      (Japanese/Hmong/Vietnamese)					10
German					18
French					13

* Active Counselor Data was previously reported on an annual basis. Reporting requirements changed during the SFY 05-06 and saw significant changes in the 4th quarter due to these changes and training on reporting

Link to: SFY 2005-06 Annual Active Counselor Data Report by PSA (pdf)