Table 1 Demographics of participants
Characteristics* | N (%) |
|---|---|
Language preference (translation)** | |
Non-English/Non-French preference (translation would be helpful) | 14 (7) |
English/French preference (translation not needed) | 178 (91) |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Born in Canada | |
Yes | 120 (62) |
No | 71 (36) |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Indigenous Identity*** | |
Yes - First Nations | 8 (4) |
Yes - Métis | ≤ 5 |
Yes - Inuk/Inuit | ≤ 5 |
No | 157 (81) |
Data not collected (MB) | 24 (12) |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Race*** | |
Arab, Middle Eastern or West Asian | 11 (6) |
Black | 17 (9) |
East Asian | 18 (9) |
Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, Inuk/Inuit) | 8 (4) |
Latino/Latina/Latinx | ≤ 5 |
South Asian or Indo-Caribbean | 31 (16) |
Southeast Asian | 11 (6) |
White | 47 (24) |
Another Race Category | 6 (3) |
Mixed Race | 16 (8) |
Data not collected (MB) | 24 (12) |
No Response | ≤ 5 |
Sex at Birth | |
Female | 133 (68) |
Male | 58 (30) |
Intersex | ≤ 5 |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Gender Identity | |
Woman | 126 (65) |
Man | 58 (30) |
Transgender | ≤ 5 |
Gender fluid or Gender nonbinary | 8 (4) |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Sexual Orientation | |
Heterosexual (‘straight’, male/female relationships or two different binary genders) | 165 (85) |
Gay | ≤ 5 |
Lesbian | ≤ 5 |
Bisexual | 9 (5) |
Queer or pansexual | 10 (5) |
Another | ≤ 5 |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Education | |
Some grade school | ≤ 5 |
Completed grade school (grade 1–8) | ≤ 5 |
Some high school | ≤ 5 |
Completed high school (grade 9–12) | 9 (5) |
Trades Certificate/Diploma | 14 (7) |
Some college/university | 39 (20) |
College/university degree | 94 (48) |
Postgraduate degree | 34 (17) |
No formal schooling | ≤ 5 |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Housing | |
Own home | 72 (37) |
Rent | 73 (37) |
Staying with friends or relatives because you have no alternative [couch surfing] | 10 (5) |
Shelter | ≤ 5 |
On the street | ≤ 5 |
Other | 36 (18) |
No response | ≤ 5 |
Making ends meet | |
Yes | 43 (22) |
No | 151 (77) |
No response | ≤ 5 |