Table 2. Distribution of COVID-19 symptoms across socio-demographic factors of respondents.
| Variables | COVID-19 symptoms among respondents only in the past 2 weeks | p-value | COVID-19 symptoms among respondent or their household members in the past 2 weeks | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | Yes (%) | |||
| Gender | 0.986 | 0.164 | ||
| Female | 11.97 | 16.70 | ||
| Male | 14.85 | 16.96 | ||
| Age | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| 18–44 | 18.09 | 23.06 | ||
| 45–64 | 10.33 | 12.81 | ||
| 65–84 | 9.07 | 9.79 | ||
| 85 years and above | 0 | 11.69 | ||
| Province | 0.074 | 0.003 | ||
| Alberta | 16.32 | 20.27 | ||
| British Columbia | 7.62 | 10.34 | ||
| Ontario | 12.23 | 15.28 | ||
| Quebec | 12.46 | 16.34 | ||
| Other | 21.75 | 25.91 | ||
| Race | 0.046 | 0.036 | ||
| White | 13.03 | 16.32 | ||
| Black | 15.68 | 18.92 | ||
| Mixed race | 25.11 | 30.93 | ||
| Other | 8.50 | 12.29 | ||
| Minority group | 0.309 | 0.610 | ||
| No | 13.56 | 17.04 | ||
| Yes | 12.14 | 15.33 | ||
| Highest level of education | 0.156 | 0.020 | ||
| High school or less | 14.82 | 16.03 | ||
| College | 12.04 | 15.57 | ||
| Postgraduate | 16.55 | 21.19 | ||
| Total income in 2019 | 0.001 | 0.006 | ||
| Less than $20,000 | 15.01 | 17.67 | ||
| $20,000 to less than $50,000 | 16.47 | 19.68 | ||
| $50,000 to less than $100,000 | 12.32 | 16.63 | ||
| $100,000 or more | 3.71 | 6.66 | ||
| Number of household members | 0.304 | <0.001 | ||
| 1 | 12.45 | 13.35 | ||
| 2–3 | 14.38 | 17.43 | ||
| 4 or more | 11.62 | 18.23 |
*P-values obtained from chi-square test