Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of French-speaking minority participants and English-speaking participants.
| Characteristics | % FSM (n=554) |
% English speakers (n=951) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean; standard deviation | 51.4; 16.9 | 48.1; 17.4 |
| Median | 53.0 | 47.0 |
| 18–24 | 4.7 | 11.1 |
| 25–34 | 17.0 | 15.3 |
| 35–44 | 14.6 | 17.0 |
| 45–54 | 17.5 | 20.1 |
| 55–64 | 20.9 | 17.5 |
| 65–74 | 17.5 | 9.3 |
| ≥75 | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 61.2 | 50.2 |
| Male | 38.8 | 49.8 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Province | ||
| Ontario | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| New Brunswick | 33.4 | 2.4 |
| British Columbia | 6.5 | 17.8 |
| Alberta | 6.5 | 14.2 |
| Manitoba | 2.7 | 4.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Nunavut | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Yukon | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Income | ||
| ≤$30,000 | 12.4 | 13.2 |
| $30,000 to $60,000 | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| $60,000 to $90,000 | 20.7 | 22.0 |
| $90,000 to $120,000 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
| $120,000 to $150,000 | 11.3 | 9.8 |
| >$150,000 | 14.8 | 13.5 |
| Education | ||
| Less than a high school diploma or equivalent | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| High school diploma or certificate of equivalence | 15.6 | 18.2 |
| Trade certificate or diploma | 5.6 | 6.9 |
| College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 20.0 | 22.4 |
| University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 30.0 | 30.5 |
| University certificate, diploma or degree above bachelor level | 20.5 | 14.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 23.4 | 24.1 |
| Couple | 49.5 | 34.9 |
| Family | 27.2 | 40.9 |
| Indigenous status | ||
| North American First Nation | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Métis | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Inuk (Inuit) | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Arab | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Southeast Asian | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| West Asian | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Caucasian | 70.8 | 91.5 |
| Chinese | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| Korean | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Japanese | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Latin American | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| African American | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Filipino | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| South Asian | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Other | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Citizenship status | ||
| Canadian citizen by birth | 89.2 | 77.2 |
| Canadian citizen by naturalization | 7.6 | 18.6 |
| Permanent resident | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| None | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| State of health | ||
| Obesity | 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Heart and/or vessel disease | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Diabetes | 10.1 | 6.3 |
| Liver disease | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Immunodeficiency | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Lung disease | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| None of these health problems | 64.3 | 68.7 |
Abbreviation: FSM, French-speaking minority