Table 1.
Sample demographics by intervention condition and total (%).
| Group Intervention |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent’s informed decision-making (n = 500) n (%) |
A mother’s story (n = 500) n (%) | A pediatrician’s story (n = 500) n (%) |
Control (n = 500) n (%) |
(n = 2000) n (%) |
|
| Province of residence | |||||
| Western provinces1 | 125 (25.0) | 138 (27.6) | 134 (26.8) | 144 (28.8) | 541 (27.1) |
| Ontario | 149 (29.8) | 145 (29.0) | 155 (31.0) | 139 (27.8) | 588 (29.4) |
| Quebec | 195 (39.0) | 191 (38.2) | 192 (38.4) | 193 (38.6) | 771 (38.6) |
| Eastern provinces2 | 31 (6.2) | 26 (5.2) | 19 (3.8) | 24 (4.8) | 100 (5.0) |
| Gender | |||||
| Man | 157 (31.4) | 169 (33.8) | 152 (30.4) | 145 (29.0) | 623 (31.2) |
| Woman | 343 (68.6) | 327 (65.4) | 346 (69.2) | 351 (70.2) | 1367 (68.4) |
| Other3 | – | 4 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.8) | 10 (0.5) |
| Highest level of education completed | |||||
| Elementary or high school (general or vocational training) | 82 (16.4) | 83 (16.6) | 78 (15.6) | 102 (20.4) | 345 (17.3) |
| College (general pre-university or technical program) |
165 (33.0) | 163 (32.6) | 169 (33.8) | 162 (32.4) | 659 (33.0) |
| University (undergraduate or graduate degree) |
251 (50.2) | 254 (50.8) | 253 (50.6) | 234 (46.8) | 992 (49.6) |
| Prefer not to answer | 2 (0.4) | – | – | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) |
| Age | |||||
| 18–29 | 62 (12.4) | 180 (6.0) | 84 (16.8) | 83 (16.6) | 309 (15.5) |
| 30–39 | 315 (63.0) | 296 (59.2) | 300 (60.0) | 296 (59.2) | 1207 (60.4) |
| 40–49 | 112 (22.4) | 115 (23.0) | 99 (19.8) | 110 (22.0) | 436 (21.8) |
| 50–59 | 6 (1.2) | 9 (1.8) | 10 (2.0) | 9 (1.8) | 34 (1.7) |
| 60 or older | 5 (1.0) | – | 7 (1.4) | 2 (0.4) | 14 (0.7) |
| Born in Canada* | |||||
| Yes | 438 (87.6) | 383 (76.6) | 400 (80.0) | 427 (85.4) | 1648 (82.4) |
| No | 62 (12.4) | 117 (23.4) | 100 (20.0) | 73 (14.6) | 352 (17.6) |
| Annual income | |||||
| Less than $50,000 | 58 (11.6) | 75 (15.0) | 82 (16.4) | 88 (17.6) | 303 (15.2) |
| Between $50,000 and $100,000 | 185 (37.0) | 202 (40.4) | 195 (39.0) | 196 (39.2) | 778 (38.9) |
| More than $100,000 | 236 (47.2) | 210 (42.0) | 196 (39.2) | 193 (38.6) | 835 (41.8) |
| Prefer not to answer | 21 (4.2) | 13 (2.6) | 27 (5.4) | 23 (4.6) | 84 (4.2) |
1Include British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
2Include New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
3Include Non-binary, transgender, Two-spirit and other identities specified by respondents.
4Include Strongly agree and Somewhat agree answers.
5Include Strongly disagree and Somewhat disagree answers.