Table 2.
Sample characteristics.
| Characteristics | % (n) 1 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| 18–29 | 41.1 (614) |
| 30–39 | 37.1 (923) |
| 40–45 | 21.8 (377) |
| Pregnancy history | |
| Never pregnant | 54.1 (967) |
| Currently pregnant | 4.4 (88) |
| Previously pregnant | 41.5 (859) |
| Indigenous | 5.2 (86) |
| Visible minority | 28.6 (413) |
| Recent immigrant (<10 years ago) | 9.6 (190) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 13.3 (247) |
| College or university | 73.8 (1429) |
| Graduate studies | 12.9 (236) |
| Household gross annual income (CAD) | |
| <40,000 | 21.1 (392) |
| 40,000 to <60,000 | 16.1 (304) |
| 60,000 to <100,000 | 31.8 (618) |
| ≥100,000 | 30.9 (589) |
| Able to make ends meet | |
| All or most of the time | 84.9 (1595) |
| Some of the time to never | 15.2 (314) |
| Geographic region/province | |
| British Columbia | 13.2 (269) |
| Prairies 2 | 19.4 (403) |
| Ontario | 38.9 (689) |
| Quebec | 22.5 (359) |
| Maritimes 3 | 6.0 (194) |
| Community type | |
| Big city | 37.1 (683) |
| Suburbs of big city | 31.8 (581) |
| Town or small city | 24.0 (492) |
| Village or rural area | 7.1 (155) |
1 Percentages derived from weighted data, n from unweighted data. 2 Prairies include the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. 3 Maritimes include the eastern provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.