Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics | Subsample 1 | Subsample 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Self-identified as mothers | 170 | 55.7 | 179 | 58.7 |
| Self-identified as fathers | 135 | 44.3 | 126 | 41.3 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Heterosexual | 303 | 99.3 | 298 | 97.7 |
| Homosexual or questionning | 2 | 0.6 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Common-law relationship | 212 | 73.8 | 200 | 69 |
| Married | 75 | 24.6 | 90 | 31 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Work full-time | 221 | 72.5 | 222 | 72.8 |
| Work part-time | 24 | 7.9 | 29 | 9.5 |
| Studying | 7 | 2.3 | 13 | 4.3 |
| Parental leave/ stay-at-home parents | 50 | 16.4 | 35 | 11.5 |
| Unemployed/medical leave | 3 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Place of birth | ||||
| Canada | 264 | 86.6 | 252 | 82.6 |
| Western Europe | 13 | 4.3 | 16 | 5.2 |
| Eastern Europe | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 2 |
| Africa | 9 | 3 | 19 | 6.2 |
| Asia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Middle East | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Latin / South America | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.6 |
| M | SD | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Mothers (years) | 37.9 | 4.8 | 38.1 | 4.6 |
| Fathers (years) | 40.9 | 5.6 | 40.8 | 6.0 |
| Number of children | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| Relationship duration (years) | 9.3 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 4.1 |
| Family median income ($ CAN) | 139,999 | 139,999 | ||