| Variable | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (N = 288)* | |
| Female | 88 (31) |
| Male | 200 (69) |
| Age, y | |
| 25–34 | 5 (2) |
| 35–44 | 35 (12) |
| 45–54 | 74 (26) |
| 55–64 | 125 (43) |
| ≥65 | 51 (18) |
| Current province or territory of residence | |
| Ontario | 73 (25) |
| Nova Scotia | 49 (17) |
| British Columbia | 43 (15) |
| Quebec | 41 (14) |
| Alberta | 35 (12) |
| Other† | 49 (17) |
| Current region of residence | |
| Urban | 111 (38) |
| Suburban | 92 (32) |
| Rural | 87 (30) |
| Current gross income, $ | |
| <25,000 | 6 (2) |
| 25,000–49,000 | 31 (11) |
| 50,000–59,000 | 47 (16) |
| 60,000–79,000 | 76 (26) |
| 80,000–99,000 | 53 (18) |
| 100,000–150,000 | 40 (14) |
| >150,000 | 9 (3) |
| Prefer not to answer | 28 (10) |
| Race or ethnicity (N = 289) | |
| White/European | 254 (88) |
| Indigenous | 10 (3) |
| Black, Caribbean Region | 2 (1) |
| Black, North America | 2 (1) |
| Hispanic | 2 (1) |
| Other‡ | 19 (7) |
| Highest formal education | |
| High school | 102 (35) |
| College degree | 86 (30) |
| University degree | 71 (25) |
| Other§ | 31 (11) |
| Current relationship status | |
| Married | 184 (63) |
| Common law | 35 (12) |
| Divorced | 32 (11) |
| Single or never married | 20 (7) |
| Separated | 16 (6) |
| Widowed | 3 (1) |
Note: N = 290 unless otherwise indicated.
Additional survey response options included “Other (open-ended)” and “Prefer not to answer.”
Other places of residence included New Brunswick (n = 21), Newfoundland and Labrador (n = 9), Manitoba (n = 6), Prince Edward Island (n = 6), Saskatchewan (n = 4), transient/inter-provincial (n = 2), and Dresden, Germany (n = 1).
Other categories included “prefer not to answer” (n = 10), “Do not know” (n = 5), mixed race (n = 2), East Asian (n = 1), and Australasian (n = 1).
Other education levels included some college or university (n = 8), master’s or other postgraduate degree (n = 7), trade school (n = 6), college diploma or certificate (n = 5), some high school (n = 2), device enrolment program (n = 1), Office of Program Management and Evaluation (n = 1), and unspecified (n = 1).