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. 2025 Feb 12;11(1):5–22. doi: 10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0101
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).