Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics (N = 202)
| Variable | No. | % |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 201 | 45.3 (15.4) |
| Current marital status | 202 | |
| Married or common law or intimate | 74.9 | |
| Separated or divorced or widowed | 13.9 | |
| Single, not in relationship | 11.4 | |
| Country of birth: Canada | 129 | 63.9 |
| If immigrant: years lived in Canada | 71 | |
| Less than 10 years | 23.9 | |
| 11 to 20 years | 16.9 | |
| More than 20 years | 59.2 | |
| If immigrant: country of birth | 72 | |
| Europe | 36.1 | |
| East or South East Asia or South Asia | 29.1 | |
| West Indies, Latin America, or Caribbean | 20.8 | |
| Middle East or West Asia | 6.9 | |
| Africa | 5.6 | |
| Highest education | 201 | |
| Less than high school | 3.0 | |
| High school, some or complete | 19.9 | |
| University or higher, some or complete | 77.1 | |
| Current employment | 201 | |
| Full-time or part-time | 64.2 | |
| Unemployed | 13.9 | |
| Retired or on disability | 21.9 | |
| Household annual income (Can $) | 181 | |
| Less than 20,000 | 15.5 | |
| 20,001 to 40,000 | 19.9 | |
| 40,001 to 60,000 | 20.5 | |
| More than 60,000 | 44.2 | |
| Access to computer at home or work | 200 | 87.0 |
| Use of computer in the last month | 200 | |
| Every day or two to three times a week | 81.5 | |
| Once a week or once a month | 6.5 | |
| Not at all | 12.0 | |
| English ability,* mean (SD) | 201 | 4.5 (0.87) |
| Survey comfort level,† mean (SD) | 199 | 4.0 (1.2) |
*Scale of 1 to 5: 1 = poor, 2 = fair, 3 = good, 4 = very good, 5 = excellent.
†Scale of 1 to 5: 1 = very uncomfortable, 2 = uncomfortable, 3 = not sure, 4 = comfortable, 5 = very comfortable.