Table 1. Demographic characteristics of survey respondents.
Characteristics of Respondents (n = 2,025) | n (%) |
Respondents' gender | |
Female | 1,719 (84.9) |
Male | 301 (14.9) |
No response | 5 (0.2) |
Age of respondents (y) | |
19–29 | 17 (0.8) |
30–39 | 632 (31.2) |
40–49 | 1,135 (56.0) |
50–59 | 189 (9.3) |
60+ | 15 (0.7) |
No response | 37 (1.8) |
Child received all childhood vaccines | |
Yes (all) | 1,903 (94.1) |
Yes (some) | 82 (4.1) |
Unsure | 8 (0.4) |
No | 30 (1.5) |
Ever heard of HPV | |
Yes | 1,878 (92.7) |
No | 147 (7.3) |
History of cervical cancer (self or partner) | |
Yes | 80 (4.0) |
No | 1,906 (94.1) |
Unsure/missing | 39 (1.9) |
History of abnormal Pap smear (self or partner) | |
Yes | 700 (34.6) |
No | 1,274 (62.9) |
Unsure/missing | 51 (2.5) |
Education | |
High school education/vocational school | 713 (35.9) |
Some or complete undergraduate degree | 1,119 (55.3) |
Postgraduate degree | 156 (7.7) |
Missing | 37 (.8) |
Family composition | |
Single parent/guardian | 252 (12.4) |
Two parents (male/female) | 1,513 (74.7) |
Parents/guardians extended family | 92 (4.5) |
Blended families | 128 (6.3) |
Missing | 40 (2.0) |
Number of children | |
One or two children | 1,297 (64.0) |
Three of more children | 728 (36.0) |
Country of birth | |
Canada | 1,544 (76.2) |
England | 54 (2.7) |
China | 15 (0.7) |
India | 64 (3.2) |
Philippines | 39 (1.9) |
United States | 47 (2.3) |
Germany | 16 (0.8) |
Other | 246 (12.1) |
Religious background | |
Christian (Catholic or Protestant) | 327 (16.2) |
Christian (other) | 440 (21.7) |
Sikh | 47 (2.3) |
Muslim | 18 (0.9) |
Buddhist | 12 (0.6) |
Evangelical Christian | 8 (0.3) |
Jewish | 3 (0.1) |
Other religion (including other Christian denominations) | 476 (23.5) |
None | 694 (43.3) |
Organized religion | |
No religious affiliation | 632 (31.2) |
Religious affiliation | 1,393 (68.8) |