Table 1. Demographic/Socioeconomic Characteristics of Focus Group Participants vs MB Total Population.
| # of Participants | % | MB Total3,4 | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 70 | 36.3 | 594,550 | 49 |
| Female | 114 | 59.1 | 613,715 | 51 |
| Missing1 | 9 | 4.7 | ||
| Age | ||||
| 18 to 342 | 96 | 49.7 | 270,520 | 22 |
| 35 to 54 | 37 | 19.2 | 333,405 | 28 |
| 55 and older | 47 | 24.4 | 321,115 | 27 |
| Missing1 | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| Marital Status | ||||
| single | 76 | 39.4 | 307,505 | 25 |
| married/common law | 65 | 33.7 | 529,595 | 44 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 17 | 8.8 | 152,630 | 13 |
| Missing1 | 35 | 18.1 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Less than Grade 5 | 13 | 6.7 | n/a | |
| Grades 5 to 10 | 67 | 34.7 | n/a | |
| Grades 11 to 12 | 57 | 29.5 | 242,2005 | 20 |
| Some/completeduniversity or college | 20 | 10.4 | 309,9405 | 26 |
| Missing1 | 36 | 18.7 | ||
| Household Income | ||||
| Less than $10,000 | 65 | 33.7 | 24,290 | 5 |
| $10,001–$20,000 | 34 | 17.6 | 51,875 | 12 |
| $20,001–$30,000 | 23 | 11.9 | 53,865 | 12 |
| $30,001–$40,000 | 12 | 6.2 | 55,450 | 12 |
| More than $40,000 | 11 | 5.7 | 263,290 | 59 |
| Missing1 | 48 | 24.9 | ||
Information not completed by participants at their own discretion. Marital Status, Education and Household Income were unfortunately not collected during first pilot testing of the instrument in the rural First Nations community prior to Wave 2 of H1N1. This represents 16 participants each for these three Missing values.
We over-sampled the 18–34 age category during our pilot testing phase (8 focus groups in total) as this was believed to be the age category at highest risk of more severe outcomes from pandemic H1N1.
Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. At the time of writing, only age and sex data from the 2011 Census were available from Statistics Canada.
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Includes all data on marital status, education, household income.
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. For MB Totals in education for Grades 11 to 12, number given is the High School Certificate or equivalent. For category of Some or completed university or college, number represents aggregate of those with College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma, university certificate or diploma below bachelor level, and university certificate, diploma or degree.