Table 1. Demographic information on all participants with a traumatic (TR) or nontraumatic (NT) SCI.
| Category variables |
All participants (N = 1,549) % (95% CI) |
TR lesion (n = 1,137) % (95% CI) |
NT lesion (n = 412) % (95% CI) |
Pa |
| Canadian regions | NS | |||
| Atlantic | 10.1 (9-12) | 10.2 (9-12) | 10.0 (7-13) | |
| Quebec | 25.6 (23-28) | 24.2 (22-27) | 29.4 (25-34) | |
| Ontario | 22.3 (20-25) | 21.5 (19-24) | 24.5 (20-29) | |
| Prairies | 22.9 (21-25) | 24.1 (22-27) | 19.4 (16-24) | |
| British Columbia | 19.1 (17-21) | 20.0 (18-22) | 16.7 (13-21) | |
| Location of residence (population) | .0506 | |||
| >100,000 | 62.2 (58-63) | 60.5 (58-63) | 67.1 (62-72) | |
| 10,000-100,000 | 16.5 (14-18) | 17.6 (15-20) | 13.4 (10-17) | |
| <10,000 | 21.3 (19-23) | 21.9 (20-24) | 19.5 (16-24) | |
| Ethnicity | NS | |||
| Majority (White) | 91.4 (90-93) | 92.0 (90-93) | 90.0 (87-93) | |
| Minorities | 8.6 (7-10) | 8.0 (7-10) | 10.0 (7-13) | |
| Language preference | .032 | |||
| French | 24.3 (22-27) | 22.9 (20-25) | 28.2 (24-33) | |
| English | 75.7 (73-78) | 77.1 (75-80) | 71.8 (67-76) | |
| Gender | <.001 | |||
| Male | 67.2 (65-70) | 70.9 (68-73) | 57.0 (52-62) | |
| Female | 32.8 (30-35) | 29.1 (27-32) | 43.0 (38-48) | |
| Living arrangement | .029 | |||
| Single individual living with others | 5.9 (5-7) | 6.3 (5-8) | 4.9 (3-8) | |
| Single individual living alone | 26.0 (24-28) | 26.9 (24-30) | 23.5 (20-28) | |
| Living with spouse/partner | 40.8 (38-43) | 39.6 (37-42) | 44.2 (39-49) | |
| Parent living with spouse or partner and children | 10.1 (9-12) | 10.4 (9-12) | 9.5 (7-13) | |
| Single parent living with children | 5.2 (4-6) | 5.9 (5-7) | 3.4 (2-6) | |
| Child living with 2 parents with or without siblings | 8.5 (7-10) | 8.4 (7-10) | 9.2 (7-13) | |
| Other | 2.5 (2-3) | 2.0 (1-3) | 3.6 (2-6) | |
| Undeclared | 0.8 (0-1) | 0.5 (0-1) | 1.7 (1-4) | |
| Marital status | NS | |||
| Married | 41.8 (39-44) | 41.0 (38-44) | 43.9 (39-49) | |
| Common-law | 9.7 (8-11) | 9.4 (8-11) | 10.4 (8-14) | |
| Widowed, separated, or divorced | 18.2 (16-20) | 18.0 (16-20) | 18.7 (15-23) | |
| Single, never married | 29.4 (27-32) | 31.0 (28-34) | 24.8 (21-29) | |
| Undeclared | 1.0 (1-2) | 0.5 (0-1) | 2.2 (1-4) | |
| Education level | NS | |||
| Less than high school | 14.3 (13-16) | 13.9 (12-16) | 15.5 (12-19) | |
| High school | 23.3 (21-26) | 23.7 (21-26) | 22.4 (19-27) | |
| Postsecondary education | 34.8 (32-37) | 34.0 (31-37) | 36.9 (32-42) | |
| University | 27.6 (25-30) | 28.4 (26-31) | 25.1 (21-30) | |
| Personal incomeb | <.001 | |||
| <$30,000 | 50.7 (48-53) | 48.1 (45-51) | 58.1 (53-63) | |
| $30,000 to $59,999 | 30.6 (28-33) | 31.0 (28-34) | 29.7 (25-35) | |
| $60,000 and over | 18.7 (17-21) | 21.0 (18-24) | 12.2 (9-16) | |
| Household incomeb | .007 | |||
| <$30,000 | 32.1 (30-35) | 30.3 (27-33) | 37.2 (32-43) | |
| $30,000 to $59,999 | 28.5 (26-31) | 27.7 (25-31) | 30.6 (26-36) | |
| $60,000 and over | 39.5 (37-42) | 41.9 (39-45) | 32.2 (27-38) | |
| Income sourcesc | ||||
| Wage/salary | 26.2 (24-28) | 28.9 (26-32) | 18.7 (15-23) | <.001 |
| Government pension | 27.8 (26-30) | 25.5 (23-28) | 34.0 (29-39) | <.001 |
| Employer pension | 11.6 (10-13) | 9.8 (8-12) | 16.7 (13-21) | <.001 |
| Vehicle insurance | 9.7 (8-11) | 12.5 (11-15) | 1.9 (1-4) | <.001 |
| Provincial program | 11.6 (10-13) | 10.4 (9-12) | 14.8 (12-19) | .008 |
| Federal program | 14.8 (13-17) | 14.6 (13-17) | 15.3 (12-19) | NS |
| Do not want to answer | 7.6 (6-9) | 6.9 (5-9) | 9.7 (7-13) | NS |
| Lesion severity | <.001 | |||
| Complete | 33.3 (31-36) | 39.1 (36-42) | 17.5 (14-22) | |
| Incomplete | 66.7 (64-69) | 60.9 (58-64) | 82.5 (78-86) | |
| Lesion level | <.001 | |||
| Paraplegia | 57.8 (55-60) | 50.3 (47-53) | 78.6 (74-82) | |
| Tetraplegia | 42.2 (40-45) | 49.7 (47-53) | 21.4 (18-26) | |
| AISd | <.001 | |||
| A | 36.7 (34-39) | 42.8 (40-46) | 19.9 (16-24) | |
| B | 7.5(6-9) | 9.1 (7-11) | 3.2 (2-5) | |
| C | 19.5 (18-22) | 18.3 (16-21) | 22.8 (19-27) | |
| D | 20.6 (19-23) | 15.0 (13-17) | 35.9 (31-41) | |
| E | 2.4(2-3) | 1.5 (1-2) | 4.9 (3-8) | |
| Undetermined | 13.3 (12-15) | 13.3 (11-15) | 13.3 (10-17) | |
| Scale variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 49.6 (13.9) | 48.3 (13.3) | 53.1 (14.9) | <.001 |
| Years since injury | 18.5 (14.3) | 18.5 (13.1) | 18.7 (17.1) | NS |
| Age at injury, years | 31.1 (17.0) | 29.9 (14.9) | 34.5 (21.6) | <.001 |
a
Significance or not statistically significant (NS) between people with a TR or NT lesion, chi-square (category variables) or t test (scale variables).
b
Percentage of those who answered the question. Income is given in Canadian dollars.
c
The participants could choose all answers that applied to their situation.
d
The American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) was evaluated indirectly from participants’ answers about their lesion and sensorimotor and mobility capabilities.