Table 1.
Participant demographic information, by dominant narrative theme
| Demographic characteristics | All, n = 30 | Trying to forget, n = 3 | Trusting the system, n = 9 | Being proactive about my health, n = 11 | Stumbling from one problem to the next, n = 5 | Struggling to find my way n = 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 20–24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25–29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30–34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 35+ | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gender | Male | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Female | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Place of residency | Greater Vancouver area | 21 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Other | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marital status | Single | 22 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Married | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Living arrangement | Alone | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| With roommates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| With a partner/spouse | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| With parents | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Level of education | Did not complete high school | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Completed high school | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Completed university/college | 21 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| Employment status | Unemployed | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Student | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Employed part- or full-time | 23 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |