Table 1.
Socio demographic Characteristics of Participants
| # | |
|---|---|
| Age - mean = 39.7+ 11.4, range 21–61, | |
| Age Group | |
| 21–39 | 14 |
| 40–61 | 16 |
| Ethnic origin | |
| West Asian (i.e. Iranian) | 15 |
| South Asian (i.e. Pakistani/Indian) | 15 |
| Length of time in Canada | |
| 0–4 years | 7 |
| 5–9 years | 5 |
| 10 or more | 18 |
| Immigration status | |
| Landed immigrant/Canadian Citizen | 30 |
| Current relationship status | |
| Divorced/Separated | 2 |
| Married/common law | 24 |
| Single, never married | 4 |
| Have Children | |
| Yes | 21 |
| No | 9 |
| Rating of English reading, writing & speaking abilities | |
| Excellent | 10 |
| Good | 15 |
| Fair | 5 |
| Highest level of education | |
| High School (12 grades) or equivalent | 3 |
| College (e.g. diploma) or university (e.g. BA, B.Sc.) | 16 |
| Post-graduation (e.g.MA, PhD), some or completed | 11 |
| Current employment status in Canada | |
| Full-time employed (Minimum of 35 h/week) | 6 |
| Other | 7 |
| Part-time employed | 7 |
| Unemployed | 10 |
| Average # hours worked per week | |
| 20–30 h | 2 |
| 30–40 h | 7 |
| 40–50 h | 4 |
| Less than 20 h | 6 |
| Approximate household annual income from all sources after taxes | |
| Less than $25,000 | 3 |
| $25,000–$40,000 | 3 |
| $41,000–$75,000 | 6 |
| More than $75,000 | 4 |
| Don’t know/Don’t want to answer | 14 |
| # of people (both children less than 18 years old and adults) living in household | |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 |
| Have relatives living in Canada | |
| Yes | 25 |
| No | 5 |