Table 2.

Childcare representative demographic information (n = 514)

	N	%
Sex
Male	7	1.4
Female	488	94.9
Age
20–24 years	3	0.6
25–34 years	75	14.6
35–44 years	147	28.6
45–54 years	177	34.4
55–64 years	83	16.1
65 + years	9	1.8
Ethnicity
Caucasian	395	76.8
African Canadian	5	1.0
Aboriginal/First Nations	24	4.7
Hispanic	6	1.2
Asian	13	2.5
Arabic	4	0.8
Other	20	3.9
Position at childcare center
Director	253	49.2
Assistant director	22	4.3
Program co-ordinator	21	4.1
Supervisor	109	21.2
Manager	51	9.9
Other	58	11.3
Years of experience in childcare setting
< 1 year	1	0.2
1–5 years	50	9.7
6–10 years	79	15.4
11–15 years	62	12.1
16–20 years	83	16.2
21 years +	229	44.6
Educational background
High school	2	0.4
College	283	55.2
University	173	33.7
Post-graduate degree	45	8.8
Other	10	1.9

Note: Some values shown in the table may not add up to 100% or n = 514 as some participants chose not to answer certain questions