Table 1.
Demographic and health characteristics (n = 148)
| Characteristics | Number (%) or median (inter-quartile range) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Male | Female | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 37 (25.0) | – | – | |
| Female | 111 (75.0) | – | – | |
| Age group | ||||
| 19–24 years | 111 (75.0) | 26 (70.3) | 85 (76.6) | 0.72 |
| 25–29 years | 18 (12.2) | 5 (13.5) | 13 (11.7) | |
| 30 and over | 19 (12.8) | 6 (16.2) | 13 (11.7) | |
| Major | ||||
| Psychology | 57 (38.5) | 12 (32.4) | 45 (40.6) | 0.11 |
| Health | 47 (31.8) | 9 (24.3) | 38 (34.2) | |
| Other | 44 (29.7) | 16 (43.3) | 28 (25.2) | |
| Born in | ||||
| Canada | 86 (58.1) | 21 (56.8) | 65 (58.7) | 0.85 |
| Other countries | 62 (41.9) | 16 (43.2) | 46 (41.4) | |
| First language | ||||
| English | 93 (62.8) | 21 (56.8) | 72 (64.9) | 0.38 |
| Other | 55 (37.2) | 16 (43.2) | 39 (35.1) | |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single, no relationship | 81 (54.7) | 23 (62.2) | 58 (52.3) | 0.73 |
| Single in relationship | 50 (33.8) | 11 (29.7) | 39 (35.1) | |
| Married/common law | 10 (6.8) | 2 (5.4) | 8 (7.2) | |
| Other | 7 (4.7) | 1 (2.7) | 6 (5.4) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 51 (34.5) | 13 (35.1) | 38 (34.2) | 0.60 |
| South Asian | 28 (18.9) | 6 (16.2) | 22 (19.8) | |
| Black | 16 (10.7) | 2 (5.4) | 14 (12.6) | |
| Chinese | 13 (8.8) | 3 (8.1) | 10 (9.0 | |
| Other | 40 (27.0) | 13 (35.1) | 27 (24.3) | |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Poor/fair | 36 (24.5) | 8 (22.2) | 28 (25.2) | |
| Good | 60 (40.8) | 11 (30.6) | 49 (44.2) | 0.18 |
| Very good/excellent | 51 (34.7) | 17 (47.2) | 34 (30.6) | |
| Obligations apart from university studya | ||||
| Domestic chores | 91 (63.5) | 20 (54.1) | 71 (61.5) | 0.24 |
| Voluntary work | 80 (54.1) | 21 (56.8) | 59 (53.2) | |
| Caregiving to children, parents, and/or others | 34 (23.0) | 5 ((13.5) | 29 (26.1) | |
| Internship and training | 19 (12.8) | 8 (21.6) | 11 (9.9) | |
| Other obligations | 26 (17.6) | 7 (18.9) | 19 (17.1) | |
| Currently covered for private counselling/therapy | 61 (41.5) | 15 (41.7) | 46 (41.4) | 0.98 |
| Ever used any counselling/therapy support, % | 97 (66.1) | 23 (63.9) | 74 (66.8) | 0.76 |
| Years in Canada if not born there, median (IQR) | 11 (4, 16) | 10 (3.3, 16) | 11 (4.5, 16) | 0.69 |
| Weekly paid work hours, median (IQR) | 4 (0, 13) | 5 (0, 14.5) | 4 (0, 12) | 0.70 |
| Weekly unpaid work hours, median (IQR) | 2 (0, 5) | 2.5 (0.3, 7) | 2 (0, 5) | 0.08 |
aPercentages add up to over 100% because of overlapping obligations