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. 2019 Nov 18;111(1):21–30. doi: 10.17269/s41997-019-00249-6

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics and housing conditions of the 289 participants at baseline

Socio-demographic characteristics n (%)
Age 18–25 years 110 (38.1)
26–35 years 103 (35.6)
36–45 years 34 (11.8)
≥ 46 years 42 (14.5)
Sex Women 163 (56.4)
Region of residence Nunavik 134 (46.4)
Nunavut 155 (53.6)
Language mostly used at homea Mostly Inuktut 138 (57.3)
Mix of Inuktut and English or French 52 (21.7)
Mostly English or French 49 (20.3)
Marital status Single 128 (44.3)
In a relationship 159 (55.0)
Current smoker 229 (79.2)
Personal income < $20,000 170 (58.8)
$20,000–$40,000 58 (20.1)
> $40,000 39 (13.5)
In employment 174 (60.2)
Highest education level Less than secondary school 158 (54.7)
Secondary school completed or technical training 73 (25.3)
Post-secondary education (with or without diploma) 47 (16.3)
Housing conditionsa
 Lives in social housing 188 (78.0)
 Time on waitlist < 1 year 32 (13.3)
1 to < 2 years 40 (16.6)
2 to < 4 years 84 (34.9)
≥ 4 years 79 (32.8)
 Average number of people in the house (mean (se)) 6.5 (0.2)

aData are from the household questionnaire, n = 241 households; other data are from the individual questionnaire