Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
| Survey sample N = 311 | Interview sample N = 79 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age | ||||
| 14–18 | 17 | 5.5 | 7 | 8.9 |
| 19–24 | 50 | 16.1 | 15 | 19.0 |
| 25–34 | 113 | 36.3 | 21 | 26.6 |
| 35–44 | 60 | 19.3 | 15 | 19.0 |
| 45–54 | 35 | 11.3 | 7 | 8.9 |
| 55–64 | 33 | 10.6 | 13 | 16.5 |
| 65+ | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Sex at birth | ||||
| Female | 237 | 76.7 | 51 | 64.6 |
| Male | 72 | 23.3 | 28 | 35.4 |
| Gender identity | ||||
| Female/woman | 213 | 68.7 | 42 | 53.9 |
| Male/man | 61 | 19.7 | 23 | 29.5 |
| Genderqueer, non-conforming, or other | 36 | 11.6 | 13 | 16.7 |
| Province/territory | ||||
| Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberta | 20 | 6.4 | 8 | 10.1 |
| British Columbia | 57 | 18.3 | 21 | 26.6 |
| Manitoba | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 5.1 |
| New Brunswick | 16 | 5.1 | 6 | 7.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 14 | 4.5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Ontario | 173 | 55.6 | 25 | 31.7 |
| Prince Edward Island (PEI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quebec | 11 | 3.5 | 7 | 8.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 11 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 9 | 2.9 | 4 | 5.1 |
| High school diploma | 14 | 4.5 | 7 | 8.9 |
| Some postsecondary | 47 | 15.1 | 15 | 19.0 |
| Postsecondary degree or diploma | 241 | 77.5 | 53 | 67.1 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Indigenous | 11 | 3.6 | 8 | 10.3 |
| White (non-Indigenous) | 235 | 76.0 | 37 | 44.4 |
| Racialized (non-Indigenous) | 63 | 20.5 | 33 | 42.3 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | ||||
| White | 256 | 82.3 | 52 | 65.8 |
| South Asian | 11 | 3.5 | 7 | 8.9 |
| Chinese | 19 | 6.1 | 8 | 10.1 |
| Black | 11 | 3.6 | 8 | 10.4 |
| Filipino | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Latin American | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Arab | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Southeast Asian | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| West Asian | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Korean | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Japanese | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Another group | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Indigenous identity | ||||
| First Nations, Métis, Inuit | 11 | 3.6 | 8 | 10.1 |
| Non-Indigenous | 294 | 94.8 | 68 | 86.1 |
| Do not know | 5 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 75 | 24.1 | 18 | 22.8 |
| Muslim | 9 | 2.9 | 6 | 7.6 |
| Jewish | 16 | 5.1 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, Neo-pagan | 23 | 7.4 | 8 | 10.1 |
| Agnostic or atheist | 145 | 46.6 | 28 | 35.4 |
| Other | 35 | 11.3 | 12 | 15.2 |
| Religiosity | ||||
| Religious | 35 | 11.3 | 10 | 12.7 |
| Somewhat religious | 75 | 24.2 | 20 | 25.3 |
| Not religious | 212 | 64.5 | 49 | 62.0 |
| Immigration history | ||||
| Immigrant | 52 | 16.7 | 17 | 21.5 |
| First generation | 47 | 15.1 | 20 | 25.3 |
| Multigeneration or Indigenous | 212 | 68.2 | 42 | 53.2 |
| First language | ||||
| English | 267 | 85.9 | 62 | 78.5 |
| French | 7 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Other | 37 | 11.9 | 15 | 19.0 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Heterosexual | 151 | 48.7 | 26 | 32.9 |
| Homosexual | 57 | 18.4 | 20 | 25.3 |
| Bisexual | 84 | 27.1 | 22 | 27.9 |
| Do not know | 18 | 5.8 | 11 | 13.9 |
| Visible minority—Statistics Canada | ||||
| Yes | 58 | 18.8 | 30 | 38.5 |
| No | 251 | 81.2 | 48 | 61.5 |
| Visible minority—self-reported | ||||
| Yes | 71 | 22.8 | 36 | 45.6 |
| No | 240 | 77.2 | 43 | 54.4 |
| Perceived/treated as person of colour | ||||
| Yes | 50 | 16.1 | 29 | 37.2 |
| No | 261 | 83.9 | 49 | 62.8 |
1Respondents could check multiple options; therefore, frequencies will sum to greater than 100%