Table 1. Self-reported characteristics of respondents in each of the three data sourcesa.
| Angus Reid Institute | COVID Near You | Forum/Mainstreet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 4,240 | N = 409,207 | N = 9,147 | |
| Individuals | Responses | Ontario households | |
| Age group of respondent, n (%) | |||
| Under 35 years | 1,197 (28.3) | 114389 (28.0) | 1,288 (13.0) |
| 35–54 | 1,491 (34.6) | 195140 (47.7) | 2,854 (31.2) |
| 55–64 | 755 (17.9) | 64765 (15.8) | 2,119 (24.0) |
| 65–74 | 618 (14.8) | 29855 (7.3) | 1,798 (19.6) |
| 75+ years | 179 (4.4) | 5057 (1.2) | 1,088 (12.2) |
| Gender of respondent, n (%) | |||
| Female | 2,152 (52.0) | 237,150 (58.0) | 4,931 (53.3) |
| Male | 2,066 (47.6) | 164,487 (40.2) | 4,044 (45.0) |
| Other/No response | 22 (0.4) | 7,570 (1.8) | 172 (1.7) |
| Annual Household Income (CAD), n (%)b | |||
| Under 25,000 | 422 (9.7) | - | 842 (7.3)b |
| 25,000-<50,000 | 761 (17.5) | 2,719 (24.4)b | |
| 50,000-<100,000 | 1,296 (30.3) | 1,937 (20.3)b | |
| 100,000-<150,000 | 762 (18.3) | 1,860 (28.4)b | |
| 150,000-<200,000 | 312 (7.7) | ||
| >200,000 | 166 (4.1) | ||
| Don’t know/rather not say | 521 (12.4) | 1,789 (19.6)b | |
| Highest Level of Education of Respondent, n (%) | |||
| Secondary or less | 1,043 (25.1) | - | 1,829 (18.3) |
| Some college or university | 2,023 (46.8) | 3,335 (34.7) | |
| Completed undergraduate | 819 (19.4) | 2,405 (27.6) | |
| Post-graduate degree | 355 (8.8) | 1,578 (19.4) | |
| Respondent is Indigenous/First Nations/Inuit/Métis, n (%) | 321 (7.3) | - | - |
| Respondent is a visible minority, n (%) | 529 (13.1) | - | - |
| Household size, n (%) | |||
| 1 | 693 (15.8) | - | 1,620 (23.9) |
| 2 | 1,637 (38.1) | 3,362 (34.5) | |
| 3 | 790 (19.0) | 1,526 (16.0) | |
| 4 | 715 (17.3) | 1,525 (15.3) | |
| 5+ | 405 (9.8) | 1,114 (10.4) | |
| Province, n (%) | |||
| Alberta | 422 (11.2) | 55,257 (13.5) | - |
| BC | 788 (13.1) | 70,634 (17.3) | |
| Manitoba | 259 (3.5) | 15,239 (3.7) | |
| New Brunswick | 81 (1.8) | 5,765 (1.4) | |
| Newfoundland/Labrador | 73 (1.8) | 1,786 (0.4) | |
| Nova Scotia | 147 (3.4) | 13,220 (3.2) | |
| Ontario | 1,200 (37.7) | 214,300 (52.4) | |
| PEI | 9 (0.2) | 571 (0.1) | |
| Quebec | 1,010 (24.1) | 20,344 (5.0) | |
| Saskatchewan | 251 (3.1) | 11,777 (2.9) | |
| Northwest Territories | - | 102 (0.0) | |
| Yukon | - | 176 (0.0) | |
| Nunavut | - | 21 (0.0) |
a Cells <6 have been suppressed (denoted with a “-“).
b The household income categories for the Forum/Mainstreet poll are: Under 20,000, 20,000–60,000, 60,000–100,000, >100,000, and “rather not say”.