Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of respondents.
| Variables | Overall |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 740 (12.4%) |
| Female | 5185 (86.6%) |
| Other Gender | 61 (1.0%) |
| Age (Years) | |
| ≤25 | 640 (10.9%) |
| 26–40 | 2174 (37%) |
| 41–60 | 2539 (43.3%) |
| >60 | 517 (8.8%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 4910 (82.2%) |
| Indigenous | 205 (3.4%) |
| Asian | 301 (5.0%) |
| Other | 554 (9.3%) |
| Education | |
| Less than High School Diploma | 218 (3.6%) |
| High School Diploma | 583 (9.7%) |
| Post-Secondary Education | 5123 (85.6%) |
| Other Education | 59 (1.0%) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 3726 (72.1%) |
| Unemployed | 719 (13.9%) |
| Retired | 399 (7.7%) |
| Student | 322 (6.2%) |
| Relationship status | |
| Married/Common-law/Partnered | 4284 (71.6%) |
| Separated/Divorced | 438 (7.3%) |
| Widowed | 93 (1.6%) |
| Single | 1105 (18.5%) |
| Other | 62 (1.0%) |
| Housing status | |
| Own Home | 3917 (66.6%) |
| Living with Family | 548 (9.3%) |
| Renting | 1355 (23.0%) |
| Other | 63 (1.1%) |
| Worried about dirt, germs, and viruses | |
| Only since COVID-19 pandemic | 3111 (60.3%) |
| Before and during COVID-19 pandemic | 1293 (25.1%) |
| Never | 753 (14.6%) |
| Wash hands very often or in a special way to be sure he/she is not dirty or contaminated | |
| Only since COVID-19 pandemic | 2771 (53.8%) |
| Before and during COVID-19 pandemic | 1702 (33.0%) |
| Never | 678 (13.2%) |
| Respondents had moderate/high stress a | 4689 (84.9%) |
| Respondents had likely GAD b | 2362 (46.7%) |
| Respondents had likely MDD c | 2130 (41.3%) |
a Moderate or high stress defined as Perceived Stress Scale score ≥14. b Likely GAD defined as Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale score ≥10. c Likely MDD defined as Patient Health Questionnaire -9 scale score ≥10.