Table 4A.

Perceived barriers of care categorized by demographic characteristics of participants (in column %).

Barrier	Total (%)	Gender		Age			Education			Ethnicity				Housing
		F (n = 98)	M (n = 45)	19–34 (n = 92)	35–44 (n = 25)	45+ (n = 26)	High school or less (n = 57)	Completed or partial post-secondary (n = 75)	Other* (n = 5)	European/ Caucasian (n = 98)	Visible minority** (n = 12)	Indigenous (n = 9)	Unknown/ prefer not to say (n = 5)	Stable*** (n = 133)	Unstable**** (n = 2)	Other (n = 2)
Access to childcare	7	10	0	9	8	0	11	5	0	6	0	33	0	8	0	0
Cost of services	44	44	44	50	36	31	42	51	20	49	42	22	20	46	50	50
Hour the services are available	18	22	9	20	12	19	23	16	0	22	8	11	0	18	50	50
I did not experience barriers	10	11	7	9	12	12	5	15	0	9	8	0	20	11	0	0
I do not know	9	9	9	9	4	15	12	8	0	4	42	11	20	8	50	50
Location of services	24	27	18	24	24	23	25	25	20	26	17	22	20	26	0	0
Not knowing how to access services	41	39	47	45	40	31	39	45	40	44	50	56	20	42	50	50
Not knowing what services are available	38	40	36	41	40	27	46	35	60	38	42	67	20	38	100	50
Stigma with accessing services	38	38	38	41	44	19	35	43	40	42	33	44	20	38	100	50
Transportation to services	19	19	18	22	12	15	30	11	20	19	17	22	20	20	50	0
Type of services available	17	19	13	17	24	12	25	13	0	22	8	0	20	17	100	0
Wait times to access services	31	33	27	33	36	19	37	29	20	34	33	22	20	31	100	50

^*Defined as trades training; realtor certification.

^**Defined as African/Caribbean; Asian; Latin American; Middle Eastern.

^***Defined as rented accommodation; own home; live with family or friends.

^****Defined as couch surfing; shelter/street.