Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (range), years | 35 (23–56) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 10 (100) |
| Canadian province of residence, n (%) | |
| British Columbia | 4 (40) |
| Ontario | 3 (30) |
| Other (i.e. Alberta, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia) | 3 (30) |
| Geographical residence, n (%) | |
| Rurala | 1 (10) |
| Urbanb | 9 (90) |
| Ancestry, n (%) | |
| White | 6 (60) |
| Asian | 2 (20) |
| Hispanic | 1 (10) |
| Middle Eastern | 1 (10) |
| Highest level of education attained, n (%) | |
| Post-secondary (university, college, technical school, etc.) | 9 (90) |
| Secondary or high school | 1 (10) |
| Current employment status, n (%) | |
| Employed full time (≥40 h/week) | 8 (80) |
| Self-employed | 2 (20) |
| Household income, n (%) | |
| Lowc | 1 (10) |
| Moderated | 2 (20) |
| Highe | 7 (70) |
| Current members of household, median (interquartile range) | 4 (2–4) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married | 5 (50) |
| Common-law or co-habiting | 2 (20) |
| Single, never married | 2 (20) |
| Separated | 1 (10) |
| Duration of current intimate partner relationship, n (%), years | |
| ≥10 | 5 (50) |
| 5–10 | 0 0 |
| ≤5 | 5 (50) |
| Plans to have future children, n (%) | 6 (60) |
| Future reproductive options considered, n (%)f | |
| Childbearing | 5 (83) |
| Adoption | 2 (33) |
| Other (i.e. surrogacy or assisted fertilization) | 1 (17) |
| Previously had children with current partner, n (%) | 4 (40) |
| Number of children with current partner, median (range) | 2 (1–2) |
a
Fewer than 400 people/km2. bMore than 400 people/km2. cA total annual household income of ≤50% of the area median income. dA total annual household income of >50% and <80% of the area median income. eA total annual household income of ≥80% of the area median income. fCumulative percentage can be >100, because multiple categories can be relevant to each participant.