TABLE 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (N = 164)
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 164 (93.7) |
| Age (years), n (%) | |
| Less than 25 years old | 6 (3.7) |
| 25–49 | 91 (55.5) |
| 50–74 | 64 (39.0) |
| 74+ | 3 (1.8) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Primary | 52 (31.7) |
| Secondary | 56 (34.2) |
| Post-secondary | 8 (4.9) |
| Other (e.g., special education programmes) | 4 (2.4) |
| No schooling | 30 (18.3) |
| Missing | 14 (8.5) |
| Level of comprehension in French, n (%) | |
| Beginner | 31 (18.9) |
| Intermediate | 64 (39.0) |
| Advanced | 51 (31.1) |
| Missing | 18 (11.0) |
| Level of oral expression in French, n (%) | |
| Beginner | 52 (31.7) |
| Intermediate | 52 (31.7) |
| Advanced | 43 (26.2) |
| Missing | 17 (10.4) |
| Origins, n (%) | |
| Africa | 80 (48.8) |
| Asia and middle East | 37 (22.6) |
| Europe | 32 (19.5) |
| Latin America | 1 (0.6) |
| Missing | 14 (8.5) |