Table 1.
Characteristics of Trans PULSE Canada COVID Cohort Participants with a Primary Care Provider.
| Total (N = 689) |
Avoided Primary Care (N = 185) |
Did not Avoid Primary Care (N = 504) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | Weighted % (95% CI) | N | Weighted % (95% CI) | N | Weighted % (95% CI) |
| Age | ||||||
| 16–19 | 39 | 7.5 (5.1, 9.9) | 14 | 10.9 (5.2, 16.7) | 25 | 6.3 (3.8, 8.9) |
| 20–24 | 111 | 17.7 (14.5, 20.9) | 34 | 19.5 (13.4, 25.6) | 77 | 17.1 (13.4, 20.8) |
| 25–29 | 141 | 21.6 (18.2, 25.0) | 42 | 24.5 (17.8, 31.2) | 99 | 20.6 (16.7, 24.5) |
| 30–34 | 123 | 17.6 (14.6, 20.7) | 34 | 16.8 (11.3, 22.3) | 89 | 17.9 (14.3, 21.5) |
| 35–39 | 101 | 12.6 (10.1, 15.1) | 22 | 10.4 (6.0, 14.9) | 79 | 13.3 (10.3, 16.4) |
| 40–44 | 59 | 7.1 (5.1, 9.0) | 16 | 7.3 (3.7, 11.0) | 43 | 7.0 (4.7, 9.2) |
| 45–49 | 49 | 5.9 (4.1, 7.7) | 12 | 4.8 (1.9, 7.8) | 37 | 6.3 (4.1, 8.5) |
| 50–54 | 20 | 3.0 (1.6, 4.4) | 3 | 1.6 (0.0, 3.4) | 17 | 3.5 (1.7, 5.2) |
| 65+ | 46 | 7.0 (4.9, 9.1) | 8 | 4.1 (1.2, 6.9) | 38 | 8.0 (5.4, 10.6) |
| Ethno-racial background | ||||||
| Indigenous | 50 | 9.0 (6.4, 11.5) | 19 | 13.1 (7.4, 18.9) | 22 | 7.5 (4.8, 10.3) |
| Non-Indigenous racialized | 73 | 10.1 (7.7, 12.5) | 18 | 8.7 (4.6, 12.8) | 64 | 10.6 (7.7, 13.5) |
| White | 566 | 80.9 (77.6, 84.2) | 148 | 78.1 (71.5, 84.7) | 418 | 81.9 (78.1, 85.6) |
| Gender Identity | ||||||
| Man or boy | 170 | 25.3 (21.7, 28.9) | 37 | 18.9 (13.0, 24.8) | 133 | 27.5 (23.2, 31.8) |
| Woman or girl | 173 | 24.7 (21.2, 28.2) | 37 | 19.0 (13.1, 24.9) | 136 | 26.7 (22.5, 30.9) |
| Indigenous or cultural identity | 18 | 2.6 (1.4, 3.9) | 6 | 3.7 (0.7, 6.8) | 12 | 2.3 (0.9, 3.6) |
| Non-binary | 328 | 47.3 (43.3, 51.4) | 105 | 58.3 (50.7, 65.8) | 223 | 43.5 (38.8, 48.3) |
| Education Level | ||||||
| High school or less | 80 | 16.1 (12.7, 19.4) | 18 | 13.8 (7.6, 20.0) | 62 | 16.8 (12.9, 20.8) |
| Some college, university, CEGEPb | 176 | 26.3 (22.7, 29.9) | 63 | 34.8 (27.5, 42.1) | 113 | 23.4 (19.3, 27.5) |
| College, university, CEGEPb degree | 433 | 57.6 (53.5, 61.7) | 104 | 51.4 (43.7, 59.1) | 329 | 59.8 (55.0, 64.6) |
| Living in Poverty | ||||||
| Not low-income | 390 | 55.0 (50.9, 59.0) | 88 | 46.9 (39.2, 54.5) | 302 | 57.8 (53.0, 62.5) |
| Low-income | 255 | 37.5 (33.6, 41.5) | 85 | 45.6 (37.9, 53.2) | 170 | 34.7 (30.2, 39.3) |
| Missing | 44 | 7.5 (5.2, 9.8) | 12 | 7.6 (3.2, 12.0) | 32 | 7.5 (4.8, 10.2) |
| Current Housing | ||||||
| Stable | 648 | 93.3 (91.2, 95.4) | 176 | 94.1 (90.2, 98.0) | 472 | 93.0 (90.5, 95.5) |
| Unstable | 41 | 6.7 (4.6, 8.8) | 9 | 5.9 (2.0, 9.8) | 32 | 7.0 (4.5, 9.5) |
| Employment Status | ||||||
| Employed | 343 | 48.0 (43.9, 52.0) | 86 | 44.3 (36.7, 52.0) | 257 | 49.2 (44.5, 54.0) |
| Informal economy | 14 | 1.8 (0.9, 2.8) | 2 | 1.0 (0.0, 2.5) | 12 | 2.1 (0.9, 3.3) |
| Not employed, retired, other | 164 | 23.7 (20.3, 27.2) | 50 | 26.3 (19.6, 33.1) | 114 | 22.8 (18.8, 26.8) |
| Student | 153 | 24.1 (20.6, 27.7) | 45 | 27.0 (19.8, 34.1) | 108 | 23.1 (19.0, 27.3) |
| Missing | 15 | 2.3 (1.1, 3.6) | 2 | 1.3 (0.0, 3.2) | 13 | 2.7 (1.1, 4.3) |
| Anticipated Discrimination Score (mean (95% CI)) | ||||||
| 646 | 2.4 (2.3, 2.4) | 175 | 2.6 (2.5, 2.8) | 471 | 2.3 (2.2, 2.4) | |
| Missing | 43 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Self-Rated Mental Health | ||||||
| Excellent-good | 256 | 38.8 (34.8, 42.8) | 41 | 21.7 (15.5, 28.0) | 215 | 44.7 (40.0, 49.5) |
| Fair-poor | 433 | 61.2 (57.2, 65.2) | 144 | 78.3 (72.0, 84.5) | 289 | 55.3 (50.5, 60.0) |
| Avoidance of PCPa | ||||||
| No | 504 | 74.3 (70.8, 77.7) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 185 | 25.7 (22.3, 29.2) | – | – | – | – |
| Reasons for PCPaAvoidance | ||||||
| Concern about COVID exposure | – | – | 46 | 26.5 (19.5, 33.4) | – | – |
| Non-urgent/important health concern | – | – | 134 | 72.7 (65.9,79.5) | – | – |
| Support person | – | – | 14 | 7.0 (3.3, 10.7) | – | – |
| Patient navigator | – | – | 4 | 2.0 (0.0, 4.0) | – | – |
| Concerns about voice perception | – | – | 22 | 11.9 (6.9, 16.8) | – | – |
| Other | – | – | 62 | 34.3 (26.9, 41.6) | – | – |
Data are reported as N(%) unless otherwise specified. Frequencies (N) are unweighted, and proportions (%) are weighted to demographic data from the Trans PULSE Canada 2019 Survey.
a
PCP = Primary Care Provider (includes family physician or nurse practitioner).
b
CEGEP = Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel.