Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of survey respondents (n=7482)
| Demographic characteristic | Survey respondents n (%) |
| Age (n=6744) | |
| 0–5 years | 169 (2.51) |
| 6–17 years | 166 (2.46) |
| 18–24 years | 120 (1.78) |
| 25–34 years | 520 (7.71) |
| 35–49 years | 1412 (20.94) |
| 50–64 years | 2002 (29.69) |
| 65–79 years | 1921 (28.48) |
| 80 years or older | 434 (6.44) |
| Gender (n=6713) | |
| Woman | 4379 (65.23) |
| Man | 2221 (33.09) |
| Other | 60 (0.89) |
| Prefer not to answer | 53 (0.79) |
| Education level (n=6588) | |
| High school or less | 1429 (21.69) |
| College/university | 3198 (48.54) |
| Graduate/professional | 1961 (29.77) |
| Trouble making ends meet (n=6556) | |
| Yes | 590 (9.00) |
| No | 5201 (79.33) |
| Don’t know/prefer not to answer | 765 (11.67) |
| Born in Canada (n=6656) | |
| Yes | 4728 (71.03) |
| No | 1928 (28.97) |
| Arrive in last 10 years (n=1856) | |
| Yes | 326 (17.56) |
| No | 1530 (82.44) |
| Preferred language (n=6678) | |
| English | 6576 (98.47) |
| Non-English | 102 (1.53) |
| Self-rated health (n=6665) | |
| Excellent | 1002 (15.03) |
| Very good | 2599 (38.99) |
| Good | 2086 (31.30) |
| Fair/poor | 978 (14.67) |
| Usual PCP (n=6545) | |
| Staff physician | 4842 (73.98) |
| Resident physician | 1217 (18.59) |
| Nurse practitioner | 173 (2.64) |
| Unsure | 313 (4.78) |
PCP, primary care provider.