Table 1.
Characteristics of parents of children 5–11 years old (N = 1129).
| Characteristics | Total % (n) | |
|---|---|---|
| Province of residence | British Columbia | 10.5 (118) |
| Alberta | 11.3 (128) | |
| Saskatchewan | 2.7 (31) | |
| Manitoba | 3.2 (36) | |
| Ontario | 29.0 (327) | |
| Quebec | 37.6 (424) | |
| Atlantic provincesa | 5.7 (65) | |
| Age | 15–29 years | 7.4 (84) |
| 30–39 years | 45.2 (510) | |
| 40–49 years | 39.9 (450) | |
| 50–59 years | 6.6 (74) | |
| ≥ 60 years | 1.0 (11) | |
| Gender | Woman | 59.4 (670) |
| Man | 40.4 (456) | |
| Other | 0.3 (3) | |
| Highest level of education | High school or less | 11.2 (127) |
| Non-university certificate or diploma (college/apprenticeship) | 34.0 (384) | |
| University degree/Bachelor's or more than Bachelor's | 53.9 (609) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.8 (9) | |
| Annual household income | < $40,000 | 9.4 (106) |
| $40,000-79,000 | 25.8 (291) | |
| ≥ $ 80,000 | 57.7 (651) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 7.2 (81) | |
| Marital status | Not married | 14.3 (161) |
| Married/common-law | 85.2 (962) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.5 (6) | |
| Ethnic or cultural origin | White | 69.5 (785) |
| Visible minorityb | 21.3 (241) | |
| Indigenousc | 8.8 (99) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.4 (4) | |
| Newcomer to Canada in the past 5 years | Yes | 8.6 (97) |
| No | 91.4 (1032) | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 55.1 (622) |
| French | 34.1 (385) | |
| Indigenous languages | 0.2 (2) | |
| Minority | 10.6 (120) | |
| Number of children in household (0–17 years old) | 1 child | 23.9 (270) |
| 2 children | 51.4 (580) | |
| 3 children | 18.1 (204) | |
| 4 or more children | 6.6 (75) | |
| COVID-19 vaccination status for parents and their older children | ||
| Have you (the parent) received any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine? | Yes | 88.8 (1003) |
| No | 11.2 (126) | |
| Has your 12–17-year-old child received any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine?d (N = 339) | Yes | 80.5 (273) |
| No | 19.5 (66) | |
a
Atlantic provinces include PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
b
Visible minority groups including Black, Latin/Central American, Arabic/West Asian/North African, East Asian, South Asian, and any respondents who selected one of these groups and White.
c
Indigenous respondents are individuals who self-identified as First Nations, Métis, or Inuk.
d
Parents of children 5–11 years old, who also had an older child 12–17 years old.