Table 1.
Characteristics of the parents who responded to questions about the 2007 CFG (n = 327) and the 2019 CFG (n = 177).
| Variables |
2007 n = 327 (%) |
2019 n = 177 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 195 (59.63) | 107 (60.45) |
| Male | 132 (40.37) | 68 (38.42) |
| Gender queer/gender non-conforming | 0 (0) | 2 (1.13) |
| Age, years, Mean (SD) | 35.82 (4.61) | 36.59 (4.97) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 278 (85.01) | 141 (79.66) |
| Non-Whitea | 44 (13.45) | 34 (19.20) |
| Explicitly did not disclose | 5 (1.53) | 2 (1.13) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 275 (84.35) | 144 (81.35) |
| Not married, but living with partner | 42 (12.88) | 21 (11.86) |
| Single/Separated/Divorced | 9 (2.77) | 8 (4.50) |
| Annual household income, Canadian $ | ||
| < $49,999 | 30 (9.80) | 22 (13.25) |
| $50,000–$99,999 | 123 (40.19) | 38 (22.89) |
| $100,000–$149,999 | 84 (27.45) | 63 (37.95) |
| >$150,000 | 69 (22.55) | 43 (25.90) |
| Level of education | ||
| Some university education or less | 97 (29.66) | 52 (29.37) |
| University graduate or more | 230 (70.33) | 125 (70.62) |
a
Non-White ethnicity included South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.), Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Southeast Asian, Black, West Asian, Latin American, and mixed ethnicity.