Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents who stopped riding transit during COVID-19.
| Overall n=4367 | Toronto n=2499 | Vancouver n=1868 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics - n (%) | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1120 (25.6) | 623 (24.9) | 497 (26.6) |
| Female | 2803 (64.2) | 1506 (60.3) | 1297 (69.4) |
| Age | |||
| 18-29 | 1580 (36.2) | 878 (35.1) | 702 (37.6) |
| 30-49 | 1906 (43.6) | 1123 (44.9) | 783 (41.9) |
| 50-64 | 600 (13.7) | 346 (13.8) | 254 (13.6) |
| 65+ | 250 (5.7) | 134 (5.4) | 116 (6.2) |
| Recent Immigrant | |||
| Born here or moved > 5 years ago | 3863 (88.5) | 2216 (88.7) | 1647 (88.2) |
| Recent immigrant (Moved ≤ 5 years ago) | 467 (10.7) | 260 (10.4) | 207 (11.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 2596 (59.4) | 1448 (57.9) | 1148 (61.5) |
| Non-White | 1355 (31.0) | 838 (33.5) | 517 (27.7) |
| Multiethnic | 350 (8.0) | 166 (6.6) | 184 (9.9) |
| Canadian Indigenous | 153 (3.5) | 63 (2.5) | 90 (4.8) |
| Pre-tax household income (2019) | |||
| Very High (>$125,000) | 750 (17.2) | 479 (19.2) | 271 (14.5) |
| High ($80,000-$124,999) | 1072 (24.5) | 606 (24.2) | 466 (24.9) |
| Middle ($40,000-$79,999) | 1289 (29.5) | 727 (29.1) | 562 (30.1) |
| Low (<$40,000) | 1134 (26.0) | 622 (24.9) | 512 (27.4) |
| Health status and risk perception - n (%) | |||
| “I am at risk for severe illness from COVID” | |||
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 1975 (45.3) | 1101 (44.1) | 874 (46.8) |
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 851 (19.5) | 491 (19.6) | 360 (19.3) |
| Agree/Strongly Agree | 1475 (33.8) | 867 (34.7) | 608 (32.6) |
| Self-rated health | |||
| Excellent | 548 (12.5) | 333 (13.3) | 215 (11.5) |
| Very Good | 1392 (31.9) | 791 (31.7) | 601 (32.2) |
| Good | 1704 (39.0) | 977 (39.1) | 727 (38.9) |
| Fair | 631 (14.4) | 350 (14.0) | 281 (15.0) |
| Poor | 69 (1.6) | 33 (1.3) | 36 (1.9) |
| Number of ER visits in the last year – mean (SD) | 0.29 (0.69) | 0.29 (0.67) | 0.30 (0.71) |
| Self-reported physical disability | 281 (6.5) | 159 (6.4) | 122 (6.6) |
| Accessibility and built environment- n (%) | |||
| Car access/ownership | |||
| Owns | 2003 (45.9) | 1093 (43.7) | 910 (48.7) |
| Access | 1027 (23.5) | 505 (20.2) | 522 (27.9) |
| Neither | 1317 (30.2) | 888 (35.5) | 429 (23.0) |
| “My neighborhood is walkable” | |||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | 3778 (86.5) | 2118 (84.8) | 1660 (88.9) |
| Neither Agree Nor Disagree | 238 (5.4) | 154 (6.2) | 84 (4.5) |
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 291 (6.7) | 187 (7.5) | 104 (5.6) |
| “It is hard to physical distance in my neighborhood” | |||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | 1760 (40.3) | 1106 (44.3) | 654 (35.0) |
| Neither Agree Nor Disagree | 603 (13.8) | 360 (14.4) | 243 (13.0) |
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 1948 (44.6) | 992 (39.7) | 956 (51.2) |
| Distance to nearest pharmacy in meters - mean (SD) | 353.43 (356.55) | 288.68 (325.81) | 439.23 (376.93) |
| Telehealth use before COVID-19 | |||
| Never | 3577 (81.9) | 1961 (78.5) | 1616 (86.5) |
| Less than 1 time per month | 638 (14.6) | 458 (18.3) | 180 (9.6) |
| 1–2 times a month | 79 (1.8) | 38 (1.5) | 41 (2.2) |
| 3 or more times per month | 41 (0.9) | 20 (0.8) | 21 (1.1) |