| Characteristic | No. (%) of respondents (unweighted) n = 2055 |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 1016 (49.4) |
| Male | 1039 (50.6) |
| Age group, yr | |
| 12-14 | 401 (19.5) |
| 15-17 | 621 (30.2) |
| 18-20 | 336 (16.4) |
| 21-24 | 697 (33.9) |
| Language | |
| English | 1240 (60.3) |
| French | 815 (39.6) |
| Race/ethnicity* | |
| White | 1513 (73.6) |
| Chinese | 92 (4.5) |
| South Asian | 88 (4.3) |
| Black | 65 (3.2) |
| Aboriginal | 63 (3.1) |
| Other/mixed | 202 (9.8) |
| Don't know/refused | 32 (1.6) |
| Province | |
| British Columbia | 150 (7.3) |
| Alberta | 185 (9.0) |
| Saskatchewan | 27 (1.3) |
| Manitoba | 62 (3.0) |
| Ontario | 636 (30.9) |
| Quebec | 887 (43.2) |
| New Brunswick | 25 (1.2) |
| Nova Scotia | 59 (2.9) |
| Prince Edward Island | 12 (0.6) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 12 (0.6) |
*Respondents could select all that applied from a list including the following: white, Chinese, South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan), black, Filipino, Latin American, Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese), Arab, West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian), Japanese, Korean, other. A separate question asked about Aboriginal status. Responses were combined and recoded as follows: Aboriginal includes all those who said they were Aboriginal; white, Chinese, South Asian and black are exclusive categories (i.e., only that race/ethnicity selected); and other/mixed includes all other races/ethnicities selected and all those who selected more than 1 category.