Table 2:

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	Participants, %
Characteristic	Round 1 n = 61	Round 2 n = 58	Round 3 n = 49
Demographic
Language^*
English	70.5	70.7	69.4
French	26.2	25.9	26.5
Sex
Female	55.7	56.9	57.1
Male	44.3	43.1	42.9
Age, yr
20–39	16.4	17.2	18.4
40–59	49.2	48.3	46.9
60–79	32.8	32.8	34.7
80–99	1.6	1.7	–
Country of birth
Canada	68.9	67.2	69.4
Province of residence^†
Quebec	39.3	39.6	38.8
Ontario	26.2	25.9	26.5
Alberta	9.8	10.3	8.2
British Columbia	8.2	8.6	8.2
Manitoba	6.6	5.2	6.1
Nova Scotia	3.3	3.4	4.1
Degree completed^‡
Doctoral	60.7	60.3	61.2
Masters	14.8	15.5	18.4
Bachelor	11.5	12.1	10.2
College	11.5	10.3	10.2
Potentially influencing factor
Having a child living with a disability	23.0	22.4	24.5
Knowing a child living with a disability	86.9	86.2	85.7
Living with a disability	8.2	8.6	8.2
Experienced prenatal screening	47.5	43.1	44.9
Experienced prenatal diagnosis	18.0	17.2	16.3
Disclosed a commercial interest	1.6	1.7	2.0

↵* Participants speaking other languages accounted for 4.1% at round 3.
↵† Residents of other provinces or territories all together accounted for 8.2% at round 3.
↵‡ One participant had another level of education but did not complete round 3.