Participants of focus groups
| Characteristic | Location and date, no. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ontario: Thunder Bay Sept. 23, 2015 (n = 17 across 2 focus groups) | Urban: Toronto Sept. 24, 2015 (n = 14 across 2 focus groups) | Northern Ontario: Sudbury Mar. 29, 2017 (n = 18 across 2 focus groups) | Urban: Toronto Mar. 30, 2017 (n = 16 across 2 focus groups) | |
| Male | 8 (47) | 5 (36) | 8 (44) | 8 (50) |
| Female | 9 (53) | 9 (64) | 10 (66) | 8 (50) |
| Age, yr | ||||
| 18–34 | 3 (18) | 5 (36) | 5 (28) | 2 (13) |
| 35–44 | 3 (18) | 4 (29) | 5 (28) | 3 (19) |
| 45–54 | 2 (12) | 3 (21) | 2 (11) | 3 (19) |
| ≥ 55 | 9 (53) | 2 (14) | 6 (33) | 8 (50) |
| Education | ||||
| High school or lower | 5 (29) | 1 (7) | 6 (33) | 2 (13) |
| Community college | 7 (41) | 4 (29) | 11 (61) | 5 (31) |
| University or higher | 5 (29) | 9 (64) | 1 (6) | 9 (56) |
| Income (before taxes), $ | ||||
| ≤ 20 000 | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 4 (22) | 0 (0) |
| 20 001–39 999 | 8 (47) | 1 (7) | 3 (17) | 4 (25) |
| 40 000–59 999 | 5 (29) | 2 (14) | 4 (22) | 4 (25) |
| 60 000–79 999 | 2 (12) | 1 (7) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) |
| 80 000–99 999 | 0 (0) | 4 (29) | 3 (17) | 5 (31) |
| ≥ 100 000 | 0 (0) | 2 (14) | 2 (11) | 3 (19) |
| Unable to code | 4 (29) | |||