Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of participants

CharacteristicNo. (%) of participants*
n = 32
Age, yr, median (IQR)35 (24–46)
Sex, female18 (56)
Education, n = 28
 Less than high school0 (0)
 High school0 (0)
 College degree3 (11)
 Bachelor’s degree16 (57)
 Postgraduate degree1 (4)
 Master’s degree8 (29)
Household size, median (IQR)3 (1–5)
Marital status
 Single18 (56)
 Married10 (31)
 Divorced1 (3)
Has children9 (28)
 Children live with participant7 (78)
Province
 Alberta5 (16)
 British Columbia6 (19)
 Ontario18 (56)
 Quebec2 (6)
 Saskatchewan1 (3)
Ethnicity
 East Asian14 (44)
 Southeast Asian5 (16)
 South Asian10 (31)
 West Asian3 (9)
  • Note: IQR = interquartile range.

  • * Unless indicated otherwise.

  • Some participants chose not to disclose demographic information.

  • Ethnicity was self-reported and categorized using the United Nations Demographic Yearbook. (31) Multiple ethnicities (e.g., “multiracial” or “mixed-race”) were included under the region of the Asian component of their reported ethnicity.