Table 1

Demographic Data (N = 1057 respondents)



N
%

Gender
Male
525
49.7

Female
532
50.3
Age (Mean (SD))
(n = 1027)
44.78 (16.20)

Marital status
Single (never married)
294
27.8

Married or common-law
620
58.7

Widowed
52
4.9

Separated
25
2.4

Divorced
49
4.6

Refused
17
1.6
Children
Yes
721
68.2

No
327
30.9

Refused
9
0.9
Residence
Urban
698
66.0

Rural
338
32.0

Refused
21
2.0
Province/City
Newfoundland
21
2.0

Nova Scotia
37
3.5

Prince Edward Island
4
0.4

New Brunswick
31
2.9

Quebec (excl. Montreal)
137
13.0

Ontario (excl. Toronto)
233
22.0

Manitoba
42
4.0

Saskatchewan
39
3.7

Alberta
101
9.6

B.C. (excl. Vancouver)
77
7.3

Montreal
115
10.9

Toronto
157
14.9

Vancouver
63
6.0
Highest Education
Less than high school
157
14.9

High school completed
307
29.0

Some college/university
132
12.5

College diploma
186
17.6

University undergraduate degree
200
18.9

University Masters degree
51
4.8

University Doctorate degree
9
0.9

Refused
15
1.4
Employment
Full-time
534
50.5

Part-time
122
11.5

Not presently employed
393
37.2

Refused
8
0.8

Ritvo et al. Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2003 1:3   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-1-3