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Table 1 Demographics

From: Exploring perceptions and experiences of stigma in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Demographics

Number of individuals (n = 55)

Gendera

 Male

17 (EN 18.0%, CN 13%)

 Female

37 (EN 33%, CN 35%)

 Unanswered

1 (2%)

Age

 18–34 years

16 (EN 20%, CN 9%)

 35–54 years

18 (EN 15%, CN 18%)

 55 + years

19 (EN 15%, CN 20%)

 Unanswered

2 (4%)

Ethnicity (multiple selections possible)

 East Asian

30 (EN 7%, CN 47%)

 White/Caucasian-North American

10 (EN 18%)

 White/Caucasian-European

9 (EN 16%)

 Other (Black-Caribbean, Latinx, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern)

6 (EN 11%)

 Unanswered

2 (4%)

Completed education

 Graduated high school or equivalent

8 (EN 5%, CN 9%)

 Postsecondary degree

26 (EN 24%, CN 24%)

 Postgraduate or professional degree

19 (EN 20%, CN 15%)

 Blank

2 (4%)

Province/territory

 Western Canada (BC, AB, SK, or MB)

7 (EN 13%)

 Eastern Canada (ON, QB, NS, NB, PEI, NL)

47 (EN 32%, CN 55%)

Region

 

 Large urban population center, with a population of 100,000 or more

40 (EN 31%, CN 42%)

 Medium population center, with a population between 30,000 and 99,999

8 (EN 9%, CN 5%)

 Small population center or rural area, with a population up to 29,999

7 (EN 13%)

Employment status

 Full time

20 (EN 20%, CN 16%)

 Part time

6 (EN 4%, CN 7%)

 Self-employed or student

5 (EN 5%, CN 4%)

 Not employed

9 (EN 5%, CN 11%)

 Retired

13 (EN 15%, CN 9%)

 No response

2 (4%)

Kappa value

 English interviews

91.03

 Chinese interviews

90.91

  1. aParticipants in our sample identified as “female gender” or “male gender.” None of our study participants identified as nonbinary. EN and CN denote the proportion of the sample who completed their interviews in English or Mandarin and Cantonese, respectively