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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 30)

From: ‘My health is not a job’: a qualitative exploration of personal health management and imperatives of the ‘new public health’

Characteristic

n (%)

Marital status

Married/Cohabiting/Common-law

18 (60)

Divorced/Separated

4 (13)

Seriously dating

2 (7)

Single, never married

6 (20)

Ethnicity

White

28 (93)

Birthplace

Canada

22 (73)

Parental status

1 or more child

19 (63)

Education

University/College degree

13 (43)

Postgraduate/Professional degree

3 (10)

Other (e.g., some college, high school only)

14 (47)

Employment status

Currently working at job/business

15 (50)

Other (e.g., retired, homemaker)

15 (50)

Income

< $24,000

7 (23)

$24,000-$39,999

4 (13)

$40,000-$62,999

8 (27)

$63,000-$89,999

4 (13)

$90,000 +

5 (17)

No response

2 (7)