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Table 1 Baseline Demographic Information of Ontario Adults During the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April–July 2020)

From: Ontario adults’ health behaviors, mental health, and overall well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Participant Characteristics (n = 1931)

n

%

Age, M (SD)

 

43.20 (8.8)

 

Sex

 Male

199

10.4

 Female

1718

89.4

Gender

 Male

197

10.3

 Female

1713

89.5

 Non-binary

1

0.1

Ethnicity

 Indigenous

20

1.0

 Caucasian (White)

1760

91.5

 South Asian

38

2.0

 Chinese

21

1.1

 Black

9

0.5

 Filipino

5

0.3

 Latin American

14

0.7

 Arab

4

0.2

 Southeast Asian

5

0.3

 Korean

3

0.2

 Japanese

4

0.2

 Multiracial

19

1.0

 Metis

3

0.1

Marital Status

 Single

238

12.3

 Married/common law/engaged

1508

78.1

 Divorced/separated

155

8.0

 Widowed

18

0.9

Highest Education Achieved

 Less than high school

23

1.2

 High school completed

148

7.7

 Community college and/or journeyman apprenticeship completed

606

31.4

 University undergraduate degree completed

543

28.1

 University graduate degree or higher completed

563

29.1

 Other

42

2.2

Employment Status

 Employed full-time

1147

59.4

 Employed part-time

153

7.9

 Unemployed

199

10.3

 Casual

33

1.7

 Other

388

20.1

Income

  < $30,000

94

4.9

 $30,000 - $59,999

234

12.1

 $60,000 - $79,999

220

11.4

 $80,000 - $110,999

371

19.2

 $111,000 - $150,000

382

19.8

  > $150,000

449

23.3

  1. Note. The total sample size was 2157 participants; not all categories summed to equal the total sample due to missing data. Age was collected as a continuous variable