Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants by interest in donating blood

Age

0.038

^b

 17–29

147

(48%)

57

(41%)

204

(46%)

11

(52%)

^a

^a

15

(48%)

 30–49

99

(32%)

61

(44%)

160

(36%)

7

(33%)

^a

^a

10

(32%)

  ≥ 50

63

(20%)

20

(14%)

83

(19%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

6

(19%)

Sexual orientation

0.631

0.429

 Gay

247

(80%)

113

(82%)

360

(81%)

13

(62%)

8

(80%)

21

(68%)

 Bisexual/other

62

(20%)

25

(18%)

87

(19%)

8

(38%)

^a

^a

10

(32%)

Ethnicity

0.273

0.458

 White

196

(63%)

80

(58%)

276

(62%)

12

(57%)

^a

^a

16

(52%)

 Non-White

113

(37%)

58

(42%)

171

(38%)

9

(43%)

6

(60%)

15

(48%)

  African/Caribbean/Black

24

(8%)

10

(7%)

34

(8%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

  East Asian/South East Asian

24

(8%)

26

(19%)

50

(11%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

  South Asian

16

(5%)

^a

^a

21

(5%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

  Indigenous

17

(6%)

^a

^a

22

(5%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

  Latino/Brazilian/South American

20

(6%)

9

(7%)

29

(6%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

  Other

12

(4%)

^a

^a

15

(3%)

Marital status

0.690

0.906

 Married/common-law partner

54

(17%)

22

(16%)

76

(17%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

 Single/polyamorous/ divorced/separated/widowed

255

(83%)

116

(84%)

371

(83%)

17

(81%)

9

(90%)

26

(84%)

Education level

0.746

^b

  ≤ High school

29

(9%)

13

(9%)

42

(9%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

 Some post-secondary education

132

(43%)

54

(39%)

186

(42%)

10

(48%)

7

(70%)

17

(55%)

 University degree or higher

147

(48%)

71

(51%)

218

(49%)

9

(43%)

^a

^a

13

(12%)

Working FT/PT

0.274

0.273

 Yes

245

(79%)

103

(75%)

348

(78%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

7

(23%)

 No

64

(21%)

35

(25%)

99

(22%)

17

(81%)

7

(70%)

24

(77%)

Personal income

0.780

^b

  < $20,000

76

(25%)

39

(28%)

115

(26%)

9

(43%)

^a

^a

13

(42%)

 $20,000—$39,999

78

(25%)

33

(24%)

111

(26%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

 $40,000—$59,999

68

(22%)

26

(19%)

94

(21%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

6

(19%)

  ≥ 60,000

72

(23%)

34

(25%)

106

(24%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

7

(23%)

 Not reported

15

(5%)

6

(4%)

21

(5%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

Is anybody aware of your sexual orientation?

0.112

0.999

 Yes

299

(97%)

129

(93%)

428

(96%)

18

(86%)

9

(90%)

27

(87%)

 No/prefer not to answer

10

(3%)

9

(7%)

19

(4%)

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

^a

Live in rural/remote area

0.804

0.429

 Yes

43

(14%)

18

(13%)

61

(14%)

8

(38%)

^a

^a

10

(32%)

 No

266

(86%)

120

(87%)

386

(86%)

13

(62%)

8

(80%)

21

(68%)