Table 5 Distribution of profile membership by sociodemographic characteristics and technology use
| Â | Class 1 (35%) | Class 2 (32%) | Class 3 (14%) | Class 4 (19%) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Challenges | Social & Health Challenges | Social & Financial Challenges | Social, Health, Financial, and Daily Living Challenges | χ2 (df), sig | |
Age | |||||
 19–35 | 35.1% | 24.6% | 14.0% | 26.3% | 12.56(6), p = 0.05 |
 36–54 | 28.7% | 29.8% | 21.3% | 20.2% | |
 55+ | 41.8% | 35.9% | 8.7% | 13.6% | |
Race/Ethnicitya | |||||
 Indigenous | 19.4% | 41.7% | 8.3% | 30.6% | 18.56(6), p = 0.01 |
 Caucasian | 38.3% | 31.6% | 16.3% | 13.9% | |
 Other responses | 37.0% | 14.8% | 11.1% | 37.0% | |
Gender | |||||
 Male | 43.7% | 28.2% | 9.9% | 18.3% | 3.34(3), p = 0.34 |
 Female | 32.5% | 33.0% | 15.2% | 19.3% | |
Disability | |||||
 Yes | 13.5% | 40.5% | 8.1% | 37.8% | 18.74(3), p < 0.001 |
 No | 39.4% | 31.2% | 15.5% | 13.9% | |
Enough connected devicesa | |||||
 Yes | 37.6% | 31.0% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 9.50(3), p = 0.03 |
 No | 18.8% | 31.3% | 12.5% | 37.5% | |
Technology use to connect with people | |||||
 More use | 31.8% | 37.4% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 12.46(3), p = 0.006 |
 Same or less use | 47.7% | 15.4% | 13.9% | 23.1% | |
Technology use to get information | |||||
 More use | 26.2% | 39.3% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 15.02(3), p = 0.002 |
 Same or less use | 47.5% | 22.0% | 12.7% | 17.8% | |