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Table 1 Demographics

From: Sexual behaviors at home and abroad: an online survey of Canadian young adult travelers

 

Women (n = 541)

Men (n = 105)

Total (N = 646)

Mean Age (years)

21.18 (SDa: 2.14)

21.28 (SD: 2.06)

21.2 (SD: 2.12)

Sexual Orientation

 Heterosexual

438 (81.0%)

80 (76.2%)

518 (80.2%)

 Other (bisexual, homosexual, pansexual, asexual or other)

103 (19.0%)

25 (23.8%)

128 (19.8%)

Ethno-Cultural Identity Respondents could choose more than one answer

 Caucasian/white

477 (88.2%)

87 (82.9%)

564 (87.3%)

 Chinese

24 (4.4%)

5 (4.8%)

29 (4.5%)

 Indigenous/Aboriginal/Native

19 (3.5%)

2 (1.9%)

21 (3.3%)

 South Asian

11 (2.0%)

7 (6.7%)

18 (2.8%)

 Arab

13 (2.4%)

4 (3.8%)

17 (2.6%)

 Southeast Asian

15 (2.8%)

1 (1.0%)

16 (2.5%)

 Black

8 (1.5%)

6 (5.7%)

14 (2.2%)

 Latin American

10 (1.8%)

3 (2.9%)

13 (2.0%)

 Filipino

7 (1.3%)

2 (1.9%)

9 (1.4%)

 West Asian

3 (0.6%)

1 (1.0%)

4 (0.6%)

 Japanese

4 (0.7%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (0.6%)

 Other

9 (1.7%)

1 (1.0%)

10 (1.5%)

Province of Residence

 Ontario

238 (44.0%)

42 (40.0%)

280 (43.3%)

 Quebec

221 (40.9%)

47 (44.8%)

268 (41.5%)

 British Columbia

44 (8.1%)

10 (9.5%)

54 (8.4%)

 Other (Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan)

38 (7.0%)

6 (5.7%)

44 (6.8%)

Highest Level of Education Completed

 Secondary School Diploma

205 (37.9%)

36 (34.3%)

241 (37.3%)

 College Diploma (including DECb)

110 (20.3%)

30 (28.6%)

140 (21.7%)

 University Degree (Undergraduate, Masters, PhD or medical degree)

218 (40.3%)

39 (37.1%)

257 (39.8%)

 Other

8 (1.5%)

0 (0%)

8 (1.2%)

Occupation

 Student

459 (84.8)

87 (82.9%)

546 (84.5%)

 Full or part-time work

75 (13.9%)

17 (16.2%)

92 (14.2%)

 Other/Unemployed

7 (1.3%)

1 (1.0%)

8 (1.2%)

  1. aSD: standard deviation; b“Diplôme d’études collégiales”; pre-university diploma equivalent to Grade 12 high school + Year 1 University (Quebec, Canada)