Table 1 Demographics of participants for initial and follow-up surveys

Age ^b

18–25 years

37 (2.3%)

10 (2.6%)

26–35 years

377 (23.3%)

114 (29.8%)

36–45 years

439 (27.1%)

102 (26.7%)

46–55 years

428 (26.5%)

86 (22.5%)

56 years and over

336 (20.8%)

69 (18.1%)

Gender ^b

Man

509 (31.5%)

115 (30.1%)

Woman

1108 (68.5%)

262 (68.6%)

Non-binary

NA ^e

3 (0.8%)

Other

0 (0.00%)

NA ^e

Province

Alberta

24 (1.5%)

6 (1.6%)

British Columbia

70 (4.3%)

17 (4.5%)

Manitoba

45 (2.8%)

8 (2.1%)

New Brunswick

65 (4%)

6 (1.6%)

Newfoundland & Labrador

32 (2%)

6 (1.6%)

Nova Scotia

11 (0.7%)

5 (1.3%)

Nunavut

12 (0.7%)

2 (0.5%)

Ontario

1284 (79.4%)

326 (85.3%)

Prince Edward Island

2 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Quebec

23 (1.4%)

1 (0.3%)

Saskatchewan

48 (3%)

5 (1.3%)

Yukon

1 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Industry ^a

Accommodation and Food Services

3 (0.2%)

1 (0.3%)

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing

7 (0.4%)

2 (0.5%)

Arts, Recreation Services

12 (0.7%)

4 (1%)

Construction

53 (3.3%)

11 (2.9%)

Education and Training

285 (17.6%)

91 (23.8%)

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

28 (1.7%)

7 (1.8%)

Financial and Insurance Services

153 (9.5%)

28 (7.3%)

Healthcare and Social Assistance

178 (11%)

33 (8.6%)

Information, Media and Telecommunications

207 (12.8%)

40 (10.5%)

Manufacturing

65 (4%)

16 (4.2%)

Mining

5 (0.3%)

3 (0.8%)

Other Services

10 (0.6%)

2 (0.5%)

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

240 (14.8%)

52 (13.6%)

Public Administration and Safety

222 (13.7%)

31 (8.1%)

Rental, Hiring & Real Estate Services

5 (0.3%)

2 (0.5%)

Retail Trade

11 (0.7%)

2 (0.5%)

Transport, Postal & Warehousing

22 (1.4%)

9 (2.4%)

Wholesale Trade

6 (0.4%)

2 (0.5%)

Other

78 (4.8%)

46 (12%)

Sector ^b

Not for profit sector

281 (17.4%)

62 (16.2%)

Private sector

508 (31.4%)

115 (30.1%)

Public sector

814 (50.3%)

197 (51.6%)

Self employed

14 (0.9%)

3 (0.8%)

Role ^b

Clerical/Administrative Worker

583 (36.1%)

113 (29.6%)

Community & Personal Service Worker

21 (1.3%)

8 (2.1%)

Labourers

5 (0.3%)

1 (0.3%)

Machinery Operators & Drivers

3 (0.2%)

1 (0.3%)

Manager

238 (14.7%)

62 (16.2%)

Professional

680 (42.1%)

168 (44%)

Sales Worker

37 (2.3%)

11 (2.9%)

Technician & Trade Worker

50 (3.1%)

15 (3.9%)

Business size ^b

Sole Trader/Self-Employed

12 (0.7%)

2 (0.5%)

2–19 employees

128 (7.9%)

30 (7.9%)

20–199 employees

234 (14.5%)

47 (12.3%)

200 + employees

1243 (76.9%)

301 (78.8%)

Living arrangements

Alone

195 (12.1%)

45 (11.8%)

With one or more adults

825 (51%)

212 (55.5%)

With one or more adults and children below 18 years

550 (34%)

117 (30.6%)

With one or more children below 18 years

47 (2.9%)

8 (2.1%)

Number of children receive care ^{a, c}

None

32 (2%)

6 (1.6%)

1

218 (13.5%)

43 (11.3%)

2

274 (16.9%)

63 (16.5%)

3

55 (3.4%)

11 (2.9%)

4

12 (0.7%)

2 (0.5%)

5 or more

3 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

Number of children at home when WFH ^c

None

170 (10.5%)

11 (2.9%)

1

223 (13.8%)

50 (13.1%)

2

165 (10.2%)

53 (13.9%)

3

31 (1.9%)

9 (2.4%)

4

5 (0.3%)

2 (0.5%)

5 or more

3 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

Age group(s) of children at home when WFH ^{c, d}

Less than 4 years

106 (6.6%)

23 (6%)

4–6 years

86 (5.3%)

26 (6.8%)

6–8 years

65 (4%)

35 (9.2%)

8–12 years

116 (7.2%)

39 (10.2%)

12–16 years

127 (7.9%)

34 (8.9%)

16–18 years

80 (4.9%)

22 (5.8%)

Homeschooling children ^{a, b, c}

No

513 (31.7%)

96 (25.1%)

Yes

78 (4.8%)

26 (6.8%)

Number of hours involved in children’s education ^{a, c}

None

6 (0.4%)

2 (0.5%)

1–2 h

32 (2%)

12 (3.1%)

2–3 h

15 (0.9%)

5 (1.3%)

3–4 h

11 (0.7%)

3 (0.8%)

More than 4 h

9 (0.6%)

4 (1%)

Number of days per week children attend virtual classes ^c

1 day

11 (0.7%)

3 (0.8%)

2 days

8 (0.5%)

1 (0.3%)

3 days

8 (0.5%)

2 (0.5%)

4 days

6 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

5 days

46 (2.8%)

19 (5%)

Dependents other than children

No

1345 (83.2%)

329 (86.1%)

Yes, adult(s) living elsewhere

108 (6.7%)

32 (8.4%)

Yes, adult(s) living with me

135 (8.3%)

17 (4.5%)

Other

19 (1.2%)

1 (0.3%)