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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of survey respondents, by age group and influenza season

From: The impact of influenza on the ability to work, volunteer and provide care: results from an online survey of Canadian adults 50 years and older

 

50-64 years

65+ years

2018/2019

(n = 1006)

2019/2020

(n = 1001)

2018/2019

(n = 3548)

2019/2020

(n = 3500)

Characteristic

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age

 Mean age (yrs), SD

57.4, 4.2

57.1, 4.1

71.4, 5.2

71.4, 5.3

 50-54 years

287 (28.5)

325 (32.5)

  

 55-59 years

346 (34.4)

332 (33.2)

  

 60-64 years

373 (37.1)

344 (34.4)

  

 65 – 74 years

  

2677 (75.5)

2663 (76.1)

  ≥ 75 years

  

871 (24.5)

837 (23.9)

Biological Sex

 Male

504 (50.1)

489 (48.9)

1701 (47.9)

1586 (45.3)

 Female

502 (49.9)

512 (51.2)

1845 (52.0)

1913 (54.7)

 Intersex

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0.05)

1 (0.03)

Gender identity

 Male

497 (49.4)

488 (48.8)

1705 (48.1)

1584 (45.3)

 Female

505 (50.2)

511 (51.1)

1838 (51.8)

1909 (54.5)

 Othera

4 (0.4)

2 (0.2)

5 (0.1)

7 (0.2)

Province

 British Columbia

139 (13.8)

135 (13.5)

460 (13.0)

503 (14.4)

 Alberta

105 (10.4)

105 (10.5)

301 (8.5)

296 (8.5)

 Saskatchewan

22 (2.2)

26 (2.6)

76 (2.1)

104 (3.0)

 Manitoba

41 (4.1)

37 (3.7)

128 (3.6)

120 (3.4)

 Ontario

385 (38.3)

385 (38.5)

1390 (39.2)

1321 (37.7)

 Quebec

242 (24.1)

240 (24.0)

961 (27.1)

883 (25.2)

 New Brunswick

21 (2.1)

24 (2.4)

68 (1.9)

85 (2.4)

 Nova Scotia

30 (3.0)

28 (2.8)

106 (3.0)

115 (3.3)

 Prince Edward Island

10 (1.0)

5 (0.5)

15 (0.4)

14 (0.4)

 Newfoundland and Labrador

11 (1.1)

16 (1.6)

43 (1.2)

59 (1.7)

Location of residence

 City (100,000 people or more)

608 (60.4)

608 (60.8)

2067 (58.3)

2009 (57.4)

 Town (1000 to 99,999 people)

323 (32.1)

324 (32.4)

1186 (33.4)

1174 (33.5)

 Village (less than 1000 people)

75 (7.5)

69 (6.9)

295 (8.3)

317 (9.1)

Chronic condition

 None

522 (51.9)

516 (51.5)

1310 (36.9)

1252 (35.8)

 Diabetes

141 (14.0)

144 (14.4)

658 (18.5)

600 (17.1)

 Heart disease

42 (4.2)

47 (4.7)

302 (8.5)

345 (9.9)

 Asthma or chronic lung disease other than COPD

84 (8.3)

104 (10.4)

272 (7.7)

347 (9.9)

 Blood disordersb

28 (2.8)

22 (2.2)

95 (2.7)

97 (2.8)

 High or low blood pressure

286 (28.4)

301 (30.1)

1529 (43.1)

1575 (45.0)

 COPD

23 (2.3)

21 (2.1)

184 (5.2)

198 (5.7)

 Cancer

18 (1.8)

14 (1.4)

177 (5.0)

175 (5.0)

 Neurological disorders

34 (3.4)

32 (3.2)

83 (2.3)

86 (2.5)

 Kidney disease

11 (1.1)

11 (1.1)

82 (2.3)

94 (2.7)

 Significant trouble with memory

20 (2.0)

13 (1.3)

48 (1.4)

37 (1.1)

 Liver disease

18 (1.8)

10 (1.0)

26 (0.7)

34 (1.0)

 Have had a transplant AND/OR have an immunosuppressive condition AND/OR taking an immunosuppressive medication

7 (0.7)

19 (1.9)

33 (0.9)

44 (1.3)

 HIV/AIDS

9 (0.9)

8 (0.8)

5 (0.1)

7 (0.2)

  1. This table summarizes respondents’ demographics and medical history at the time of survey completion
  2. ai.e. transgender, non-binary, fluid, two-spirited
  3. bExcluding high or low blood pressure