Table 3 Socio-demographic and mental health-related characteristics by latent class
Class 1 (most at risk) (n = 469) | Class 2 (mixed risk) (n = 214) | Class 3 (norm/ reference) (n = 1519) | Class 4 (most protected) (n = 807) | Total (n = 3009) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) ** | |||||
18–34 (%) | 16.6 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 13.4 |
35–54 (%) | 45.0 | 38.3 | 44.6 | 31.6 | 40.7 |
55 + (%) | 38.4 | 44.4 | 42.1 | 57.9 | 45.9 |
Income** | |||||
< $25 k (%) | 13.4 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
$25 k-$50 k (%) | 20.2 | 11.7 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 17.2 |
$50 k-$100 k (%) | 31.1 | 33.0 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 34.9 |
$100 k + (%) | 35.3 | 47.1 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
Gender** | |||||
Cisgender woman (%) | 60.6 | 59.3 | 48.5 | 44.4 | 50.0 |
Cisgender man (%) | 38.0 | 39.3 | 50.8 | 53.4 | 48.7 |
Trans identities1 (%) | 1.5 | 1.4 | .8 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
LGBT2Q + ** | |||||
Yes/unsure2 (%) | 10.4 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
No | 89.6 | 90.2 | 92.6 | 94.9 | 92.6 |
Race/ethnicity** | |||||
Non-racialized (%) | 75.7 | 79.0 | 71.9 | 73.2 | 73.4 |
Racialized (non-Indigenous) (%) | 19.0 | 17.6 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 23.4 |
Indigenous (%) | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
Employment3 | |||||
Working (full or part time) (%)** | 49.5 | 52.8 | 57.0 | 46.7 | 52.8 |
Student (full or part time) (%)NS | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Retired (%)** | 23.7 | 26.2 | 28.7 | 43.1 | 31.6 |
Unemployed (%)** | 7.5 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
Parent/Guardian (< 18) (%)** | 17.9 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 15.2 | 19.8 |
Pre-existing mental health condition (%)** | 37.4 | 27.7 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 16.9 |
Sleep quality** | |||||
Fairly good or very good | 38.0 | 68.1 | 70.4 | 87.2 | 69.7 |
Fairly bad or very bad | 62.0 | 31.9 | 29.6 | 12.8 | 30.3 |
Overall coping** | |||||
Well | 51.5 | 88.0 | 87.8 | 98.5 | 84.9 |
Not well | 48.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
Current mental health** | |||||
Good, very good or excellent | 45.8 | 85.0 | 85.6 | 98.4 | 82.8 |
Fair or poor | 54.2 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
Deterioration in mental health** | |||||
Same or better | 15.8 | 42.5 | 59.4 | 90.9 | 59.8 |
Worse | 84.2 | 57.5 | 40.6 | 9.1 | 40.2 |