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Table 1 Demographic data of survey respondents

From: Mental health challenges, treatment experiences, and care needs of post-secondary students: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study

Category

n (%)

Gender Identity

 Woman

267 (59.6)

 Man

160 (35.7)

 Nonbinary

15 (3.3)

 Prefer to self-describe

2 (0.4)

 Prefer not to answer

4 (0.9)

Biological Sex

 Female

281 (62.7)

 Male

160 (35.7)

 Intersex

1 (0.2)

 Prefer not to answer

6 (1.3)

Sexual Orientation

 Straight/Heterosexual

321 (71.7)

 Bisexual/Polysexual

60 (13.4)

 Gay/Lesbian

18 (4.0)

 Asexual

10 (2.2)

 Other

15 (3.3)

 Prefer not to answer

24 (5.4)

Preferred Pronouns

 She/Her

253 (56.5)

 He/Him

155 (34.6)

 They/Them

12 (2.7)

 Other

9 (2.0)

 Prefer not to answer

19 (4.2)

Race/Ethnicity

 White (European descent)

236 (52.7)

 Black (African, African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean Descent)

63 (14.1)

 South Asian (Bangladeshi, Indian, Indo-Caribbean, Pakistani,

Sri Lankan descent)

56 (12.5)

 East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese Descent)

53 (11.8)

 Middle Eastern (Arab, Persian, Afghan, Egyptian, Kurdish,

Lebanese, Turkish descent)

20 (4.5)

 Latin American (Hispanic or Latin American descent)

13 (2.9)

 Southeast Asian (Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Thai,

Vietnamese descent)

11 (2.5)

 Indigenous (First Nation, Inuk/Inuit, Métis descent)

7 (1.6)

 Multi-ethnic

7 (1.6)

 Other

6 (1.3)

 Do not know

1 (0.2)

 Prefer not to answer

18 (4.0)

Relationship Status

 Single, never been in a romantic relationship

138 (30.8)

 Exclusive romantic relationship (not married)

109 (24.3)

 Single, in a serious romantic relationship previously

90 (20.1)

 Casually dating

41 (9.2)

 Married

17 (3.8)

 Common-law

17 (3.8)

 Nonexclusive romantic relationship (not married)

6 (1.3)

 Divorced

2 (0.4)

 Other

5 (1.1)

 Prefer not to answer

23 (5.1)