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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: Connecting families: a qualitative study examining the experiences of parenting young children under financial strain in Ontario, Canada

Characteristics

No. of participants

n = 16

Gender Identity

 

 Male

 Female

1

15

Age (years)

 

 20–24

 25–29

 30–34

 35–39

4

2

8

2

Marital Status

 

 Married

 Common Law

 Single

5

4

6

Ethnicity

 

 European

 Indigenous

12

3

 Other

1

Household Unit

 

 Single mother + child(ren)

 Two parents + child(ren)

 Multi-generational

 Single mother + child(ren) + non-related roommate

4

10

1

1

Number of children

 

 1

 2

 3

 4

 5

3

6

4

2

1

Education

 

 Some high school

 High school diploma

 College diploma

 University degree

2

7

5

2

Employment– participant

 

 Unemployed

 Employed part-time

 Employed full-time

 Full-time student

11

2

2

1

Employment– spouse

 

 No spouse

6

 Unemployed

3

 Employed full-time

7

Household Income last year*

 

 <$10 000

 $10 000-$19 999

 $20 000-$29 999

 $30 000-$39 999

 $40 000-$49 999

 $50 000-$59 999

 $60 000-$79 999

4

5

4

1

1

0

1

  1. *income recorded at date of final survey
  2. ϮSpouse– married or common law partner