Respondents’ demographic characteristics and amount and type of contact with people with intellectual disabilities (ID): N = 196, unless stated.
| CHARACTERISTICS | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| • Male | 100 (51.0) |
| • Female | 96 (49.0) |
| Age (n = 194) | |
| • 20–29 y | 167 (86.1) |
| • 30 y and older | 27 (13.9) |
| Preferences categories for residency training* (n=195) | |
| • General practitioner and family physician | 37 (19.0) |
| • Specialist in surgical medicine† | 29 (14.9) |
| • Specialist in clinical medicine‡ | 122 (62.6) |
| • Specialist in laboratory medicine§ | 4 (2.1) |
| • Undecided | 3 (1.5) |
| Do you have or have you had a close family member with ID? | |
| • Yes | 16 (8.2) |
| • No | 180 (91.8) |
| Have you ever known anyone personally with ID other than a family member? (n = 195) | |
| • Yes | 82 (42.1) |
| • No | 113 (57.9) |
| Have you ever worked alongside someone with ID who was a coworker? | |
| • Yes | 12 (6.1) |
| • No | 184 (93.9) |
| Have you ever worked or volunteered to support someone with ID? | |
| • Yes | 65 (33.2) |
| • No | 131 (66.8) |
| Have you ever seen people with ID where you live, work, or go to school? | |
| • Yes | 162 (82.7) |
| • No | 34 (17.3) |
↵* Categories follow Canada’s National Occupational Classification System.23
↵† This category includes all surgeons, ophthalmologists, and urologists.
↵‡ Examples from this category include anesthetists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency physicians, geriatricians, neurologists, oncologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and rheumatologists.
↵§ This category includes all pathologists, medical biochemists, and microbiologists.