Table 1.

Participant characteristics, N=413

CHARACTERISTICOVERALL (N=413)FAMILY PRACTICE PARTICIPANTS (n=234)SOCIAL MEDIA PARTICIPANTS (n=179)P VALUE*
Mean (SD) age, y44.6 (11.7)†46.6 (12.18)41.9 (10.4)<.01
Education, n (%).49

  • High school diploma or equivalent

12 (2.9)9 (3.9)3 (1.7)

  • University or college degree

185 (44.8)102 (52.1)83 (46.4)

  • Graduate degree

215 (52.1)122 (43.6)93 (52.0)

  • Missing data

1 (0.24)1 (0.43)0 (0)
Community size, n (%)<.01

  • Small town, village, or hamlet (<20,000)

9 (2.2)1 (0.43)8 (4.5)

  • Large town (20,000-100,000)

25 (6.1)11 (4.7)14 (7.8)

  • City (>100,000-300,000)

40 (9.7)18 (7.7)22 (12.3)

  • Large city (>300,000-<1,000,000)

47 (11.4)18 (7.7)29 (16.2)

  • Metropolis (1,000,000-3,000,000)

164 (39.7)101 (43.2)63 (35.2)

  • Megalopolis (>3,000,000)

127 (30.8)84 (35.9)43 (24.0)

  • Missing data

1 (0.24)1 (0.43)0 (0)
Birthplace, n (%).01

  • Canada

322 (78.0)172 (73.5)150 (83.8)

  • Outside Canada

91 (22.0)62 (26.5)29 (16.2)
Age when moved to Canada, n (%)‡.36

  • 0-10 y

30 (33.7)20 (32.2)10 (37.0)

  • 11-20 y

17 (19.1)11 (17.7)6 (22.2)

  • 21-30 y

23 (25.8)17 (27.4)6 (22.2)

  • 31-40 y

15 (16.9)11 (17.7)4 (14.8)

  • 41-50 y

4 (4.5)3 (4.8)1 (3.7)
Has a family doctor, n (%)<.01

  • Yes

398 (96.4)232 (99.2)166 (92.7)

  • No

10 (2.4)1 (0.4)9 (5.0)

  • Missing data

5 (1.2)1 (0.4)4 (2.2)

  • ↵* P values reflect Embedded Image2 test comparisons between participant groups or Fisher exact test where applicable.

  • ↵† Age estimates provided for 303 of 413 participants due to missing data.

  • ↵‡ Missing data present.