Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 8382)
From: Suicide related ideation and behavior among Canadian gay and bisexual men: a syndemic analysis
Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Sexual orientation | |
Gay | 5406 (64.5) |
Bisexual | 2720 (32.5) |
Straight | 175 (2.1) |
Other | 81 (1.0) |
Relationship status | |
Single | 3675 (43.8) |
Partnered with a man | 2215 (26.4) |
Partnered with a woman | 1798 (21.4) |
Divorced/Separated/Other | 694 (8.3) |
Age | |
Under 30 | 1866 (22.43) |
30–45 years old | 2518 (30.0) |
Over 45 | 3998 (47.7) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 7310 (87.2) |
Asian | 212 (2.5) |
South Asian | 74 (0.9) |
African/Caribbean | 76 (0.9) |
Latino/Hispanic | 112 (1.3) |
Aboriginal (First Nation/Inuit/Metis) | 168 (2.0) |
Middle Eastern | 53 (0.6) |
Mixed | 229 (2.7) |
Other | 136 (1.6) |
Income (annual, CAD) | |
<10,000 | 739 (8.8) |
10,000–29,9999 | 1653 (19.7) |
30,000–49,9999 | 1847 (22.0) |
50,000–69,0000 | 1698 (20.2) |
>70,0000 | 2444 (29.2) |
Highest level of Education Completed | |
Some high School | 348 (4.2) |
High School | 1131 (13.5) |
Some College or University | 2116 (25.2) |
College | 1607 (19.2) |
University | 3180 (37.9) |
Province/Territories | |
British Columbia | 1804 (21.5) |
Alberta | 1064 (12.7) |
Saskatchewan | 289 (3.4) |
Manitoba | 342 (4.1) |
Ontario | 3366 (40.2) |
Quebec | 1048 (12.5) |
New-Brunswick | 105 (1.3) |
Nova Scotia | 223 (2.7) |
Prince Edward Island | 33 (0.4) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 85 (1.0) |
Yukon | 8 (0.1) |
Norwest Territories | 11 (0.1) |
Nunavut | 4 (0.0) |