Study participant demographics*
| Characteristic | No. of participants (%)† n = 22 |
|---|---|
| Age, yr | |
| Mean | 34 |
| Range | 23–48 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 8 (36.4) |
| Female | 13 (59.1) |
| Woman | 1 (4.5) |
| Ethnic background | |
| White or European | 18 (81.8) |
| Black, African or Caribbean | 2 (9.1) |
| Aboriginal, First Nations or Métis | 2 (9.1) |
| Mother tongue | |
| English | 18 (81.8) |
| French | 2 (9.1) |
| Serbian | 1 (4.5) |
| Bulgarian | 1 (4.5) |
| Education | |
| Completed college or university | 10 (45.5) |
| Completed graduate education | 3 (13.6) |
| Some college or university | 3 (13.6) |
| Apprenticeship training and trades | 3 (13.6) |
| Professional degrees | 2 (9.1) |
| Completed high school | 1 (4.5) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Straight or heterosexual | 7 (31.8) |
| Bisexual | 6 (27.3) |
| Pansexual | 4 (18.2) |
| Heteroflexible | 2 (9.1) |
| Polyamorous | 2 (9.1) |
| Biromantic grey-asexual | 1 (4.5) |
↵* All responses to the demographic survey were open ended and text based, except for education and ethnic background, which were provided as a dropdown list based on Statistics Canada reports.
As such, sexual orientation was self-defined and prescribed definitions or categories were not provided. Two study participants did not provide responses to the demographic survey.
↵† Unless stated otherwise.