Sociodemographic data collection for health equity measurement: a mixed methods study examining public opinions

Table 1 Public opinion survey and in-depth interview sample characteristics

	Survey participants (N = 1,306) -% (#)	In-depth interview participants (N = 34) -% (#)
Residence in a census Metropolitan area²
Yes	75 (974)	34 (100%)
No	25 (332)	0 (0)
Gender
Male	50 (650)	44 (15)
Female	50 (656)	56 (19)
Age group
18 to 34	15 (200)	15 (5)
35 to 54	44 (570)	53 (18)
55+	41 (536)	32 (11)
Born in Canada
Yes	78 (1009)	68 (23)
No (Entry > 10 years ago)	18 (231)	20 (7)
No (Entry < 10 years ago)	4 (49)	12 (4)
Ethnic or cultural minority³
Yes	15 (186)	26 (9)
No	85 (1026)	74 (25)
Low socioeconomic position⁴
Yes	31 (394)	24 (8)
No	69 (895)	76 (26)

¹ Columns do not always total to 1306 due to missing values.
² An urban core with a population of at least 100,000 based on the 2006 Canadian Census.
³ Did not report Canadian, American or European (including Russian) ethnic ancestry.
⁴ Participant either had high school as their highest attained education level, or a household income of under $40,000, or was unemployed at the time of study participation.

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