Table 1 Demographics of the GSDOA Survey (2020–2021) by the BC health regions (N = 493)
Demographic Characteristics | Fraser Health n (row %) | Interior Health n (row %) | Island Health n (row %) | Northern Health n (row %) | Vancouver Coastal Health n (row %) | Total N (column %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants | 104 (21.1) | 128 (26.0) | 100 (20.3) | 46 (9.3) | 115 (23.3) | 493 (100) |
Age (years) | ||||||
16–24 years | 16 (14.2) | 14 (12.4) | 17 (15.0) | 9 (8.0) | 57 (50.4) | 113 (22.9) |
25–34 years | 22 (23.7) | 25 (26.9) | 24 (25.8) | 9 (9.7) | 13 (14.0) | 93 (18.9) |
35–44 years | 25 (23.4) | 36 (33.6) | 23 (21.5) | 10 (9.3) | 13 (12.1) | 107 (21.7) |
45–54 years | 17 (17.3) | 30 (30.6) | 24 (24.5) | 12 (12.2) | 15 (15.3) | 98 (19.9) |
55 years and over | 20 (28.2) | 20 (28.2) | 11 (15.5) | 5 (7.0) | 15 (21.1) | 71 (14.4) |
Unknown | 4 (36.4) | 3 (27.3) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) | 11 (2.2) |
Gender identity | ||||||
Cis man | 62 (22.0) | 79 (28.0) | 61 (21.6) | 21 (7.4) | 59 (20.9) | 282 (57.2) |
Cis woman | 37 (20.1) | 46 (25.0) | 35 (19.0) | 24 (13.0) | 42 (22.8) | 184 (37.3) |
Trans and gender expansive a | 4 (17.4) | 3 (13.0) | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.3) | 12 (52.2) | 23 (4.7) |
Unknown | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (0.8) |
Indigenous identityb | ||||||
First Nations | 25 (18.8) | 30 (22.6) | 19 (14.3) | 20 (15.0) | 39 (29.3) | 133 (27.0) |
Métis | 12 (19.4) | 21 (33.9) | 11 (17.7) | 13 (21.0) | 5 (8.1) | 62 (12.6) |
Inuit | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) |
Non-indigenous | 54 (21.4) | 60 (23.8) | 63 (25.0) | 10 (4.0) | 65 (25.8) | 252 (51.1) |
Unknown | 11 (25.6) | 17 (39.5) | 6 (14.0) | 3 (7.0) | 6 (14.0) | 43 (8.7) |