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Table 1 Participant sociodemographics by current hormonal contraceptive use

From: Changes in Canadian contraceptive choices: results of a national survey on hormonal contraceptive use

Characteristic

Prevalence

Current HC users 677 [29.4]

Current non-users 1629 [70.6]

Total 2306

Age (y), n = 2306

 

 19–29

247 [36.5]

565 [34.7]

812 [35.2]

 30–39

256 [37.8]

638 [39.2]

894 [38.8]

 40–49

174[25.7]

426 [26.1]

600 [26.0]

Ethnic Origin, n = 2305

 

 European

395 [58.4]

945 [58.0]

1340 [58.1]

 East and Southeast Asian

93 [13.8]

242 [14.9]

335 [14.5]

 South Asian

26 [3.8]

90 [5.5]

116 [5.0]

 African

23 [3.4]

59 [3.6]

82 [3.6]

 Latin, Central and South American

25 [3.7]

57 [3.5]

82 [3.6]

 Indigenous person of Canada

18 [2.7]

38 [2.3]

56 [2.4]

 Middle Eastern

11 [1.6]

29 [1.8]

40 [1.7]

 Other

20 [3.0]

37 [2.2]

57 [2.5]

 Not Known/ Prefer not to disclose

29 [4.3]

55 [3.4]

84 [3.7]

 Indigenous + European

21 [3.1]

32 [2.0]

53 [2.3]

 Indigenous + Other Minority

9 [1.3]

32 [2.0]

41 [1.8]

 Multiple Minorities

6 [0.9]

13 [0.8]

19 [0.8]

Gender Identity, n = 2297

 

 Woman

666 [98.4]

1587 [98.0]

2253 [98.1]

 Non-binary

7 [1.0]

20 [1.2]

27 [1.2]

 Two Spirit

1 [0.2]

5 [0.3]

6 [0.3]

 Man

0 [0.0]

3 [0.2]

3 [0.1]

 None of the above

3 [0.4]

5 [0.3]

8 [0.3]

Education, n = 2282

 

 Any High school or equivalent

150 [22.4]

356 [22.1]

506 [22.2]

 Any undergraduate

447 [66.6]

1111 [68.9]

1558 [68.3]

 Any graduate

74 [11.0]

144 [9.0]

218 [9.6]

Annual Household Income, n = 2191

 

 $15,000 - $29,999

82 [12.7]

198 [12.8]

280 [12.8]

 $30,000 -$49,999

114 [17.6]

259 [16.8]

373 [17.0]

 $50,000 - $69,999

110 [16.9]

269 [17.4]

379 [17.3]

 $70,000 - $99,999

136 [21.0]

321 [20.8]

457 [20.9]

 > $100,000

142 [21.9]

328 [21.3]

470 [21.4]

 Do not know/Prefer not to answer

64 [9.9]

168 [10.9]

232 [10.6]

Employment Status, n = 2303

 

 Employed

481 [71.2]

1161 [71.4]

1642 [71.3]

 Unemployed

116 [17.1]

279 [17.1]

395 [17.2]

 On leave

38 [5.6]

90 [5.5]

128 [5.6]

 Unpaid work

41 [6.1]

97 [6.0]

138 [5.9]

Province of Residence, n = 2297

 

 Ontario

259 [38.5]

589 [36.2]

848 [38.1]

 British Columbia

188 [28.0]

501 [30.8]

619 [27.8]

 Quebec

76 [11.3]

196 [12.1]

272 [12.2]

 Alberta

69 [10.3]

146 [9.0]

215 [9.7]

 Manitoba

22 [3.3]

66 [4.1]

88 [3.9]

 Saskatchewan

18 [2.7]

29 [1.8]

47 [2.1]

 New Brunswick

18 [2.7]

25 [1.5]

43 [1.9]

 Nova Scotia

11 [1.6]

44 [2.7]

55 [2.5]

 Newfoundland and Labrador

8 [1.2]

20 [1.2]

28 [1.2]

 Prince Edward Island

2 [0.3]

5 [0.3]

7 [0.3]

 Yukon

1 [0.1]

1 [0.1]

2 [0.1]

 Northwest Territories

0 [0.0]

1 [0.1]

1 [0.1]

 Nunavut

0 [0.0]

2 [0.1]

2 [0.1]

Access to Health Insurance, n = 2300

 

 Standard + extended health insurance

338 [50.0]

749 [46.1]

1087 [47.3]

 Standard provincial insurance only

216 [32.0]

601 [37.0]

817 [35.5]

 No health insurance

103 [15.3]

251 [15.4]

354 [15.4]

 Standard + health benefits for indigenous/Inuit peoples

18 [2.7]

24 [1.5]

42[1.8]

Exercise status, n = 2274

 

 Non-exerciser

265 [39.6]

661 [41.2]

926 [40.7]

 Regular exerciser

343 [51.3]

767 [047.8]

1110 [48.8]

 Recreational athlete

58 [8.7]

163 [10.2]

221 [9.7]

 Competitive athlete

3 [0.4]

14 [0.8]

17 [0.8]

  1. Note: Data are provided as n [%]