Table 1 Demographic characteristics of IBD sample
From: A national survey on the patterns of treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in Canada
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Age, mean (range) | 47 years (16 – 88) |
Females, n (%) | 1729 (61%) |
Region, n (%) | |
Maritime Provinces | 155 (6%) |
Quebec | 464 (16%) |
Ontario | 1307 (46%) |
Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) | 636 (23%) |
West Coast (British Columbia, Territories) | 266 (9%) |
Education, n (%) | |
Less than high school diploma | 268 (10%) |
High school diploma | 482 (17%) |
Technical college or some university course | 990 (35%) |
University degree | 1046 (38%) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Employed | 1814 (64%) |
Student | 148 (5%) |
Homemaker | 266 (9%) |
Unable to be employed due to illness | 220 (8%) |
Retired | 481 (17%) |
Other unemployed† | 62 (2%) |
Combined family pre-tax income, n (%) | |
<$20 K | 174 (6%) |
21–40 K | 444 (16%) |
41–60 K | 474 (17%) |
61–80 K | 423 (15%) |
>80 K | 759 (27%) |
Did not answer | 552 (19%) |
Born in Canada, n (%) | 2548 (91%) |