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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the general public and policy influencers from Alberta and Manitoba respondents to the 2019 chronic disease prevention survey, % (n)

From: Assessing support for substance use policies among the general public and policy influencers in two Canadian provinces

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Alberta

Manitoba

General Public

n = 1648

n (%)

Policy Influencers

n = 204

n (%)

General Public

n = 1770

n (%)

Policy Influencers

n = 98

n (%)

Age (Mean (SD)) *, b, c, d

47.67 (16.06)

58.01 (9.94)

48.23 (16.59)

54.90 (10.57)

Gender *, b, c

 Men

799 (48.5)

129 (63.2)

831 (46.9)

47 (48.0)

 Women

849 (51.5)

75 (36.8)

939 (53.1)

51 (52.0)

Self-Reported Physical Health *

 Excellent

163 ( 9.9)

22 (10.8)

145 ( 8.2)

5 ( 5.1)

 Very Good

555 (33.7)

66 (32.4)

580 (33.0)

29 (29.6)

 Good

591 (35.9)

83 (40.7)

685 (39.0)

43 (43.9)

 Fair

264 (16.0)

32 (15.7)

267 (15.2)

19 (19.4)

 Poor

73 ( 4.4)

1 ( 0.5)

81 ( 4.6)

2 ( 2.0)

Self-Reported Mental Health *,c

 Excellent

262 (16.0)

40 (19.6)

272 (15.5)

18 (18.6)

 Very Good

598 (36.4)

93 (45.6)

614 (35.0)

38 (39.2)

 Good

521 (31.7)

57 (27.9)

553 (31.5)

32 (33.0)

 Fair

206 (12.5)

11 ( 5.4)

241 (13.7)

8 ( 8.2)

 Poor

55 ( 3.3)

3 ( 1.5)

74 ( 4.2)

1 ( 1.0)

Education *,a, c, d

 High School Incomplete

34 ( 2.1)

3 ( 1.5)

49 ( 2.8)

0 ( 0.0)

 High School Complete

171 (10.5)

13 ( 6.4)

235 (13.4)

9 ( 9.2)

 University Undergraduate Certificate, Diploma, or Degree

381 (23.3)

33 (16.2)

351 (20.0)

21 (21.4)

 University Professional or Graduate Complete

356 (21.8)

97 (47.5)

453 (25.8)

40 (40.8)

 College/Technical/University Incomplete

311 (19.0)

24 (11.8)

315 (17.9)

9 ( 9.2)

 College or Technical School Complete

292 (17.8)

27 (13.2)

299 (17.0)

16 (16.3)

 Trade School Complete

91 ( 5.6)

7 ( 3.4)

53 ( 3.0)

3 ( 3.1)

Ethnic Minority Identity *,c

 Yes

261 (16.7)

13 (6.5)

287 (17.2)

10 (10.5)

 No

1306 (83.3)

186 (93.5)

1384 (82.8)

85 (89.5)

Indigenous Identity *,a

 Yes

48 (3.0)

9 (4.5)

121 (7.1)

6 (6.2)

 No

1561 (97.0)

190 (95.5)

1593 (92.9)

90 (93.8)

Immigration Status *,c, d

 Born in Canada

1340 (81.6)

192 (95.0)

1470 (83.6)

91 (92.9)

 Immigrated

302 (18.4)

10 ( 5.0)

289 (16.4)

7 ( 7.1)

Gross Household Income *,a, c, d

 Under $20,000

59 ( 4.2)

0 ( 0.0)

79 ( 5.2)

0 ( 0.0)

 $20,000 to < $40,000

144 (10.2)

6 ( 3.4)

197 (13.0)

1 ( 1.2)

 $40,000 to < $70,000

271 (19.3)

23 (13.1)

355 (23.4)

21 (24.4)

 $70,000 to < $100,000

274 (19.5)

36 (20.5)

342 (22.5)

16 (18.6)

 $100,000 to < $125,000

215 (15.3)

18 (10.2)

219 (14.4)

13 (15.1)

 $125,000 +

444 (31.6)

93 (52.8)

326 (21.5)

35 (40.7)

Political Views *,a, b, c

 Extreme Left

43 (2.8)

1 (0.5)

56 (3.4)

1 (1.1)

 2

35 (2.3)

2 (1.1)

51 (3.1)

3 (3.4)

 3

147 (9.5)

5 (2.7)

211 (12.8)

6 ( 6.7)

 4

201 (13.0)

19 (10.4)

261 (15.8)

12 (13.5)

 5

250 (16.1)

32 (17.5)

272 (16.4)

26 (29.2)

 6

291 (18.8)

53 (29.0)

301 (18.2)

13 (14.6)

 7

224 (14.5)

29 (15.8)

166 (10.0)

10 (11.2)

 8

182 (11.7)

31 (16.9)

153 (9.3)

9 (10.1)

 9

75 (4.8)

6 (3.3)

87 (5.3)

4 (4.5)

 10

35 (2.3)

2 (1.1)

36 (2.2)

4 (4.5)

 Extreme Right

67 (4.3)

3 (1.6)

60 (3.6)

1 (1.1)

  1. * Percent missing for each variable: Age – 4.2%; Gender – 0%; Self-Reported Physical Health – 0.4%; Self-Reported Mental Health – 0.6%; Education – 0.7%; Ethnic Minority Identity – 5.1%; Indigenous Identity – 2.7%; Immigration Status – 0.5%; Household Income – 14.3%; Political Views – 6.6%
  2. a indicates statistically significant differences between the General Public samples of each province (a = 0.05)
  3. b indicates statistically significant differences between the Policy Influencer samples of each province (a = 0.05)
  4. c indicates statistically significant differences between the Policy Influencer and General Public samples within Alberta (a = 0.05)
  5. d indicates statistically significant differences between the Policy Influencer and General Public samples within Manitoba (a = 0.05)