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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristic of participants by sample

From: Going virtual: youth attitudes toward and experiences of virtual mental health and substance use services during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Non-clinical

Clinical

N

%

N

%

Gender

 Man/boy

85

34.7%

39

23.8%

 Woman/girl

156

63.7%

113

68.9%

 Another gender

4

1.6%

12

7.3%

Ethnic origin/background

 Caucasian

141

57.6%

99

60.7%

 Asian (East and Southeast)

39

15.9%

9

5.5%

 South Asian

23

9.4%

8

4.9%

 Black (African, Caribbean, North American)

14

5.7%

8

4.9%

 Multiple

9

3.7%

22

13.5%

 Indigenous

4

1.6%

2

1.2%

 Another background

15

6.1%

15

9.2%

First language English

222

90.6%

154

93.9%

Born in Canada

216

88.2%

145

88.4%

Student status

 Full time

154

62.9%

92

56.1%

 Part time

14

5.7%

15

9.1%

 Not a student

77

31.4%

57

34.8%

Employment status

 Full time

56

23.0%

26

15.9%

 Part time

102

42.0%

47

28.7%

Mental health and substance use

 GAIN-SS Internalizing

93

38.1%

109

67.7%

 GAIN-SS Externalizing

44

18.0%

59

36.6%

 GAIN-SS Substance use

5

2.0%

34

21.1%

 GAIN-SS Crime/violence

0

0.0%

2

1.2%