Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of program participants (n = 153)
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Female | 47 (31%) |
 Male | 106 (69%) |
Age (in months), mean (SD), min-max | 31.6 (9.9),9–66 |
Number of siblings | |
 0 | 66 (43%) |
 1 | 68 (44%) |
 2 | 12 (8%) |
 3–5 | 7 (4.6%) |
Parent relationship status | |
 Married/common-law | 145 (95%) |
 Divorced/separated | 7 (5%) |
 Single | 1 (1%) |
Household income, in CAD dollars | |
 0-35 K | 67 (49%) |
 36-50 K | 38 (28%) |
 51-75 K | 19 (14%) |
  > 75 K | 12 (9%) |
Language spoken at home | |
 Tamil/English | 30 (19.4%) |
 English | 18 (11.7%) |
 Gujurati/English | 10 (6.5%) |
 Tamil | 9 (5.2%) |
 Bengali/English | 5 (3.2%) |
 Other/Mixed | 82 (52.3%) |
Translator needed | |
 Yes | 21 (14%) |
 No | 132 (86%) |