Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

Age (years), median(Q1,Q3)

32 (27–40)

30 (26–40)

32 (27–40)

32 (26–41)

0.838*

Total

1182

253

770

159

Sociocultural background

White born in Canada

575

48%

125

49%

354

46%

96

60%

0.01

White born abroad

97

8%

26

10%

61

8%

10

6%

Black born in Canada

70

6%

12

5%

52

7%

6

4%

Black born abroad

16

1%

8

3%

8

1%

0

0%

East Asian born in Canada

35

3%

4

2%

30

4%

1

1%

East Asian born abroad

55

5%

9

4%

42

5%

4

3%

Latinx born in Canada

43

4%

7

3%

30

4%

6

4%

Latinx born abroad

70

6%

13

5%

53

7%

4

3%

Other born in Canada

79

7%

20

8%

45

6%

14

9%

Other born abroad

105

9%

24

9%

67

9%

14

9%

Indigenous people of Canada

41

3%

6

2%

31

4%

4

3%

Total

1,186

254

773

159

Education

High school or less

125

11%

21

8%

86

11%

18

11%

0.009

College/technical

367

31%

61

24%

242

31%

64

40%

Bachelor’s

464

39%

119

47%

292

38%

53

33%

Postgraduate

224

19%

51

20%

149

19%

24

15%

Total

1,180

252

769

159

Annual income (CAD)

20.000 or less

107

9%

23

9%

74

10%

10

6%

0.006

20.001-40.000

247

21%

50

20%

174

23%

23

15%

40.001-60.000

357

30%

82

32%

205

27%

70

44%

60.001-80.000

176

15%

31

12%

128

17%

17

11%

More than 80.000

228

19%

51

20%

147

19%

30

19%

Prefers not to answer

67

6%

16

6%

43

6%

8

5%

Total

1,182

253

771

158

Gender

Man

1,146

96%

251

99%

743

96%

152

95%

0.005**

Woman

23

2%

0

0%

15

2%

8

5%

Two-Spirit

4

1%

2

1%

2

1%

0

0%

Gender Fluid

13

1%

1

1%

12

2%

0

0%

Prefers not to answer

2

1%

0

0%

2

1%

0

0%

Total

1,188

254

774

160

Relationship status

No regular partner

620

52%

130

51%

398

52%

92

58%

0.719

Open relationship

426

36%

94

37%

279

36%

53

33%

Closed relationship

105

9%

23

9%

73

9%

9

6%

Prefers not to answer

35

3%

7

3%

23

3%

5

3%

Total

1,186

254

773

159

Proportion of GBQ in social network

≤ 25%

384

33%

72

29%

265

35%

47

30%

0.405

26–50%

328

28%

71

28%

206

27%

51

33%

51–75%

274

24%

68

27%

170

22%

36

23%

> 75%

175

15%

39

16%

115

15%

21

14%

Total

1161

250

756

155

Disclosed sexual orientation

Not Out at all

52

4%

13

5%

29

4%

10

6%

< 0.001

Out to a few

255

21%

35

14%

182

23%

38

24%

Out to half

171

14%

23

9%

109

14%

39

25%

Out to most

215

18%

55

22%

132

17%

28

18%

Out to all

483

41%

127

50%

312

40%

44

28%

Prefers not to answer

13

1%

1

1%

12

2%

0

0%

Total

1189

254

776

159