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Table 1 Participant sociodemographic characteristics

From: Brain injury, mental health and substance use in homeless populations: community-generated recommendations for healthcare service delivery and research

Characteristic

n(%) of samplea

Age (M ± SD)

46.40 ± 13.80

Sexb

 Female

114 (72%)

 Male

39 (25%)

 Prefer not to say

6 (4%)

Genderc

 Woman

114 (72%)

 Man

40 (17%)

 Prefer not to answer

5 (3%)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

123 (77%)

 Homosexual

8 (5%)

 Bisexual

8 (5%)

 Pansexual

2 (1%)

 Asexual

1 (1%)

 Other

2 (1%)

 Prefer not to answer

15 (9%)

Race or ethnic background

 White (e.g., British, French, German, European background)

126 (79%)

 Indigenous Person (e.g., First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Coast Salish)

18 (11%)

 East Asian (e.g., Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese)

7 (4%)

 Latinx/Hispanic (e.g., Mexican, Argentinian, Cuban)

5 (3%)

 Black (e.g., African American, African)

4 (3%)

 Middle Eastern (e.g., Syrian, Egyptian, Iranian, Saudi Arabian)

3 (2%)

 South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, Tamil)

2 (2%)

 Other

3 (2%)

 Prefer not to answer

5 (3%)

Education

 Less than high school

3 (2%)

 Some high school

6 (4%)

 Highschool diploma

7 (4%)

 Some post-secondary education

23 (14%)

 College diploma

30 (19%)

 Bachelor’s degree

47 (30%)

 Master’s degree

28 (18%)

 Doctoral degree

12 (8%)

  1. aFour participants did not consent to the collection of their demographic information
  2. bSex at birth
  3. cCurrent gender identity