Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the sample

Variable		Attendees (n=75)				Non-attendees (n=62)
Variable		No	% of group			No	% of group
Age of respondent
20–29 years	6	8		9	15
30–34 years	12	16		13	22
35–40 years	43	58		34	56
>40 years	13	18		4	7
Marital status
Married/common law	65	87		50	81
Single	5	7		7	11
Divorced, separated, or widowed	5	7		5	8
No of children
0	21	28		10	16
1	24	32		18	29
2–3	27	36		29	47
>3	3	4		5	8
Planning more children^2-150
Yes	42	56		28	45
No	23	31		31	50
Language spoken at home
English	48	64		42	68
French	19	25		8	13
Both English and French	3	4		8	13
Other	5	7		4	6
Education^2-151
Less than high school	4	5		4	7
High school	15	20		20	32
Some college or university	12	16		15	24
College or undergraduate degree	30	40		17	27
Graduate degree	14	19		6	10
Family income^2-152
<$20 000	6	9		4	8
$20 000–$40 000	16	25		18	36
$40 000–$75 000	19	30		20	40
>$75 000	23	36		8	16

↵2-150 Attenders had a higher overall education level than non-attenders, t (135) = −2.29, p<0.05.
↵2-151 Attenders were more likely to be planning more children than non-attenders, χ²(2) = 6.58, p<0.05.
↵2-152 Numbers are smaller for this variable owing to missing data.