Table 1 Participants’ demographic and employment characteristics (N = 30)
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Girls/young women | 16 (53.3) |
Boys/young men | 9 (30.0) |
Transgender or non-binary youth | 5 (16.7) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 13 (43.3) |
Asian—South | 5 (16.7) |
Asian—East and South East | 5 (16.7) |
Other | 7 (23.3) |
Highest level of education completed | |
High school or less | 10 (33.3) |
Some post-secondary | 10 (33.3) |
Post-secondary diploma, degree, or certificate | 10 (33.3) |
Employment status | |
Full-time | 7 (23.3) |
Part-time | 7 (23.3) |
Unemployed | 11 (36.7) |
Other | 5 (16.7) |
Not in employment, education, or training in the past or currently | 19 (63.3) |
Between 1–6 months | 5 (16.7) |
Between 6–12 months | 4 (13.3) |
More than 12 months | 9 (30.0) |
Region of residence | |
Central Canada | 16 (53.3) |
Prairie Provinces and West Coast | 9 (30.0) |
Atlantic region | 5 (16.7) |
Geographic region | |
Large urban centre | 22 (73.3) |
Medium and small centres | 7 (23.3) |