Table 1

EQUIP participant demographics (N=567)

	n	Per cent	Mean (SD)
Gender	567
Male	236	41.6
Female	329	58.0
Transgender	2	0.4
Age	545		45.5 (14.6) (range: 18–94)
Aboriginal identity	558
Yes	244	43.7
No	314	56.3
Relationship with a partner	547
Yes	265	48.4
No	282	51.6
Employment status	534
Employed*	108	20.2
Unemployed	349	65.4
Other†	77	14.4
Educational level	548
Less than high school	238	43.4
Completed high school	81	14.8
Postsecondary up to and including undergraduate degree	199	36.3
Professional/graduate level degree	16	2.9
Other	14	2.6
Receiving social assistance	168	29.6
Receiving disability assistance	223	39.3
Difficulty living on TOTAL household income‡	543
Very difficult	197	36.3
Somewhat difficult	183	33.7
Not very difficult	96	17.7
Not at all difficult	67	12.3
Living situation§	548
Market housing	331	60.4
Non-market housing	217	39.7
Shelter usage (past 12 months)	539
Yes	142	26.3
No	397	73.7

*‘Employed’ status includes individuals working full-time or part-time, as well as those taking part in seasonal work.
†The majority of responses in this category are: retired, disability assistance, stay-at-home mom, student and self-employed or occasional cash work.
‡Participants were asked: Overall, how difficult is it for you to live on your total household income right now?
§Market housing includes individuals living in a private apartment, condo or house. Non-market housing includes individuals who reported living in public, social or supportive housing, those couch-surfing, living in shelters, on the street, in a vehicle, in a single-room occupancy hotel and those who chose ‘other’ in lieu of the above options.