Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and descriptive findings

Characteristic	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Ethnicity
White – Western European	145	38.4
White – Eastern European	68	18
Black, African, Caribbean	41	10.8
First Nations	40	10.6
Métis	30	7.9
East/Southeast Asian	29	7.7
Latino, Latin American	25	6.6
Sexual orientation
Gay	276	70.1
Bisexual	68	17.3
Queer	39	9.9
Other (pansexual, asexual)	11	2.8
Household income ($C)
0–29 999	96	24.4
30 000–59 999	77	19.6
60 000–100 000	135	34.4
100 000	85	21.6
Highest education level completed
Completed high school	99	24.9
Bachelor’s degree	271	68.3
Graduate degree	27	6.8
Regions where participants lived
Large urban centre/Winnipeg (50 000+)	249	61.5
Medium city/town/Brandon (30 000–49 000 people)	54	13.3
Small city/town (15 000–29 999)	20	4.9
Smaller city/town (1 000–14 999)	34	8.4
Rural area close to a city (<1000)	28	6.9
Rural and remote area (<1000)	10	2.5
On-reserve	10	2.5
Experienced discrimination in healthcare
Yes	224	65.3
No	119	34.7
Doctor’s/healthcare practitioner’s competence with 2SGBQ+
Very good	66	18.2
Good	91	25.1
Fair	116	32
Poor	27	7.5
Very poor	12	3.3
Don’t know	50	13.8
Has regular family doctor/healthcare provider
Yes	263	71.3
No	106	28.7
Seen healthcare provider in the past 12 months
Yes	293	79.1
No	77	20.8