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Table 1 Focus Group Participant Socio-demographic Characteristics

From: “It’s for us –newcomers, LGBTQ persons, and HIV-positive persons. You feel free to be”: a qualitative study exploring social support group participation among African and Caribbean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newcomers and refugees in Toronto, Canada

Characteristic

Mean (SD) or Frequency* (%)

Age (n = 26)

30.5 years (8.0)

Born in Canada (No)

100 %

Country of Birth (n = 27)

 African region

8 (29.6 %)

 Caribbean region

19 (70.4 %)

Immigration Status

 Permanent resident

2 (6.9 %)

 Visitor visa

1 (3.4 %)

 Student visa

1 (3.4 %)

 Refugee

23 (79.3 %)

 Overstay (non-status)

2 (6.9 %)

Highest Level of Education (n = 28)

 Less than high school

1 (3.6 %)

 Completed high school

6 (21.4 %)

 Some college

7 (25.0 %)

 Some university

3 (10.7 %)

 Completed university degree (Bachelors)

6 (21.4 %)

 Completed graduate degree

5 (17.9 %)

Employment Status (n = 28)

 Employed full-time

2 (7.1 %)

 Employed part-time

2 (7.1 %)

 Not employed: looking for work

5 (17.9 %)

 Not employed: a student

2 (7.1 %)

 Social assistance (ODSP, OW)

14 (50.0 %)

 Unemployed

3 (10.7 %)

Annual Income (n = 16)

$13, 493 ($6984)

Sexual Orientation (n = 28)

 Heterosexual

1 (3.6 %)

 Bisexual

12 (42.9 %)

 Lesbian

5 (17.9 %)

 Gay

9 (32.1 %)

 Other

1 (3.6 %)

Gender Identity

 Cisgender male

15 (51.7 %)

 Cisgender female

11 (37.9 %)

 Transgender

3 (10.3 %)

Support Group(s) Attended (n = 28)

 Rainbow Sistahs

3 (10.7 %)

 Foreign Integration

18 (64.3 %)

 Both support groups

7 (25.0 %)

  1. *All variables are for n = 29 unless otherwise noted due to missing data