Table 3

 All explanatory variables by gender specific ethnic status

CharacteristicsBorn in CanadaNot born in Canada (not Chinese/South Asian)South Asian (not born in Canada)Chinese (not born in Canada)Kruskal Wallis p valueχ2 p value
*Caution: expected cell count less than 5.
Men (n = 426)
Personal
Education (n (%))
    <High school19 (8.2)8 (8.0)12 (46.2)*6 (9.0)
    High school55 (23.6)22 (22.0)7 (26.9)16 (23.9)
    College/diploma/certificate/incomplete university85 (36.5)33 (33.0)2 (7.7)14 (20.9)
    Baccalaureate or higher74 (31.8)37 (37.0)5 (19.2)31 (46.3)<0.001
Total household income (n (%))
    $0–$199998 (3.8)7 (8.0)1 (9.1)*10 (17.2)
    $20000–$3999933 (15.6)17 (19.3)3 (27.3)*11 (19.0)
    $40000–$5999940 (18.9)10 (11.4)2 (18.2)*17 (29.3)
    $60000–$7999938 (17.9)18 (20.5)2 (18.2)*6 (10.3)
    $80000–$9999933 (15.6)15 (17.0)1 (9.1)*5 (8.6)
    $100000+60 (28.3)21 (23.9)2 (18.2)*9 (15.5)0.03
Lives alone (n (%))40 (17.1)14 (14.0)2 (7.7)*1 (1.5)<0.01
Vulnerability score (mean (SD))7.8 (4.1)8.5 (3.6)9.7 (3.7)10.0 (2.9)<0.001
Case scenario version (n (%))
    Male character74 (31.6)31 (31.0)9 (34.6)19 (28.4)
    Female character78 (33.3)22 (22.0)2 (7.7)23 (34.3)
    Gender indeterminate character82 (35.0)47 (47.0)15 (57.7)25 (37.3)0.04
AMI
Immediate family member with AMI (n (%))114 (49.1)37 (37.0)9 (34.6)9 (13.4)<0.001
Another relative/close friend with AMI (n (%))139 (59.7)52 (52.0)9 (34.6)26 (40.0)<.01
Discussed the signs and symptoms of AMI with health professional (n (%))97 (41.5)36 (36.0)7 (26.9)12 (17.9)<0.01
AMI knowledge score (mean (SD))7.2 (1.0)6.5 (1.5)4.5 (1.4)5.3 (1.6)<0.001
Women (n = 549)
Personal
Age (mean (SD))54.7 (11.4)56.7 (11.6)54.4 (10.1)51.7 (9.1)0.02
Education (n (%))
    < High school14 (4.6)6 (5.0)13 (32.5)*14 (17.5)
    High school74 (24.3)29 (24.0)13 (32.5)27 (33.8)
    College/diploma/certificate/incomplete university131 (43.1)52 (43.0)7 (17.5)18 (22.5)
    Baccalaureate or higher85 (28.0)34 (28.1)7 (17.5)21 (26.3)<0.001
Total household income (n (%))
    $0–$1999922 (8.9)14 (14.3)4 (23.5)*11 (18.0)
    $20000–$3999941 (16.7)21 (21.4)2 (11.8)*22 (36.1)
    $40000–$5999955 (22.4)26 (26.5)5 (29.4)*13 (21.3)
    $60000–$7999936 (14.6)12 (12.2)1 (5.9)*5 (8.2)
    $80000–$9999931 (12.6)13 (13.3)2 (11.8)*7 (11.5)
    $100000+61 (24.8)12 (12.2)3 (17.6)*3 (4.9)<0.01
Lives alone (n (%))75 (24.7)27 (22.3)4 (9.8)4 (4.9)<0.001
Vulnerability score (mean (SD))9.0 (3.9)9.4 (3.8)11.1 (3.2)11.5 (3.7)<0.001
AMI
Immediate family member with AMI (n (%))154 (50.7)54 (45.0)18 (43.9)25 (30.9)0.02
Another relative/close friend with AMI (n (%))185 (60.7)58 (48.3)17 (41.5)33 (40.7)<0.01
Discussed the signs and symptoms of AMI with health professional (n (%))84 (27.5)45 (37.5)11 (26.8)9 (11.1)<0.01
AMI knowledge score (mean (SD))7.2 (1.0)6.4 (1.6)4.3 (2.1)5.5 (1.4)<0.001