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Our participants

Our participants make up a broad cross section of British Columbia’s population. Find out more about our cohort’s profile.

Gender of Participants

GenderPercentage
Female69%
Male31%
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Age of Participants

Age GroupPercentage
65+19.1%
55-6440.5%
45-5427.1%
35-4413.3%
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Ethnicity of Participants

EthnicityPercentage
European83.5%
Asian6.7%
Other4.2%
Mixed3.3%
Aboriginal2.2%
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Education of Participants

EducationPercentage
Graduate degree19.5%
Bachelor degree28.4%
Diploma/Certificate30.1%
High School20.9%
< High School1.2%
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Marital Status of Participants

Marital StatusPercentage
Married75.7%
Divorced10.0%
Single7.9%
Widowed3.5%
Separated2.8%
Bar chart of marital status

Smoking of Participants

Smoking HabitsPercentage
Never Smoked53.3%
Former Smoker41.3%
Current Smoker5.3%
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Cancer

CancerPercentage
No Cancer84.8%
Cancer before enrolment13.5%
Cancer after enrolment only1.7%
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Family History of Cancer

Family History of CancerPercentage
Yes65.1%
No34.9%
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Any Cancer Screening

Any Cancer ScreeningPercentage
Ever94.5%
Never5.5%
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% of Eligible BC Population enrolled by region

Region% of eligible population
Cariboo2.1%
Vancouver Island/Coast1.8%
Thompson/Okanagan1.4%
British Columbia1.4%
Mainland/Southwest1.3%
North Coast1.3%
Kootenay0.8%
Northeast0.4%
Nechako0.2%
Bar chart of enrollment by region

Geographic distribution of BC Generations Project participants

Geographic Distribution of BC Generations Project Participants

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