Our participants make up a broad cross section of British Columbia’s population. Find out more about our cohort’s profile.
Gender of Participants
| Gender | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Female | 69% |
| Male | 31% |
Age of Participants
| Age Group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 65+ | 19.1% |
| 55-64 | 40.5% |
| 45-54 | 27.1% |
| 35-44 | 13.3% |
Ethnicity of Participants
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| European | 83.5% |
| Asian | 6.7% |
| Other | 4.2% |
| Mixed | 3.3% |
| Aboriginal | 2.2% |
Education of Participants
| Education | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Graduate degree | 19.5% |
| Bachelor degree | 28.4% |
| Diploma/Certificate | 30.1% |
| High School | 20.9% |
| < High School | 1.2% |
Marital Status of Participants
| Marital Status | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Married | 75.7% |
| Divorced | 10.0% |
| Single | 7.9% |
| Widowed | 3.5% |
| Separated | 2.8% |
Smoking of Participants
| Smoking Habits | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Never Smoked | 53.3% |
| Former Smoker | 41.3% |
| Current Smoker | 5.3% |
Cancer
| Cancer | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No Cancer | 84.8% |
| Cancer before enrolment | 13.5% |
| Cancer after enrolment only | 1.7% |
Family History of Cancer
| Family History of Cancer | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 65.1% |
| No | 34.9% |
Any Cancer Screening
| Any Cancer Screening | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Ever | 94.5% |
| Never | 5.5% |
% of Eligible BC Population enrolled by region
| Region | % of eligible population |
|---|---|
| Cariboo | 2.1% |
| Vancouver Island/Coast | 1.8% |
| Thompson/Okanagan | 1.4% |
| British Columbia | 1.4% |
| Mainland/Southwest | 1.3% |
| North Coast | 1.3% |
| Kootenay | 0.8% |
| Northeast | 0.4% |
| Nechako | 0.2% |
Geographic distribution of BC Generations Project participants
