Improving pathways to primary health care among LGBTQ populations and health care providers: key findings from Nova Scotia, Canada

Table 1 Demographics

Variables	Percent
Sexual orientation^a
Gay	27.2
Lesbian	25.8
Bisexual	30.0
Queer	38.5
Questioning	3.5
Heterosexual	2.8
Other options (mostly pansexual and asexual)	13.8
Gender identity/expression
Cisgender female	40.3
Cisgender male	13.3
Transgender/transsexual male to female	5.3
Transgender/transsexual female to male	9.9
Two spirit	3.2
Genderqueer/non binary (or otherwise gender variant)	18.7
Other options (mostly gender fluid or intergender)	9.3
Employment^a
Full-time position	41.3
Part-time position	16.3
Unemployed	12.7
Full-time student	32.5
Religion or faith
Raised in Christianity	55.8
Raised in other faiths	10.6
Not raised in any religious beliefs	33.6
Self reported ethnicity
White	88.0
Mixed heritage	5.3
Aboriginal	1.8
Black	1.1
Asian	0.4
Not indicated	0.4

LGBTQ sample description
^aSum do not come up to 100% because respondents were allowed to select all that apply

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