Table 1.

Responses to the Pilot of Sociodemographic Questions Answered by 407 Participants at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital (July–August, 2012)

Questions^*	Appropriately Answered^{^†}	Prefer Not to Answer^{^†}	Do not Know^{^†}	Blank/Inappropriate Response	Valid Responses (%)
1. What language would you feel most comfortable speaking in with your health care provider?	405	0	2	0	100
2. How would you rate your ability to speak and understand English?	406	1	0	0	100
3. In what language would you prefer to read health care information?	381	2	1	23	94.3
4a. Were you born in Canada?	403	4	0	0	100
^*4b. If no, what year did you arrive in Canada?	108	0	0	39	73.5
5. In what year were you born?	357	17	0	33	91.9
6. Which of the following best describes your race?	400	6	1	0	100
7. What is your religious or spiritual affiliation?	391	10	6	0	100
8. Do you have any of the following disabilities?	315	20	8	64	84.3
9. What is your gender?	405	1	1	0	100
10. What is your sexual orientation?	391	14	2	0	100
11. What was your total family income before taxes last year?	351	41	15	0	100
12. How many people does this income support?	343	25	8	30	92.4
13. What type of housing do you live in?	400	7	0	0	100
14. In general, would you say your health is…	404	3	0	0	100

Data are counts unless otherwise indicated.
↵* Follow-up item.
↵† Included in valid responses.