Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Variable | n |
| (N=38) | |
| Age | |
| <25 | 0 |
| 26–35 | 3 |
| 36–45 | 8 |
| 46–55 | 17 |
| 56–65 | 7 |
| >66 | 3 |
| Level of education | |
| None | 0 |
| <High school | 0 |
| High school | 0 |
| >High school | 1 |
| University | 37 |
| Employment status | |
| Full time | 15 |
| Part time | 4 |
| Retired | 3 |
| Homemaker | 0 |
| Self-employed | 12 |
| Unemployed | 4 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 0 |
| Married | 35 |
| Divorced | 2 |
| Widowed | 1 |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 32 |
| Hindu | 6 |
| Christian | 0 |
| Buddhist | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Length of time in Canada | |
| <5 years | 6 |
| 5–9 years | 11 |
| 10–19 years | 12 |
| >20 years | 9 |
| Language spoken at home | |
| Bangla | 37 |
| English | 1 |
| French | 0 |
| Others | 0 |