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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Covid-19 threat and coping: application of protection motivation theory to the pandemic experiences of people affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Characteristics

ALS Talk participants n = 100

COVID-19 participant subset n = 53

Age

 18–29

3

3%

0

0.0%

 30–39

4

4%

2

3.8%

 40–49

14

14%

7

13.2%

 50–59

25

25%

7

13.2%

 60–69

31

31%

20

37.7%

 70+

19

19%

14

26.4%

 Unassigned

4

4%

3

5.7%

Gender

 Female

57

57%

28

52.8%

 Male

39

39%

22

41.5%

 Unassigned

4

4%

3

5.7%

Role

 Caregiver

49

49%

22

41.5%

 PwALS

51

51%

31

58.5%

Residence

 Alberta

32

32%

15

28.3%

 British Columbia

26

26%

19

35.8%

 Ontario

33

33%

17

32.1%

 Eastern provincesa

9

9%

2

3.8%

  1. aPwALS recruited from Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia