Variable |
n |
% |
Child’s age group (years) |
|
|
1-2 |
15 |
23.1 |
3-5 |
18 |
27.7 |
6-10 |
21 |
32.3 |
11-18 |
11 |
16.9 |
Child’s Gender |
|
|
Boys |
39 |
59.1 |
Girls |
27 |
40.9 |
Parental highest level of education (N=64) |
|
|
High school, college, trade school or undergraduate |
34 |
53.1 |
Graduate school or professional degree |
30 |
46.9 |
Pre-pandemic income (N=59) |
|
|
< $100,000 |
16 |
27.1 |
$101,000 -$200,000 |
29 |
49.2 |
> $201,000 |
14 |
23.7 |
Pandemic income (N=58) |
|
|
< $100,000 |
18 |
31.1 |
$101,000 -$200,000 |
26 |
44.8 |
> $201,000 |
14 |
24.1 |
Allergy characteristics |
|
|
Child’s food allergies* |
|
|
Peanut |
42 |
63.6 |
Tree nuts |
30 |
45.5 |
Sesame |
14 |
21.2 |
Milk |
24 |
36.4 |
Egg |
29 |
43.9 |
Fish |
6 |
9.1 |
Crustaceans and molluscs |
6 |
9.1 |
Soy |
4 |
6.1 |
Wheat |
4 |
6.1 |
Mustard |
2 |
3.0 |
Legumes other than soy |
7 |
10.7 |
Seeds other than sesame or mustard |
1 |
1.5 |
Other |
11 |
16.7 |
Age at diagnosis |
|
|
<12 months |
42 |
63.6 |
1-2 years |
15 |
22.7 |
3+ years |
9 |
13.7 |
Do not see allergist in own province |
2 |
3.2 |
Distance travelled to visit allergist |
|
|
< 20km |
37 |
56.1 |
21-50km |
18 |
27.3 |
51-100 km |
6 |
9.1 |
100-250km |
5 |
7.5 |
Not mutually exclusive |
|
|