Table 1. Participating family demographics (N=66)
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