Self-reported characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | Participants (n=8) |
| Gender | |
| Women | 5 |
| Men | 3 |
| Age | |
| 40–49 | 3 |
| 50–59 | 4 |
| 60–69 | 1 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Québécois | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 2 |
| Latin American | 1 |
| Education | |
| University | 3 |
| College | 3 |
| High school | 2 |
| Main source of income | |
| Financial assistance | 6 |
| Part-time work | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Household | |
| Alone, no children | 5 |
| Alone, children | 1 |
| Couple, children | 1 |
| Family, children | 1 |
Children=children and grandchildren.