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Participant Demographics

Our participants make up a broad cross section of British Columbia’s population. Find out more about our cohort’s profile.

Geographic Distribution of BC Generation Project Participants

Socio-Demographics

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Age

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Gender

Gender of Participants: Male 31%, Female 69%
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Ethnicity

Ethnicity of Participants at Baseline: European 83.5%, Asian 6.7%, Other 4.2%, Mixed 3.3%, Indigenous 2.2%
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Marital Status

Marital Status of Participants at Baseline: Married 73.3%, Divorced 10%, Single 7.9%, Widowed 3.5%, Separated 2.8%

BC Generations Project is a longitudinal study based in British Columbia, Canada. The project currently collects health data and biosamples from nearly 30,000 BC participants for researchers to study genetic, environmental, and lifestyle influences on cancer and other chronic diseases.

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