Reminders were sent about 10 and 20 days after the initial request to the original sample (except in Alberta where a change in the information system necessitated a reminder instead to all members – any of them could have taken up the opportunity to participate, thereby precluding the exact calculation of a meaningful response rate).16 In total, 1,606 members submitted a response, 1,202 of whom provided individually a complete set of answers with regard to the measures that are considered in the present article.