Table 3
Percentage of Internet/Email1 users who used the Internet in the previous month to communicate with family and friends, Canada, 2003
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With relatives
|
With friends
|
|
---|---|---|
% of Internet/Email users
|
||
Total |
54.2
|
65.4
|
Sex
|
||
Male |
49.7
|
63.7
|
Female |
58.8
|
67.2
|
Age
|
||
15 to 24 |
50.1
|
77.9
|
25 to 34 |
58.9
|
71.2
|
35 to 44 |
53.8
|
61.6
|
45 to 54 |
50.5
|
54.5
|
55 to 64 |
56.0
|
56.7
|
65 and older |
65.0
|
60.0
|
Educational attainment
|
||
Less than high school diploma |
44.9
|
60.5
|
High school diploma |
45.7
|
53.9
|
Some post-secondary |
54.1
|
69.6
|
Certificate/diploma from college or trade/technical school |
52.6
|
60.3
|
University degree |
65.1
|
75.5
|
Immigration status
|
||
Canadian-born |
52.6
|
64.8
|
Immigrated before 1985 |
56.7
|
63.1
|
Immigrated 1985 to 1994 |
57.3
|
69.1
|
Immigrated 1995 to 2003 |
68.0
|
74.8
|
Location2
|
||
Larger urban centres (CMA/CA) |
55.0
|
67.3
|
Rural and small town (non CMA/CA) |
49.8
|
56.0
|
1. This table covers individuals who said they used the Internet or email (or both), for personal use, from any location, in the 12 months preceding the survey. | ||
2. Prince Edward Island is included under 'rural and small town'. | ||
Data source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, Cycle 17: Social Engagement, 2003. For a different version of this table, focusing on the population aged 25 to 54, see Schellenberg (2004). | ||
Table source: Statistics Canada, Connectedness Series, 2008, no. 16, Catalogue no. 56F0004M, no. 16. |
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