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.