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Table 6
Percentage of home Internet users1 who used the Internet to read or exchange information about social or political issues, Canada, 2005
Percentage of home Internet users1 who used the Internet to read or exchange information about social or political issues, Canada, 2005
Read online newspapers or magazines about a particular social or political issue |
Read what other Canadians think about a particular social or political issue |
Corresponded with other Canadians about a particular social or political issue |
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|---|---|---|---|
| % of home Internet users |
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| Total | 51.4 |
29.2 |
13.8 |
Sex |
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| Male | 57.8 |
35.2 |
17.2 |
| Female | 45.1 |
23.3 |
10.5 |
Age |
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| 18 to 24 | 58.3 |
35.4 |
21.3 |
| 25 to 34 | 56.7 |
33.7 |
13.8 |
| 35 to 44 | 50.2 |
27.6 |
11.7 |
| 45 to 54 | 48.1 |
27.0 |
11.0 |
| 55 to 64 | 45.5 |
24.0 |
13.1 |
| 65 and older | 40.7 |
20.6 |
13.1E |
Educational attainment |
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| Less than high school diploma | 37.2 |
18.2 |
7.3E |
| High school diploma | 44.0 |
23.0 |
10.2 |
| Some post-secondary | 54.9 |
34.1 |
18.8 |
| Certificate/diploma from college/trade school/university | 48.1 |
24.5 |
11.3 |
| University degree | 63.1 |
40.5 |
19.4 |
Location |
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| Urban | 53.2 |
30.5 |
14.4 |
| Rural and small town | 43.8 |
24.0 |
11.6 |
| E - use with caution | |||
| 1. This table covers individuals aged 18 and older who said they used the Internet from home for personal use in the 12 months preceding the survey. | |||
| Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2005. | |||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, Connectedness Series, 2008, Catalogue no. 56F0004M, no. 16. | |||
