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Table 3
Selected activities of home Internet users1, by age group, Canada, 2007
Selected activities of home Internet users1, by age group, Canada, 2007
16 to 34 years |
35 to 54 years |
55 to 64 years |
65 years and over |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
% of home users performing activity |
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Communication |
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95.3 |
89.5 |
90.2 |
89.8 |
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| Using an instant messenger | 72.9 |
37.1 |
30.5 |
25.6 |
| Communicating with Canadian government | 22.0 |
29.1 |
28.0 |
19.7 |
| Contribute content (blogging, discussion groups, photos) | 33.6 |
13.2 |
9.1 |
3.7E |
| Make telephone calls over the Internet | 10.1 |
8.7 |
6.1 |
5.0E |
Local information |
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| Obtaining weather reports or road conditions | 72.0 |
71.8 |
62.2 |
56.1 |
| Viewing the news or sports | 69.8 |
62.1 |
55.1 |
51.8 |
| Researching community events | 46.1 |
47.1 |
36.9 |
27.5 |
Other information |
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| Travel information or making travel arrangements | 65.2 |
68.4 |
65.0 |
58.8 |
| Searching for medical or health-related information | 56.9 |
61.0 |
59.0 |
52.4 |
| Searching for Canadian government information | 50.2 |
55.5 |
49.9 |
34.7 |
Leisure |
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| General browsing for fun or leisure (surfing) | 86.2 |
72.7 |
64.8 |
53.8 |
| Obtaining or saving music | 67.9 |
33.7 |
19.3 |
15.1 |
| Playing games | 50.8 |
30.7 |
27.1 |
35.7 |
| Listening to radio over the Internet | 35.4 |
26.1 |
18.7 |
13.4 |
| Downloading or watching television or movies | 32.9 |
13.8 |
8.2 |
5.8E |
| E - use with caution | ||||
| 1. This table covers individuals aged 16 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, 2007. | ||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, Connectedness Series, 2008, Catalogue no. 56F0004M, no. 16. | ||||
