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Table C.5.3
Percentage of 15-year-old students who reported using computers at home and at school,1 by frequency of use,2 Canada, other countries and provinces, 2006

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  Computer use at home
Frequent Infrequent Never
percentage standard error percentage standard error percentage standard error
Canada 94 (0.29) 3 (0.21) 2 (0.16)
Australia 94 (0.25) 4 (0.19) 2 (0.15)
Belgium 93 (0.32) 4 (0.23) 3 (0.24)
Finland 93 (0.38) 3 (0.30) 3 (0.25)
Germany 90 (0.49) 8 (0.42) 2 (0.22)
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sweden 96 (0.37) 3 (0.30) 1 (0.16)
Switzerland 93 (0.35) 6 (0.31) 1 (0.12)
United States .. .. .. .. .. ..
OECD countries (mean) 80 (0.28) 10 (0.17) 9 (0.21)
Russian Federation 68 (1.36) 5 (0.49) 28 (1.45)
Newfoundland and Labrador 94 (0.83) 2 (0.47) 3 (0.52)
Prince Edward Island 93 (0.56) 4 (0.40) 3 (0.45)
Nova Scotia 94 (0.64) 4 (0.46) 3 (0.46)
New Brunswick 91 (0.66) 4 (0.47) 5 (0.48)
Quebec 92 (0.65) 5 (0.55) 3 (0.32)
Ontario 97 (0.55) 2 (0.39) 1 (0.29)
Manitoba 93 (0.73) 4 (0.61) 3 (0.44)
Saskatchewan 92 (0.98) 4 (0.61) 4 (0.56)
Alberta 92 (0.86) 4 (0.61) 3 (0.61)
British Columbia 94 (0.79) 3 (0.49) 3 (0.51)
  Computer use at school
Frequent Infrequent Never
percentage standard error percentage standard error percentage standard error
Canada 47 (0.98) 46 (0.91) 7 (0.46)
Australia 73 (0.91) 26 (0.82) 2 (0.23)
Belgium 55 (1.29) 25 (1.05) 20 (0.89)
Finland 51 (1.59) 45 (1.45) 4 (0.65)
Germany 31 (1.48) 54 (1.36) 15 (0.97)
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sweden 47 (1.57) 48 (1.42) 5 (0.66)
Switzerland 43 (1.47) 48 (1.33) 10 (0.50)
United States .. .. .. .. .. ..
OECD countries (mean) 50 (0.57) 32 (0.34) 18 (0.42)
Russian Federation 73 (2.09) 16 (1.53) 10 (1.33)
Newfoundland and Labrador 45 (1.60) 49 (1.67) 6 (0.79)
Prince Edward Island 58 (1.25) 38 (1.18) 4 (0.53)
Nova Scotia 49 (1.83) 45 (1.66) 5 (0.74)
New Brunswick 39 (1.06) 55 (1.09) 7 (0.56)
Quebec 28 (1.40) 54 (1.51) 18 (1.47)
Ontario 50 (1.91) 46 (1.80) 3 (0.54)
Manitoba 67 (1.42) 31 (1.32) 2 (0.43)
Saskatchewan 65 (1.78) 33 (1.83) 2 (0.37)
Alberta 57 (2.27) 40 (2.07) 2 (0.36)
British Columbia 54 (2.59) 43 (2.35) 4 (0.52)
.. not available for a specific reference period
1. Totals might not add to 100 due to rounding.
2. Frequent: Use computer most every day or a few times each week.
Infrequent: Use computer between once a week and once a month or less than once a month.
Never: Computer never used.
Data sources: OECD PISA database, 2006.
PISA Canada database, 2006.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Date Modified: 2011-07-11

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