Table 2
Internet characteristics of health users and other users, household population aged 18 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005
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Health users | Other users | ||
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Average number of activities | 10.1 | 7.4 | |
% | |||
Online 5 or more years | 72 | 59* | |
Daily Internet access | 72 | 56* | |
Online 5 or more hours per week | 52 | 36* | |
Cable, satellite or high-speed connection | 84 | 78* | |
10 or more Internet activities | 57 | 31* | |
Electronic banking | 64 | 50* | |
* significantly different from estimate for health users (p < 0.01) | |||
Data source: 2005 Canadian Internet Use Survey. | |||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Getting a second opinion: Health information and the Internet", Health Reports, Vol. 19 No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. |
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