Table 3
Self-reported victimizations of cyber-bullying of adults, Internet bank fraud and problems with Internet purchases, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009

Table 3
Self-reported victimizations of cyber-bullying of adults, Internet bank fraud and problems with Internet purchases, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009
Characteristics of Internet use	Cyber-bullying of adults^{Note 1}		Internet bank fraud		Problems with Internet purchases
Characteristics of Internet use	number '000's	percentage^{Note 2}	number '000's	percentage^{Note 2}	number '000's	percentage^{Note 3}
Frequency of online banking transactions
At least once a week^{Note †}	745	7	513	5	1,080	15
At least once a month	280	8	131	4^{Note *}	320	14
Occasionally	102^{Note E}	8	57^{Note E}	4^{Note E}	87^{Note E}	13^{Note E}
Rarely or never	336	6^{Note *}	156	2^{Note *}	195	9^{Note *}
Frequency of online reservations
At least once a week^{Note †}	55^{Note E}	7^{Note E}	65^{Note E}	8^{Note E}	142	19
At least once a month	374	7	309	6	630	14^{Note *}
Occasionally	503	7	258	3^{Note *}	620	14^{Note *}
Rarely or never	533	7	226	3^{Note *}	294	12^{Note *}
Frequency of online purchases
At least once a week^{Note †}	110	11	74^{Note E}	7^{Note E}	235	22
At least once a month	481	8	297	5	886	15^{Note *}
Occasionally	468	7^{Note *}	254	4^{Note *}	463	11^{Note *}
Rarely or never	406	5^{Note *}	232	3^{Note *}	102^{Note E}	11^{Note *}
Use of social networking sites
Yes^{Note †}	1,144	11	471	4	1,154	17
No	350	3^{Note *}	402	4	554	11^{Note *}
Use of chat sites
Yes^{Note †}	886	14	233	3	775	18
No	609	4^{Note *}	639	4	933	12^{Note *}
Use of antivirus software
Yes^{Note †}	1,361	7	808	4	1,597	14
No	104^{Note E}	7^{Note E}	61^{Note E}	4^{Note E}	105^{Note E}	13
Transacting only with well-known organizations
Yes^{Note †}	1,221	7	783	4	1,422	13
No	265	9^{Note *}	87^{Note E}	3^{Note E}^{, Note *}	281	20^{Note *}
Regularly changing passwords
Yes^{Note †}	596	8	327	4	673	15
No	897	6^{Note *}	545	4	1,032	13
Regularly deleting e-mail from unknown sources
Yes^{Note †}	1,335	7	771	4	1,587	14
No	122^{Note E}	7^{Note E}	49^{Note E}	3^{Note E}^{, Note *}	95	12
Regularly clearing the browser's cache and deleting cookies
Yes^{Note †}	1,222	8	686	4	1,430	15
No	268	5^{Note *}	181	3	265	11^{Note *}
† reference category ^E use with caution * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) 1. Includes respondents aged 18 years and over. Respondents were asked if they had ever been the victim of cyber-bullying. As such, there is no time period for cyber-bullying. 2. Proportions are based upon all Canadians who used the Internet at least once during the 12 months preceding the survey. 3. Proportions are based upon Internet users who reported having made online purchases during the 12 months preceding the survey. Note: Excludes data for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. "Don't know" and "Not stated" categories are included in totals but not shown in the table. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.

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Table 3
Self-reported victimizations of cyber-bullying of adults, Internet bank fraud and problems with Internet purchases, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009

Table 3Self-reported victimizations of cyber-bullying of adults, Internet bank fraud and problems with Internet purchases, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009

Table 3
Self-reported victimizations of cyber-bullying of adults, Internet bank fraud and problems with Internet purchases, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009