Table 5
Self-reported victimizations of cyber-bullying of adults, Internet bank fraud and problems with Internet purchases, by selected socio-demographic and cultural characteristics of Internet users, 2009
Socio-demographic and cultural characteristics | Cyber-bullying of adultsNote 1 | Internet bank fraud | Problems with Internet purchases | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number '000's | percentageNote 2 | number '000's | percentageNote 2 | number '000's | percentageNote 3 | |
Immigrant | ||||||
NoNote † | 1,225 | 7 | 667 | 4 | 1,267 | 13 |
Yes | 264 | 6 | 204 | 4 | 438 | 18Note * |
Visible minority | ||||||
NoNote † | 1,289 | 7 | 715 | 4 | 1,375 | 13 |
Yes | 198 | 7 | 144 | 4 | 326 | 21Note * |
Aboriginal identity | ||||||
Non-Aboriginal peopleNote † | 1,425 | 7 | 851 | 4 | 1,667 | 14 |
Aboriginal people | 63 | 10Note E | F | F | 40 | 14Note E |
Language spoken at home | ||||||
EnglishNote † | 1,159 | 8 | 662 | 4 | 1,305 | 14 |
French | 217 | 5Note * | 115 | 3Note * | 216 | 11Note * |
Other | 118Note E | 7Note E | 96Note E | 5Note E | 188 | 21Note * |
Sexual orientationNote 4 | ||||||
HeterosexualNote † | 1,369 | 7 | 831 | 4 | 1,586 | 14 |
Homosexual | 45Note E | 18Note E, Note * | F | F | 31Note E | 19Note E |
Bisexual | 56Note E | 24Note E, Note * | F | F | F | F |
Activity limitation | ||||||
No limitationNote † | 916 | 6 | 612 | 4 | 1,195 | 13 |
Limitation | 578 | 10Note * | 259 | 4 | 511 | 17Note * |
† reference category E use with caution F too unreliable to be published * 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. 4. The question pertaining to sexual orientation was only asked to respondents 18 years of age and older. 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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