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

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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