Table 6
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected socio-demographic and cultural characteristics, 2009

Table 6
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected socio-demographic and cultural characteristics, 2009
Socio-demographic and cultural characteristics	Phishing attempts		Virus infections		Hate content
Socio-demographic and cultural characteristics	number '000's	percentage	number '000's	percentage	number '000's	percentage
Sex
Female^{Note †}	3,743	33	6,811	60	1,411	12
Male	5,151	45^{Note *}	8,035	70^{Note *}	2,142	19^{Note *}
Age group
15 to 24 years^{Note †}	1,560	35	3,058	69	1,310	30
25 to 34 years	1,895	43^{Note *}	3,131	70	838	19^{Note *}
35 to 44 years	1,981	44^{Note *}	3,024	68	564	13^{Note *}
45 to 54 years	1,809	39^{Note *}	3,063	67	457	10^{Note *}
55 to 64 years	1,142	37	1,813	59^{Note *}	290	9^{Note *}
65 years and over	507	29^{Note *}	756	43^{Note *}	94	5^{Note *}
Location
Census metropolitan area (CMA)^{Note 1}^{Note †}	6,834	43	10,759	67	2,750	17
Non-CMA	2,061	30^{Note *}	4,087	60^{Note *}	803	12^{Note *}
Highest level of education
University^{Note †}	3,597	54	4,675	70	1,170	18
College or trade school	2,406	37^{Note *}	4,220	65^{Note *}	764	12^{Note *}
Some college or university	1,479	41^{Note *}	2,462	68	737	20
High school diploma	782	25^{Note *}	1,761	57^{Note *}	364	12^{Note *}
High school not completed	602	21^{Note *}	1,665	59^{Note *}	512	18
Annual personal income
Less than $20,000^{Note †}	2,051	33	3,990	65	1,402	23
$20,000 to $39,999	1,687	34	3,050	62^{Note *}	625	13^{Note *}
$40,000 to $59,999	1,548	38^{Note *}	2,565	64	510	13^{Note *}
$60,000 to $99,999	1,844	50^{Note *}	2,616	71^{Note *}	570	15^{Note *}
$100,000 or more	924	58^{Note *}	1,207	76^{Note *}	236	15^{Note *}
Immigrant
No^{Note †}	6,924	38	11,843	65	2,875	16
Yes	1,955	42^{Note *}	2,970	64	671	14
Visible minority
No^{Note †}	7,472	39	12,576	65	2,997	15
Yes	1,334	42	2,154	67	540	17
Aboriginal identity
Non-Aboriginal people^{Note †}	8,617	39	14,370	65	3,452	16
Aboriginal people	224	33^{Note *}	400	59^{Note *}	93	14
Language spoken at home
English^{Note †}	7,087	43	10,713	65	3,023	18
French	1,116	25^{Note *}	2,941	65	280	6^{Note *}
Other	691	36^{Note *}	1,193	63	250	13^{Note *}
Sexual orientation^{Note 2}
Heterosexual^{Note †}	8,261	40	13,391	65	2,984	15
Homosexual	119	49	156	64	64^{Note E}	26^{Note E}^{, Note *}
Bisexual	112	48	178	76^{Note *}	51^{Note E}	22^{Note E}
Total	8,894	39	14,846	65	3,553	16
† reference category ^E use with caution * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) 1. A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around an urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more live in the core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the urban core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. 2. The question pertaining to sexual orientation was only asked to respondents 18 years of age and older. Note: Proportions are based upon all Canadians who used the Internet at least once during the 12 months preceding the survey. 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 6
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected socio-demographic and cultural characteristics, 2009

Table 6Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected socio-demographic and cultural characteristics, 2009

Table 6
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected socio-demographic and cultural characteristics, 2009