Data table for chart 5

Chart 5
Internet users who came across hate content on the Internet, by target group of the hate content, 2009
Target groups percentage of Internet users who came across hate content
Other 26
Seniors 4
Persons with a disability 6
Immigrants 14
Aboriginal people 15
Women 16
Homosexuals 21
Ethnic or religious minorities 57
Note: Percentages are based upon Internet users who came across hate content in the 12 months preceding the survey. Categories are not mutually exclusive. Respondents who came across content promoting hate or violence toward a specific group could report more than one target group, therefore totals do not add up to 100%. Excludes data for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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