Table 7
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009

Table 7
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009
Characteristics of Internet use	Phishing attempts		Virus infections		Hate content
Characteristics of Internet use	number '000's	percentage	number '000's	percentage	number '000's	percentage
Frequency of online banking transactions
At least once a week^{Note †}	5,032	50	7,054	69	1,795	18
At least once a month	1,576	43^{Note *}	2,573	70	672	18
Occasionally	500	32^{Note *}	1,032	65^{Note *}	287	18
Rarely or never	1,692	25^{Note *}	3,905	58^{Note *}	769	12^{Note *}
Frequency of online reservations
At least once a week^{Note †}	531	64	654	78	160	19
At least once a month	2,977	54^{Note *}	3,905	71^{Note *}	1,064	19
Occasionally	3,116	42^{Note *}	5,024	68^{Note *}	1,203	16
Rarely or never	2,194	26^{Note *}	5,002	59^{Note *}	1,102	13^{Note *}
Frequency of online purchases
At least once a week^{Note †}	705	66	787	74	286	27
At least once a month	3,322	56^{Note *}	4,314	73	1,332	23
Occasionally	2,811	41^{Note *}	4,651	68^{Note *}	1,010	15^{Note *}
Rarely or never	1,974	24^{Note *}	4,828	58^{Note *}	897	11^{Note *}
Use of social networking sites
Yes^{Note †}	5,206	45	8,101	71	2,556	22
No	3,687	32^{Note *}	6,739	59^{Note *}	996	9^{Note *}
Use of chat sites
Yes^{Note †}	3,395	48	5,406	76	1,904	27
No	5,494	35^{Note *}	9,433	60^{Note *}	1,647	11^{Note *}
Use of antivirus software
Yes^{Note †}	8,310	40	14,015	67	3,271	16
No	530	35^{Note *}	677	45^{Note *}	249	17
Transacting only with well-known organizations
Yes^{Note †}	7,768	41	12,608	66	2,891	15
No	1,073	32^{Note *}	2,034	61^{Note *}	645	19^{Note *}
Regularly changing passwords
Yes^{Note †}	3,374	44	5,149	67	1,444	19
No	5,485	37^{Note *}	9,612	64^{Note *}	2,094	14^{Note *}
Regularly deleting e-mail from unknown sources
Yes^{Note †}	8,331	43	12,981	68	3,201	17
No	551	29^{Note *}	1,137	60^{Note *}	287	15
Regularly clearing the browser's cache and deleting cookies
Yes^{Note †}	7,240	43	11,610	69	2,891	17
No	1,565	29^{Note *}	2,992	55^{Note *}	639	12^{Note *}
Total	8,894	39	14,846	65	3,553	16
† reference category * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) 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, 2009 General Social Survey.

Date modified:: 2015-11-30

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Table 7
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009

Table 7Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009

Table 7
Internet users who self-reported phishing attempts, virus infections and hate content, by selected characteristics of Internet use, 2009