Canada: internet activity reach by education level 2012

This statistic presents the reach of various online activities among internet users in Canada in 2012, sorted by education level. During the reported period it was found that internet users with a Bachelor's degree or higher had an e-mail usage penetration of 98.2 percent.

Reach of online activities among internet users in Canada in 2012, by education level

Characteristic	High school or less	College, trades, or some university	Bachelor's degree or higher
E-mail	87%	94.1%	98.2%
Use instant messenger	36%	40.6%	42.2%
Visit or interact with government websites	48.5%	63.5%	77.2%
Search for medical or health-related information	57.7%	67.4%	76%
Formal education, training or school work	34.8%	34.9%	41.2%
Travel information or making travel arrangements	51%	65.7%	84.8%
Search for employment	32.9%	35.9%	38.3%
Electronic banking	58.4%	73.8%	84.4%
Research investments	16.4%	25.8%	38.9%
Read or watch the news	59.4%	69.8%	84.5%
Research community events	48.3%	56.8%	70%
Window shop or browse for information on goods and services	66.3%	78.2%	85.8%
Sell goods or services (through auction sites)	17.6%	24.6%	27.7%
Use social networking sites	66.3%	67.2%	67.4%
Contribute content or participate in discussion groups	22.9%	22.5%	27.5%
Play online games	43.6%	35.1%	25%
Obtain or save music (free or paid downloads)	49.2%	48.9%	54.2%
Obtain or save software (free or paid downloads)	31.9%	36.8%	47.3%
Listen to radio online	29.3%	38.3%	48%
Download or watch television online	32.1%	37.4%	49.2%
Download or watch movies or video clips online	49.1%	52%	63.1%
Make telephone calls online	34%	40.9%	57.4%

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Release date

October 2013

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2012

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Internet users

Supplementary notes

Electronic banking: paying bills, viewing statements, transferring funds between accounts
Contribute content or participate in discussion groups: blogging, message boards, posting images
Percentage of all individuals aged 16 years old and over who responded to have used the Internet for personal non business use in the past twelve months from any location. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey 2012, 2012. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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