This statistic presents the reach of various online activities among internet users in Canada in 2012, sorted by gender. During the reported period, 75.2 percent of male and 66.2 percent of female internet users read or watched news online.
Reach of online activities among internet users in Canada in 2012, by gender
Characteristic
Males
Females
E-mail
92.2%
93.9%
Use instant messenger
39.5%
39.7%
Visit or interact with government websites
65.6%
59.8%
Search for medical or health-related information
60.8%
72.6%
Formal education, training or school work
37%
36.2%
Travel information or making travel arrangements
67.3%
65.6%
Search for employment
36.3%
35%
Electronic banking
73.1%
70.9%
Research investments
33.7%
19.5%
Read or watch the news
75.2%
66.2%
Research community events
56.9%
58.7%
Window shop or browse for information on goods and services
79.1%
74.2%
Sell goods or services (through auction sites)
27.1%
19.6%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of internet users93.9%93.9%39.7%39.7%59.8%59.8%72.6%72.6%36.2%36.2%65.6%65.6%35%35%70.9%70.9%19.5%19.5%66.2%66.2%58.7%58.7%74.2%74.2%19.6%19.6%70.3%70.3%20.7%20.7%33.1%33.1%48.4%48.4%31.5%31.5%34.2%34.2%38.4%38.4%49.8%49.8%43%43%92.2%92.2%39.5%39.5%65.6%65.6%60.8%60.8%37%37%67.3%67.3%36.3%36.3%73.1%73.1%33.7%33.7%75.2%75.2%56.9%56.9%79.1%79.1%27.1%27.1%63.6%63.6%27.4%27.4%36.8%36.8%52.6%52.6%45%45%42.3%42.3%39.6%39.6%58.6%58.6%43.7%43.7%MalesFemalesE-mailUse instant messengerVisit or interact with government websitesSearch for medical or health-related informationFormal education, training or school workTravel information or making travel arrangementsSearch for employmentElectronic bankingResearch investmentsRead or watch the newsResearch community eventsWindow shop or browse for information on goods and servicesSell goods or services (through auction sites)Use social networking sitesContribute content or participate in discussion groupsPlay online gamesObtain or save music (free or paid downloads)Obtain or save software (free or paid downloads)Listen to radio onlineDownload or watch television onlineDownload or watch movies or video clips onlineMake telephone calls online
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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. The 2010 and 2012 series of Canadian Internet use tables replace the terminated series of tables from 2005 to 2009.
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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