This statistic presents the responses to a study about reasons for Facebook usage in Canada as of March 2013. During the reported period, 69 percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook to communicate with personal contacts such as friends, family and acquaintances.
Reasons for Facebook usage according to Facebook users in Canada as of March 2013
Characteristic
Share of respondents
To communicate with personal contacts (friend, family & acquaintances)
69%
To reconect with old or geographically distant friends
68%
Because a significant amout of their friends use Facebook
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ExactTarget. (March 8, 2013). Reasons for Facebook usage according to Facebook users in Canada as of March 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443671/reasons-facebook-usage-canada/
ExactTarget. "Reasons for Facebook usage according to Facebook users in Canada as of March 2013." Chart. March 8, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443671/reasons-facebook-usage-canada/
ExactTarget. (2013). Reasons for Facebook usage according to Facebook users in Canada as of March 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443671/reasons-facebook-usage-canada/
ExactTarget. "Reasons for Facebook Usage According to Facebook Users in Canada as of March 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443671/reasons-facebook-usage-canada/
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Reasons for Facebook usage according to Facebook users in Canada as of March 2013 [Graph], ExactTarget, March 8, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/443671/reasons-facebook-usage-canada/