Who do you look up to?

Role model Elementary Secondary All students
Girls Boys Girls Boys
%
Relative 35.12 23.34 34.79 18.73 28.74
Friend 18.45 12.05 19.31 11.86 15.32
Sportsperson 5.30 25.52 4.57 23.25 15.10
Musician or singer 10.52 7.03 10.22 12.64 9.31
Actor 8.22 5.18 7.82 5.15 6.66
Teacher 3.09 2.15 3.06 2.50 2.65
Religious figure 1.56 1.73 2.24 2.59 1.80
Doctor or nurse 1.82 1.17 2.30 1.19 1.54
Coach or club leader 1.52 1.36 1.67 1.59 1.48
Business person 0.62 1.50 1.17 3.00 1.26
Community leader or elder 0.59 0.79 0.95 0.62 0.71
Politician 0.32 0.80 0.44 1.47 0.64
Other 12.87 17.39 11.45 15.42 14.79
Note: Role models appear in order of frequency for all students.
Source: Census at School – Canada, 2005/2006.