Who do you look up to?

Elementary students
Role model Girls Boys All students
%
Relative 35.70 23.53 29.67
Friend 20.13 12.56 16.37
Sportsperson 5.73 26.49 16.02
Musician or singer 8.78 6.25 7.52
Actor 7.72 5.04 6.39
Teacher 3.21 2.10 2.66
Doctor or nurse 2.20 1.28 1.74
Coach or club leader 1.46 1.41 1.44
Religious figure 1.22 1.53 1.38
Business person 0.51 1.12 0.82
Community leader or elder 0.69 0.82 0.75
Politician 0.37 0.71 0.54
Other 12.28 17.14 14.69
Note: Role models appear in order of frequency for all students.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2006/2007.
Secondary students
Role model Girls Boys All students
%
Relative 34.81 19.56 27.50
Friend 21.67 12.48 17.26
Sportsperson 4.88 23.93 14.02
Musician or singer 8.20 11.61 9.84
Actor 6.47 4.88 5.71
Teacher 3.20 2.27 2.75
Doctor or nurse 1.50 2.74 2.10
Coach or club leader 1.65 2.20 1.91
Religious figure 1.76 2.07 1.91
Business person 2.26 1.18 1.74
Community leader or elder 0.71 1.28 0.98
Politician 0.79 1.18 0.98
Other 12.08 14.61 13.30
Note: Role models appear in order of frequency for all students.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2006/2007.