Which method do you use most often to communicate with friends?

Method of communication Elementary Secondary
Girls Boys All students Girls Boys All students
%
In person 51.3 58.9 55.0 47.0 52.5 49.7
Internet chat or MSN 24.1 19.8 22.0 19.6 20.6 20.1
Telephone (landline) 12.5 10.4 11.5 5.9 5.1 5.5
Text messaging 3.1 2.0 2.5 13.6 8.9 11.3
Cell phone 2.1 2.7 2.4 6.8 7.7 7.3
MySpace, Facebook or blog 3.0 2.1 2.6 5.3 2.7 4.0
E-mail 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.9 1.1
Other 1.4 1.9 1.7 0.6 1.8 1.2
Note: Methods of communication appear in order of frequency for all students.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2007/2008.