| Method of communication | Elementary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Boys | All students | Girls | Boys | All students | |
| % | ||||||
| In person | 49.4 | 56.6 | 52.9 | 40.8 | 49.1 | 44.9 |
| Internet chat or MSN | 14.9 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
| Text messaging | 9.2 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 31.7 | 21.1 | 26.5 |
| MySpace, Facebook or blog | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Telephone (landline) | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Cell phone | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Other | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Note: Methods of communication appear in order of frequency for all students. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2009/2010. | ||||||
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