Average reaction time

 

Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand

Girls Boys
 Age Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous
Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds
8 or younger 0.57 0.76 0.75 0.59 0.54 0.51
9 0.64 0.64 0.56 0.56 0.61 0.56
10 0.60 0.62 0.58 0.53 0.56 0.46
11 0.56 0.58 0.54 0.52 0.51 0.48
12 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.51 0.52 0.48
13 0.55 0.56 0.58 0.48 0.49 0.47
14 0.50 0.53 0.51 0.45 0.46 0.47
15 0.52 0.48 0.47 0.45 0.43 0.42
16 0.48 0.50 0.35 0.42 0.47 0.45
17 0.44 0.45 0.49 0.39 0.38 0.44
18 0.44 0.37 0.54 0.40 0.22 0.42
19 or older 0.43 . . 0.38 0.54 0.61

 

Average reaction time, by age

 Age Girls Boys All students
Seconds Seconds Seconds
8 or younger 0.62 0.56 0.59
9 0.64 0.56 0.60
10 0.60 0.52 0.56
11 0.56 0.52 0.54
12 0.56 0.51 0.53
13 0.55 0.48 0.52
14 0.51 0.45 0.48
15 0.52 0.45 0.48
16 0.48 0.43 0.46
17 0.44 0.40 0.42
18 0.44 0.40 0.42
19 or older 0.43 0.46 0.45

 

Source: Census at School Canada, 2014-2015