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

 

Elementary Secondary
Method of Communication Girls Boys All Students Girls Boys All Students
% % % % % %
In person 53.8 62.7 58.1 35.2 43.8 39.4
Text Messaging 32.7 19.8 26.5 40.0 30.6 35.4
Cell phone 3.5 3.9 3.7 10.7 8.4 9.6
Myspace, Facebook, blogs 2.5 2.1 2.3 6.4 6.0 6.2
Internet chat or MSN 1.9 3.2 2.5 3.5 5.7 4.6
Telephone (landline) 2.0 2.8 2.4 1.0 1.4 1.2
E-mail 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.3
Other 2.8 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.8 3.4

 

Source: Census at School Canada, 2015-2016