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 0.68 0.49 0.85 0.64 0.83 0.60
9 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.55 0.54 0.48
10 0.60 0.59 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.55
11 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.51 0.47
12 0.53 0.55 0.52 0.49 0.48 0.48
13 0.56 0.55 0.53 0.48 0.50 0.47
14 0.50 0.51 0.49 0.46 0.47 0.36
15 0.51 0.44 0.50 0.43 0.52 0.47
16 0.47 0.38 0.46 0.42 0.50 0.39
17 0.45 0.46 0.50 0.42 0.41 0.37
18 0.49 0.50 0.64 0.40 0.30 0.57
19 or older 0.55 0.40  0.00 0.55 0.43 0.46

Average reaction time, by age

 Age Girls Boys All students
seconds seconds seconds
8 or younger 0.66 0.65 0.65
9 0.58 0.54 0.56
10 0.60 0.55 0.58
11 0.56 0.50 0.53
12 0.53 0.49 0.51
13 0.55 0.48 0.52
14 0.50 0.45 0.48
15 0.50 0.44 0.47
16 0.46 0.43 0.45
17 0.46 0.42 0.44
18 0.50 0.40 0.45
19 or older 0.54 0.51 0.53

 

Source: Census at School Canada, 2016-2017