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 54.2 59.7 56.9 38.0 40.7 39.3
Text messaging 29.5 20.7 25.1 37.3 31.3 34.4
Cell phone 5.7 6.2 5.9 12.4 9.9 11.2
Internet chat or MSN 2.8 4.5 3.6 4.2 7.0 5.6
Myspace, Facebook, Blog 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.7 5.0 4.3
Telephone (Landline) 1.4 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7
E-mail 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1
Other 4.5 5.1 4.8 3.5 5.3 4.4

Source: Census at School Canada, 2017-2018