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Table 3
Purposes of computer use in a typical month, Canada, provinces and territories, 2003
Purposes of computer use in a typical month, Canada, provinces and territories, 2003
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| Canada | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. | Y.T. | N.W.T. | Nvt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of computer users | ||||||||||||||
| Use of the Internet | 91.2 | 85.5 | 87.6 | 90.7 | 88.7 | 89.2 | 91.4 | 89.4 | 90.9 | 94.5 | 93.3 | 95.1 | 89.2 | 77.7 |
| Writing or editing text | 75.4 | 63.2 | 69.3 | 69.8 | 67.0 | 71.3 | 77.7 | 70.3 | 72.1 | 79.8 | 78.6 | 83.0 | 79.1 | 71.2 |
| Reading information on a CD-ROM or DVD | 58.9 | 55.5 | 53.7 | 60.7 | 53.6 | 57.9 | 59.1 | 56.7 | 56.2 | 64.3 | 57.9 | 55.5 | 63.5 | 43.0 |
| Playing games | 51.1 | 58.8 | 53.5 | 57.2 | 58.4 | 49.0 | 49.5 | 54.9 | 55.2 | 53.2 | 52.1 | 45.1 | 54.1 | 55.5 |
| Accounts, spreadsheets or statistical analysis | 49.0 | 31.3 | 42.2 | 43.5 | 38.4 | 48.8 | 50.5 | 42.9 | 45.7 | 53.2 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 48.7 | 38.0 |
| Creating graphics, designs, pictures or presentations | 42.8 | 33.8 | 40.6 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 40.7 | 44.3 | 39.9 | 37.4 | 43.7 | 45.1 | 44.7 | 46.9 | 31.1 |
| Keeping a schedule or calendar | 38.7 | 31.1 | 34.3 | 36.0 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 40.7 | 34.2 | 32.0 | 43.1 | 40.7 | 39.7 | 43.8 | 32.5 |
| Programming or writing computer code | 12.3 | 7.8 | 8.01 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 9.1 | 7.41 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 12.2 |
| 1 Lower reliability estimate due to sample size. | ||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, 2003. | ||||||||||||||
