Table 3
Type of Internet user by selected Internet use characteristics and sex, 2005

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  GOL Other
Men Women Men Women
% of users
Duration of Internet use (online 5 years or more)1 79 72 57 54
Frequency of Internet use (daily) 77 70 55 50
Intensity of Internet use (5 or more hours per week) 59 49 40 31
Breadth of Internet use (10 or more activities) 65 54 31 22
Purchased goods or services online1 57 50 33 30
Window shopped1 72 66 46 42
1. Estimates between men and women in the 'other' category are not significantly different.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, Connectedness Series, 2007, no. 15, Catalogue no. 56F0004MWE.