Table 5 
Payment methods as a proportion of total personal spending, from July 2017 to June 2018 

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Payment methods as a proportion of total personal spending, from July 2017 to June 2018
  Digital payment methods1 Cash or cheque Other2
  proportion of total personal spending (%)proportion of total personal spending (%)proportion of total personal spending (%)
Total population 18 years and older 76 21 3
Age      
18 to 24 years 75 21 4E
25 to 34 years 79 18 2
35 to 44 years 80 17 3
45 to 54 years 79 18 3
55 to 64 years 74 23 3
65 years and older 68 30 2
Gender      
Men 77 21 3
Women 75 22 3
Personal annual income      
Less than $40,000 71 27 3
$40,000 to less than $70,000 80 18 3
$70,000 to less than $100,000 82 16 2
$100,000 and over 83 14 3
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Source(s):
Digital Economy Survey (5265).

Table note 1

Digital payment methods includes the use of credit or debit cards, online banking, automatic payments and withdrawals, e-transfers etc.

Table note 2

Other payment methods includes the use of reward points (for example, Air Miles, PC Optimum, Canadian Tire Money), gift cards and cryptocurrencies (for example, Bitcoin)
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