Table 1
Social networks of foreign-born and Canadian-born adults aged 18 to 75

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Table 1 Social networks of foreign-born and Canadian-born adults aged 18 to 75
Table summary This table displays the results of Social networks of foreign-born and Canadian-born adults aged 18 to 75. The information is grouped by Contacts (appearing as row headers), Foreign-born and Canadian-born (appearing as column headers), calculated using average number, average percentage, and percentage as units of measure.
  Foreign-born Canadian-born†
average number
Contacts
Friends and relatives 40.9* 48.6
Close relatives 6.8* 7.6
Close friends 5.8* 6.2
Other friends 28.3* 35.0
Contacts in city of residence
Close relatives 2.8* 3.2
Close friends 3.9* 4.3
Other friends 17.7* 22.1
Diversity of network
Different occupations among contacts 8.6* 10.6
Strength of ties average percentage
Contacts considered close 40.9* 44.2
Frequency of contact percentage
Have daily contact with friends and relatives 43.0* 48.4
Membership in organizations
Member of at least one organization 57.4* 67.2
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2008.
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