Table 1
Social contacts with close friends, 2003, 2008 and 2013

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Table 1
Social contacts with close friends, 2003, 2008 and 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Social contacts with close friends People with no close friends, People with three or more close friends, 2003, 2008 and 2013 (appearing as column headers).
  People with no close friends People with three or more close friends
2003 2008 2013 2003 2008 2013
percentage
Total 6 6 6 70 75Note with dagger for table 1 † 75Note with dagger for table 1 †
Men (ref.) 6 6 7 71 76Note with dagger for table 1 † 75Note with dagger for table 1 †
Women 6 6 5Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 69Note * 74Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 75Note with dagger for table 1 †
Age group  
15 to 24 years 1Note *Note E: Use with caution 1Note *Note E: Use with caution 1Note *Note E: Use with caution 82Note * 88Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 88Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
25 to 34 years 3Note * 3Note * 3Note * 75Note * 79Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 82Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
35 to 44 years (ref.) 5 5 5 68 74Note with dagger for table 1 † 75Note with dagger for table 1 †
45 to 54 years 7Note * 6 7 65Note * 70Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 71Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
55 to 64 years 9Note * 7Note * 8Note * 65Note * 71Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 69Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
65 to 74 years 11Note * 10Note * 10Note * 67 70Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 68Note *
75 years and older 18Note * 15Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 15Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 61Note * 65Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 66Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
Province  
Newfoundland and Labrador 5 3Note *Note E: Use with caution 4Note *Note E: Use with caution 72 77Note with dagger for table 1 † 80Note with dagger for table 1 †
Prince Edward Island 4Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution 2Note *Note E: Use with caution 78Note * 81 82Note *
Nova Scotia 4Note * 5Note E: Use with caution 6Note with dagger for table 1 † 76 78 77
New Brunswick 5 5 6 73 74Note * 74
Quebec 10Note * 8Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 8Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 57Note * 66Note *Note with dagger for table 1 † 67Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
Ontario (ref.) 6 5 6 74 77Note with dagger for table 1 † 76Note with dagger for table 1 †
Manitoba 6 6 5Note * 74 76 79Note with dagger for table 1 †
Saskatchewan 5 5 5 76Note * 79 77
Alberta 5 5 5Note * 75 79Note with dagger for table 1 † 80Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
British Columbia 4Note * 5 4Note * 76Note * 79Note with dagger for table 1 † 79Note *Note with dagger for table 1 †
E use with caution
Note *

significantly different from the reference category (ref.) (p < 0.05)

Return to note with asterisk for table 1 * referrer to table 1

Note †

significantly different from 2003 (p < 0.05)

Return to note with dagger for table 1 † referrer

Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2003, 2008 and 2013.
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