Table 5
Frequency of social contact with friends, 2003, 2008 and 2013

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Table 5
Frequency of social contact with friends, 2003, 2008 and 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Frequency of social contact with friends People who saw their friends a few times or more a week, People who contacted their friends a few times or more a week , 2003, 2008 and 2013 (appearing as column headers).
  People who saw their friends a few times or more a week People who contacted their friends a few times or more a week
2003 2008 2013 2003 2008 2013
percentage
Total 56 48Note with dagger for table 5 † 44Note with dagger for table 5 † 60 58Note with dagger for table 5 † 54Note with dagger for table 5 †
Men (ref.) 58 49Note with dagger for table 5 † 44Note with dagger for table 5 † 57 55Note with dagger for table 5 † 50Note with dagger for table 5 †
Women 53Note with asterisk for table 5 * 46Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 43Note with dagger for table 5 † 64Note with asterisk for table 5 * 61Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 57Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 †
Age group  
15 to 24 years 84Note with asterisk for table 5 * 77Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 73Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 89Note with asterisk for table 5 * 87Note with asterisk for table 5 * 76Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 †
25 to 34 years 57Note with asterisk for table 5 * 46Note with dagger for table 5 † 45Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 71Note with asterisk for table 5 * 69Note with asterisk for table 5 * 62Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 †
35 to 44 years (ref.) 50 45Note with dagger for table 5 † 38Note with dagger for table 5 † 57 58 54Note with dagger for table 5 †
45 to 54 years 48Note with asterisk for table 5 * 42Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 36Note with dagger for table 5 † 51Note with asterisk for table 5 * 49Note with asterisk for table 5 * 47Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 †
55 to 64 years 47Note with asterisk for table 5 * 38Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 35Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 47Note with asterisk for table 5 * 44Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 44Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 †
65 to 74 years 50 38Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 36Note with dagger for table 5 † 46Note with asterisk for table 5 * 41Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 44Note with asterisk for table 5 *
75 years and older 44Note with asterisk for table 5 * 37Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 41Note with asterisk for table 5 * 40Note with asterisk for table 5 * 38Note with asterisk for table 5 * 40Note with asterisk for table 5 *
Province  
Newfoundland and Labrador 75Note with asterisk for table 5 * 61Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 57Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 73Note with asterisk for table 5 * 63Note with dagger for table 5 † 56Note with dagger for table 5 †
Prince Edward Island 69Note with asterisk for table 5 * 60Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 51Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 65 62 55Note with dagger for table 5 †
Nova Scotia 68Note with asterisk for table 5 * 54Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 48Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 66Note with asterisk for table 5 * 62 57Note with dagger for table 5 †
New Brunswick 67Note with asterisk for table 5 * 56Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 51Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 64 58Note with dagger for table 5 † 53Note with dagger for table 5 †
Quebec 49Note with asterisk for table 5 * 45Note with dagger for table 5 † 42Note with dagger for table 5 † 50Note with asterisk for table 5 * 50Note with asterisk for table 5 * 51Note with asterisk for table 5 *
Ontario (ref.) 55 47Note with dagger for table 5 † 42Note with dagger for table 5 † 63 60Note with dagger for table 5 † 54Note with dagger for table 5 †
Manitoba 59Note with asterisk for table 5 * 49Note with dagger for table 5 † 44Note with dagger for table 5 † 60 59 53Note with dagger for table 5 †
Saskatchewan 65Note with asterisk for table 5 * 54Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 47Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 65 60Note with dagger for table 5 † 51Note with dagger for table 5 †
Alberta 57 48Note with dagger for table 5 † 44Note with dagger for table 5 † 64 61 53Note with dagger for table 5 †
British Columbia 58Note with asterisk for table 5 * 48Note with dagger for table 5 † 47Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 † 65Note with asterisk for table 5 * 61Note with dagger for table 5 † 58Note with asterisk for table 5 *Note with dagger for table 5 †
Note *

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

Return to note with asterisk for table 5 * referrer

Note †

significantly different from 2003 (p < 0.05)

Return to note with dagger for table 5 † referrer to table 5

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