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Participation in culture activities by sex
| |
1998 |
| |
Both sexes |
Male |
| |
thousands |
% |
thousands |
% |
| Population (15 and over) |
24,260 |
100.0 |
11,937 |
100.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Read a newspaper |
19,851 |
81.8 |
9,915 |
83.1 |
| Read a magazine |
17,264 |
71.2 |
8,166 |
68.4 |
| Read a book |
14,881 |
61.3 |
6,478 |
54.3 |
| Use library services |
6,688 |
27.6 |
2,845 |
23.8 |
| Borrow materials |
6,036 |
24.9 |
2,432 |
20.4 |
| Use Internet |
583 |
2.4 |
296 |
2.5 |
| Do research |
1,898 |
7.8 |
964 |
8.1 |
| Attend a program |
277 |
1.1 |
81 |
0.7 |
| Other |
107 |
0.4 |
49 |
0.4 |
| Go to a movie |
14,340 |
59.1 |
7,216 |
60.5 |
| Watch a video on VCR |
17,690 |
72.9 |
8,921 |
74.7 |
| Listen to cassettes, records, CDs |
18,625 |
76.8 |
9,166 |
76.8 |
| Use Internet |
7,171 |
29.6 |
4,117 |
34.5 |
| Communicate |
5,478 |
22.6 |
3,081 |
25.8 |
| Research |
5,412 |
22.3 |
3,248 |
27.2 |
| Read a newspaper, magazine, book |
2,322 |
9.6 |
1,432 |
12.0 |
| View video, film, tv, listen to music |
1,204 |
5.0 |
799 |
6.7 |
| View art or museum collections |
1,011 |
4.2 |
611 |
5.1 |
| Create artistic compositions, designs |
983 |
4.1 |
601 |
5.0 |
| Electronic banking |
1,437 |
5.9 |
942 |
7.9 |
| Download software, other |
2,714 |
11.2 |
1,864 |
15.6 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1998. |
| Last Modified: 2004-10-05. |
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