Canadians' connections with family and friends / : Rapports des Canadiens avec les membres de leur famille et leurs amis

This new approach to data collection was in recognition of the success of online data collection with the Census, combined with the need to adapt to the changing use of technology and the ever present demands on Canadians’ time. [...] In particular, while household income had a negligible impact on the number of close relatives and friends, Canadians in the highest income bracket ($150,000 or more) had a network of ‘other’ friends that was double in size compared to Canadians with household incomes of $20,000 or less (median of 20 friends versus 10 friends).3 Similarly, Canadians working at a paid job or business typically had [...] Large majority of Canadians satisfied with the frequency of connections The large majority of Canadians (82%) were satisfied with how often they connected with family and friends. [...] A similar drop in levels of satisfaction in frequency of contact was noted for relationships with friends, from a high of 91% for daily contact to a low of 62% for no contact in the past month. [...] While having the same education was not as important as age, 58% of Canadians living in a CMA reported that most of their friends had the same levels of education, compared to 52% of non-CMA residents.