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Canadian summary results for 2007/2008

• Canada
• Provinces and territories

These data were collected as part of an international educational project; therefore, the Statistics Act does not apply to them. Schools participated voluntarily and were not part of a representative sample of the school population. These data should not be used as official statistics for formal research.

The survey was answered by 30,356 elementary and secondary students across Canada during the 2007/2008 school year. The elementary category includes grades 4 to 8 (secondary 2 in Quebec) and the secondary category includes grades 9 to 12 (secondary 3 to 5 in Quebec).

Two questionnaires were used, one for elementary and the other for secondary students. Each questionnaire contains some questions that are specific to elementary or secondary students only.

Summary results for Canada, 2007/2008

1. Participation in Census at School, by age
2. In how many languages can you hold an everyday conversation?
3. Average height, by age
4. Average arm span, by age
5. Average length of forearm, by age
6. Average wrist circumference, by age
7. Average length of foot, by age
8. What colour are your eyes?  (elementary students only)
9. Do you have allergies? (elementary students only)
10. Right-handed, left-handed or ambidextrous?
11. Average reaction time, by age and dominant hand
12. What do you usually eat for breakfast?
13. How many cigarettes a week do you usually smoke? (secondary students only)
14. How much pressure do you feel because of schoolwork? (secondary students only)
15. In what sport or activity do you most enjoy participating?
16. How many days last week did you do an intense physical activity? (secondary students only)
17. How do you usually travel to school?
18. How long does it usually take you to travel to school?
19. What is your favourite subject?
20. How many times have you been bullied at school in the last month?
21. Which of the following pets do you have? (elementary students only)
22. Which method do you use most often to communicate with friends?
23. If you had $1,000 to donate to charity, what type of organization would you choose?
24. Whom do you look up to?
25. How many people usually live in your household?
26. Does your household participate in the following environmental practices?
27. Primarily what type of water do you drink at home?
28. Importance of reducing pollution, by age
29. Importance of recycling our rubbish, by age
30. Importance of conserving water, by age
31. Importance of conserving energy, by age
32. Importance of owning a computer, by age
33. Importance of having access to the Internet, by age
34. Average time to complete the memory game, by age