Differences between American and Canadian Youth

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Interesting Survey... may be of interest to marketers

How Canadian and American youth are different - thestar.com

Among the findings in the 18-to-34 group:


Canadians sent an average 78.7 text messages a week; Americans send 129.6.


73 per cent of Canadians rated the environment as important compared to 61 per cent of Americans.


88 per cent of Canadians actively recycle compared to 72 per cent of Americans.


44 per cent of Canadians rated terrorism as important compared to 65 per cent of Americans.


25 per cent of Canadians are married and 18 per cent are living together, compared to 39 per cent of Americans married and 7 per cent living together.


35 per cent of Canadians own their own home compared with 45 per cent of Americans


48 per cent of Canadians vacationed outside of Canada; 19 per cent of Americans vacationed out of the U.S.


44 per cent of Canadians and 37 per cent of Americans pay most often with debit cards.


80 per cent of Canadians have played the lottery in the past year compared with 63 per cent of Americans.
 


American youth look like this:

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Canadian youth like this:

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It's just not fair to compare Canada to the US. It doesn't mean Canadians suck, they're just a different sort of people. I go to Canada all the time, and they aren't as bad you are trying to make them out to be.

WTF man, I am Canadian. I'm not seeing how posting that survey insults canadians :confused:
 
Wonder what percentage 18-21 year olds in the US drink regularly vs the same in Canada.

The legal drinking age in the individual provinces and territories of Canada is

  • Alberta - 18
  • British Columbia - 19
  • Manitoba - 18
  • New Brunswick - 19
  • Newfoundland and Labrador - 19
  • Northwest Territories - 19
  • Nova Scotia - 19
  • Nunavut - 19
  • Ontario - 19
  • Prince Edward Island - 19
  • Quebec - 18
  • Saksatchewan - 19
  • Yukon Territory - 19
 
^ The Americans still supposedly drink more due to "cultural differences." One is that more Canadian college students live at home instead of in dorms.


I forgot that Canadians prefer "per cent" instead of "percent"
 
I assume the disparity in beaches plays a hefty role in that stat

Yup, you guys being close to the equator makes vacationing in-county much more attractive. Florida, Cali, and Hawaii to name a few states that get sun all year round, while us "eskimos" actually have to live through 4 seasons every year. I never take a vacation on country here in Canada, there's just no point.