| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | frequency of social contact with friends, 2003, 2008 and 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | people who saw their friends a few times or more a week |  |  | people who contacted their friends a few times or more a week |  |  |
| 4 |  | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 |
| 5 |  | percentage |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | total | 56 | 48 | 44 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
| 7 | men | 58 | 49 | 44 | 57 | 55 | 50 |
| 8 | women | 53 | 46 | 43 | 64 | 61 | 57 |
| 9 | age group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 10 | 15 to 24 years | 84 | 77 | 73 | 89 | 87 | 76 |
| 11 | 25 to 34 years | 57 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 69 | 62 |
| 12 | 35 to 44 years | 50 | 45 | 38 | 57 | 58 | 54 |
| 13 | 45 to 54 years | 48 | 42 | 36 | 51 | 49 | 47 |
| 14 | 55 to 64 years | 47 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 44 | 44 |
| 15 | 65 to 74 years | 50 | 38 | 36 | 46 | 41 | 44 |
| 16 | 75 years and older | 44 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 40 |
| 17 | province |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 18 | newfoundland and labrador | 75 | 61 | 57 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| 19 | prince edward island | 69 | 60 | 51 | 65 | 62 | 55 |
| 20 | nova scotia | 68 | 54 | 48 | 66 | 62 | 57 |
| 21 | new brunswick | 67 | 56 | 51 | 64 | 58 | 53 |
| 22 | quebec | 49 | 45 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
| 23 | ontario | 55 | 47 | 42 | 63 | 60 | 54 |
| 24 | manitoba | 59 | 49 | 44 | 60 | 59 | 53 |
| 25 | saskatchewan | 65 | 54 | 47 | 65 | 60 | 51 |
| 26 | alberta | 57 | 48 | 44 | 64 | 61 | 53 |
| 27 | british columbia | 58 | 48 | 47 | 65 | 61 | 58 |

Question: what is the proportion of people who reported having seen their friends a few times or more a week in 2003?
Answer: 56

Question: what is the proportion of people who reported having seen their friends a few times or more a week in 2013?
Answer: 44

Question: how much did the proportion of people who reported having seen their friends a few times or more a week fall from 2003 to 2013?
Answer: 12