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Table 17.7 Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, by sex and by province, 2008
[an error occurred while processing this directive]11-402-x[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive]| Canada | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||||||||||
| Daily or occasional smokers1 | 21.4 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 19.8 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 22.7 | 18.6 |
| Males | 24.3 | 27.1 | 23.7 | 26.4 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 25.4 | 21.6 |
| Females | 18.5 | 22.2 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 16.4 | 21.2 | 22 | 19.8 | 15.7 |
| Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke at home2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 7 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| Males | 7.3 | 10.4 | 8.2E | 7.7 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| Females | 6 | 5.4E | 8.4E | 6.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 5.2E | 8.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke in vehicles3 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 9 | 10.6 | 10 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 5.4 |
| Males | 8 | 13.3 | 11.7E | 11.9 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 5.7 |
| Females | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.7E | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
| Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke in public places4 | 9.9 | 6 | 6.0E | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| Males | 10.5 | 7.2E | 8.0E | 9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 10 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| Females | 9.5 | 4.9E | 4.3E | 7.3 | 5.6 | 8 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Smokers asked to refrain from smoking in the house | 69.3 | 71.8 | 72.6 | 70.5 | 68.9 | 54.4 | 74.2 | 71.9 | 66.9 | 73.6 | 77.3 |
| Males | 67.7 | 69.2 | 72.3 | 70.5 | 68.6 | 53.6 | 72.4 | 68.6 | 65.9 | 70.1 | 76.1 |
| Females | 70.9 | 74.3 | 73 | 70.5 | 69.1 | 55.2 | 75.9 | 75 | 67.8 | 77.1 | 78.6 |
| Note: Population aged 12 and older. | |||||||||||
| 1. Reported currently being daily or occasional smokers. | |||||||||||
| 2. Reported that at least one person smoked inside their home every day or almost every day. | |||||||||||
| 3. Reported being exposed to second-hand smoke in private vehicles every day or almost every day in the past month. | |||||||||||
| 4. Reported being exposed to second-hand smoke in public places every day or almost every day in the past month. | |||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501. | |||||||||||
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