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Table 2
Septic system maintenance frequency, 2006

Standard symbols

  More than once a year Once a year Once every 2 or 3 years Once every 4 or more years Never
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador F F 25 42 17
Prince Edward Island F 10 44 33 F
Nova Scotia F 7 36 41 8
New Brunswick F F 45 32 F
Quebec 3E 19 62 11 F
Ontario 2E 10 42 33 6
Manitoba 21E 55 16 F F
Saskatchewan F 55 17 F F
Alberta 8E 38 31 13 F
British Columbia F 10 37 33 10E
Canada 4 17 43 25 6
Note(s): As a percentage of all households that are not in apartments.
Some respondents specified "Do not know" and "Other." This proportion is not included here so the row totals may not add to 100%
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006, Special tabulation.