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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
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Table 2. Percentage of current smokers, by province/territory and health region, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005
Province or Territory Region code Region name % 95% confidence interval Significantly higher or lower (p is less than 0.05) than:
Canada Province or Territory
Canada No code Canada total 21.8 21.4, 22.1
...
...
Newfoundland and Labrador 1000 Province totalS
23.1
21.3, 24.9
Same
...
1011 Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority
22.1
19.6, 24.6
Same
Same
1012 Central Regional Integrated Health Authority
23.8
19.8, 27.8
Same
Same
1013 Western Regional Integrated Health Authority
24.5
20.6, 28.4
Same
Same
1014 Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority 26.7 22.5, 30.9
Higher
Same
Prince Edward Island 1100 Province total 22.2 19.7, 24.6 Same ...
1101 West Prince 23.0 17.0, 29.0 Same Same
1102 East Prince 21.9 17.5, 26.4 Same Same
1103 Queens 21.7 17.7, 25.6
Same
Same
1104 Kings 23.8 18.4, 29.2 Same
Same
Nova Scotia 1200 Province total
22.7
21.0, 24.3 Same ...
1201 Zone 1 21.4 17.9, 21.9 Same
Same
1202 Zone 2 23.9 19.0, 28.8
Same
Same
1203 Zone 3 25.0 21.0, 29.0 Same
Same
1204 Zone 4 22.6 18.3, 26.9 Same Same
1205 Zone 5 25.2 21.8, 28.7
Higher
Same
1206 Zone 6 21.4 18.6, 24.2
Same
Same
New Brunswick 1300 Province total 22.5 21.1, 24.0 Same ...
1301 Region 1 21.6 18.7, 24.6 Same
Same
1302 Region 2 22.1 18.8, 25.3 Same
Same
1303 Region 3 22.9 19.4, 26.3 Same
Same
1304 Region 4 25.8 21.2, 30.5 Same
Same
1305 Region 5 20.9 15.5, 26.2 Same Same
1306 Region 6 24.0 20.1, 27.9
Same
Same
1307 Region 7 21.7 16.0, 27.4 Same Same
Quebec 2400 Province total 24.4 23.7, 25.1 Higher ...
2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent 22.1 20.2, 24.1
Same
Lower
2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 24.9 21.9, 27.9 Higher
Same
2403 Région de la Capitale Nationale 20.7 18.4, 23.1 Same
Lower
2404 Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec 24.3 21.6, 27.0 Same
Same
2405 Région de l'Estrie 25.9 22.9, 28.8 Higher
Same
2406 Région de Montréal 24.9 23.5, 26.4 Higher
Same
2407 Région de l'Outaouais 29.8 26.6, 33.0 Higher Higher
2408 Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue 25.6 22.3, 28.9 Higher
Same
2409 Région de la Côte-Nord 28.6 25.5, 31.7
Higher
Higher
2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec 29.4 24.9, 34.0
Higher
Higher
2411 Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine 26.2 22.4, 30.0
Higher
Same
2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches 23.6 20.6, 26.7 Same
Same
2413 Région de Laval 25.7 23.4, 28.0 Higher Same
2414 Région de Lanaudière 28.3 25.3, 31.4 Higher Higher
2415 Région des Laurentides 25.5 22.5, 28.5 Higher
Same
2416 Région de la Montérégie 21.8 19.6, 24.0 Same
Lower
Ontario 3500 Province total 20.9 20.3, 21.5 Lower ...
3526 District of Algoma Health Unit 24.0 20.1, 27.9 Same Same
3527 Brant County Health Unit 27.0 22.9, 31.1
Higher
Higher
3530 Durham Regional Health Unit 24.9 21.9, 27.8
Higher
Higher
3531 Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit 27.0 23.4, 30.5
Higher
Higher
3533 Grey Bruce Health Unit 20.9 17.4, 24.5 Same
Same
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 29.9 25.3, 34.6 Higher
Higher
3535 Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 22.0 18.5, 25.5 Same
Same
3536 Halton Regional Health Unit 18.5 16.0, 20.9 Lower
Same
3537 City of Hamilton Health Unit 23.0 20.7, 25.2
Same
Same
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit 26.7 22.6, 30.8
Higher
Higher
3539 Huron County Health Unit 23.7 19.3, 28.1 Same
Same
3540 Chatham-Kent Health Unit 24.7 20.5, 28.9 Same
Same
3541 Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit 22.6 19.2, 26.1 Same
Same
3542 Lambton Health Unit 24.7 21.0, 28.3 Same
Higher
3543 Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit 24.7 21.7, 27.7
Same
Higher
3544 Middlesex-London Health Unit 17.9 15.2, 20.5 Lower
Lower
3546 Niagara Regional Area Health Unit 22.7 20.2, 25.3 Same
Same
3547 North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 26.7 23.0, 30.4
Higher
Higher
3549 Northwestern Health Unit 22.5 18.8, 26.2 Same
Same
3551 City of Ottawa Health Unit 18.6 16.3, 21.0 Lower
Lower
3552 Oxford County Health Unit 24.1 20.3, 28.0
Same
Same
3553 Peel Regional Health Unit 19.1 16.9, 21.2 Lower
Same
3554 Perth District Health Unit 19.6 15.5, 23.6 Same
Same
3555 Peterborough County-City Health Unit 21.0 17.2, 24.8
Same
Same
3556 Porcupine Health Unit 30.8 27.0, 34.6
Higher
Higher
3557 Renfrew County and District Health Unit 27.7 23.5, 31.8
Higher
Higher
3558 Eastern Ontario Health Unit 27.2 23.9, 30.6 Higher
Higher
3560 Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 23.3 20.7, 25.9
Same
Same
3561 Sudbury and District Health Unit 24.3 21.0, 27.6 Same
Higher
3562 Thunder Bay District Health Unit 26.6 23.2, 30.1
Higher
Higher
3563 Timiskaming Health Unit
26.5
20.1, 33.0 Same
Same
3565 Waterloo Health Unit
19.3
16.9, 21.7 Lower
Same
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit 21.5 18.6, 24.5
Same
Same
3568 Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 23.9 20.9, 26.9
Same
Higher
3570 York Regional Health Unit 16.2 14.0, 18.4
Lower
Lower
3595 City of Toronto Health Unit 18.4 16.8, 20.1
Lower
Lower
Manitoba 4600 Province total 20.5 19.0, 21.9 Same ...
4610 Winnipeg Regional Health Authority 20.2 17.9, 22.5
Same
Same
4615 Brandon Regional Health Authority 24.2 20.0, 28.4
Same
Same
4620 North Eastman Regional Health Authority 20.2 16.5, 24.0 Same
Same
4625 South Eastman Regional Health Authority 19.3 15.2, 23.4
Same
Same
4630 Interlake Regional Health Authority 18.9 14.5, 23.3 Same
Same
4640 Central Regional Health Authority 19.6 16.2, 23.0 Same
Same
4645 Assiniboine Regional Health Authority 15.8 12.3, 19.2 Lower
Lower
4660 Parkland Regional Health Authority 24.8 19.5, 30.0 Same
Same
4670 Norman Regional Health Authority 28.9 21.4, 36.4 Same
Higher
4685 Burntwood/Churchill 35.4 30.2, 40.5
Higher
Higher
Saskatchewan 4700 Province total 23.9 22.6, 25.3
Higher
...
4701 Sun Country Regional Health Authority 24.0 19.9, 28.1 Same
Same
4702 Five Hills Regional Health Authority 22.3 17.4, 27.1
Same
Same
4703 Cypress Regional Health Authority 24.8

19.6, 29.9

Same
Same
4704 Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority 21.7 19.0, 24.4
Same
Same
4705 Sunrise Regional Health Authority 24.4 19.2, 29.5
Same
Same
4706 Saskatoon Regional Health Authority 23.4 20.5, 26.3
Same
Same
4707 Heartland Regional Health Authority 18.4 13.4, 23.4
Same
Lower
4708 Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority 25.5 18.8, 32.2
Same
Same
4709 Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority 31.6 26.4, 36.9
Higher
Higher
4710 Prairie North Regional Health Authority 27.4 22.5, 32.2
Higher
Same
4714 Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca 35.4 30.2, 40.6
Higher
Higher
Alberta 4800 Province total 22.8 21.7, 23.9 Higher ...
4820 Chinook Regional Health Authority 20.1 16.9, 23.2
Same
Same
4821 Palliser Health Region 29.0 24.6, 33.5
Higher
Higher
4822 Calgary Health Region 19.9 18.1, 21.8 Lower
Lower
4823 David Thompson Regional Health Authority 25.5 22.5, 28.5
Higher
Same
4824 East Central Health 24.8 21.1, 28.5
Same
Same
4825 Capital Health 23.5 21.1, 25.8
Same
Same
4826 Aspen Regional Health Authority 25.4 21.6, 29.2
Same
Same
4827 Peace Country Health 28.2 24.0, 32.4
Higher
Higher
4828 Northern Lights Health Region 30.5 26.3, 34.7 Higher
Higher
British Columbia 5900 Province total 17.8 17.0, 18.6 Lower ...
5911 East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area 20.8 16.3, 25.3
Same
Same
5912 Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area 22.1 17.3, 26.9
Same
Same
5913 Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area 18.4 15.2, 21.6 Lower
Same
5914 Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area 23.3 19.5, 27.1 Same
Higher
5921 Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area 17.8 14.7, 20.9 Lower
Same
5922 Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area 14.5 12.1, 16.8 Lower
Lower
5923 Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area 17.6 15.2, 20.0 Lower
Same
5931 Richmond Health Service Delivery Area 12.6 9.9, 15.4 Lower
Lower
5932 Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area 17.5 15.1, 20.0 Lower
Same
5933 North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area 15.3 12.2, 18.4 Lower
Same
5941 South Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area 15.9 13.6, 18.3 Lower Same
5942 Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area 18.6 15.9, 21.2 Lower
Same
5943 North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area 21.0 16.0, 26.0
Same
Same
5951 Northwest Health Service Delivery Area 20.9 16.7, 25.1 Same
Same
5952 Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area 24.4 20.2, 28.5
Same
Higher
5953 Northeast Health Service Delivery Area 28.0 22.1, 34.0 Higher
Higher
Yukon Territory 6000 Territory total 30.4 25.9, 34.9 Higher ...
6100 Northwest Territories 36.1 32.2, 40.0 Higher ...
6200 Nunavut 53.1 48.7, 57.5 Higher ...
Data source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey