Table 5. Percentage of non-smokers regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in public places, by province/territory and health region, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2003 and 2005

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Table 5. Percentage of non-smokers regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in public places, 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	14.8	14.4, 15.2	Same	...
Newfoundland and Labrador	1000	Province total	10.1	8.5, 11.7	Lower	...
1011	Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority	9.8	7.6, 12.1	Lower	Same
1012	Central Regional Integrated Health Authority	10.3	7.0, 13.5	Lower	Same
1013	Western Regional Integrated Health Authority	11.1	7.8, 14.4	Lower	Same
1014	Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority	9.8	6.7, 13.0	Lower	Same
Prince Edward Island	1100	Province total	5.6	4.1, 7.2	Lower	...
1101	West Prince	6.6^E	2.6, 10.5	Lower	Same
1102	East Prince	4.5	2.2, 6.8	Lower	Same
1103	Queens	5.9	3.3, 8.4	Lower	Same
1104	Kings	5.9	2.5, 9.4	Lower	Same
Nova Scotia	1200	Province total	9.2	8.0, 10.4	Lower	...
1201	Zone 1	9.9	6.8, 12.9	Lower	Same
1202	Zone 2	8.9	6.4, 11.4	Lower	Same
1203	Zone 3	12.1	8.5, 15.7	Same	Same
1204	Zone 4	6.0^E	3.3, 8.7	Lower	Lower
1205	Zone 5	5.5^E	3.4, 7.6	Lower	Lower
1206	Zone 6	10.2	8.0, 12.5	Lower	Same
New Brunswick	1300	Province total	6.8	5.6, 8.0	Lower	...
1301	Region 1	7.1^E	4.3, 9.9	Lower	Same
1302	Region 2	6.0^E	3.6, 8.3	Lower	Same
1303	Region 3	7.9^E	5.1, 10.7	Lower	Same
1304	Region 4	7.6^E	4.4, 10.8	Lower	Same
1305	Region 5	9.8^E	6.0, 13.6	Lower	Same
1306	Region 6	6.3^E	3.7, 9.0	Lower	Same
1307	Region 7	F	F, F	Lower	Lower
Quebec	2400	Province total	22.9	22.1, 23.7	Higher	...
2401	Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent	26.3	24.0, 28.6	Higher	Higher
2402	Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean	23.4	19.7, 27.1	Higher	Same
2403	Région de la Capitale Nationale	21.2	18.2, 24.1	Higher	Same
2404	Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec	24.5	21.3, 27.8	Higher	Same
2405	Région de l'Estrie	19.4	16.1, 22.7	Higher	Lower
2406	Région de Montréal	24.6	22.8, 26.5	Higher	Higher
2407	Région de l'Outaouais	28.9	25.0, 32.7	Higher	Higher
2408	Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue	31.4	27.1, 35.7	Higher	Higher
2409	Région de la Côte-Nord	29.8	25.1, 34.5	Higher	Same
2410	Région du Nord-du-Québec	29.8	25.1, 34.5	Higher	Higher
2411	Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine	20.1	16.0, 24.2	Higher	Same
2412	Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches	19.8	16.6, 22.9	Higher	Lower
2413	Région de Laval	24.8	22.3, 27.4	Higher	Same
2414	Région de Lanaudière	23.5	19.7, 27.3	Higher	Same
2415	Région des Laurentides	21.3	18.3, 24.3	Higher	Same
2416	Région de la Montérégie	19.9	17.6, 22.3	Higher	Same
Ontario	3500	Province total	13.1	12.5, 13.6	Lower	...
3526	District of Algoma Health Unit	13.7	10.2, 17.1	Same	Same
3527	Brant County Health Unit	12.4	8.8, 16.0	Same	Same
3530	Durham Regional Health Unit	11.6	9.0, 14.1	Lower	Same
3531	Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit	17.1	12.3, 21.7	Same	Same
3533	Grey Bruce Health Unit	9.9	7.1, 12.7	Lower	Lower
3534	Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit	16.0	12.1, 19.9	Same	Same
3535	Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit	13.2	9.5, 16.8	Same	Same
3536	Halton Regional Health Unit	13.8	11.0, 16.7	Same	Same
3537	City of Hamilton Health Unit	11.9	9.5, 14.4	Lower	Same
3538	Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit	11.0	7.5, 14.4	Lower	Same
3539	Huron County Health Unit	9.4^E	5.8, 13.1	Lower	Same
3540	Chatham-Kent Health Unit	6.6	4.3, 9.0	Lower	Lower
3541	Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit	11.6	8.5, 14.8	Same	Same
3542	Lambton Health Unit	6.5	3.9, 9.0	Lower	Lower
3543	Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit	14.3	11.2, 17.4	Same	Same
3544	Middlesex-London Health Unit	13.1	10.0, 16.2	Same	Same
3546	Niagara Regional Area Health Unit	12.8	10.3, 15.3	Same	Same
3547	North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit	14.6	11.0, 18.2	Same	Same
3549	Northwestern Health Unit	16.4	12.1, 20.7	Same	Same
3551	City of Ottawa Health Unit	13.9	11.7, 16.1	Same	Same
3552	Oxford County Health Unit	10.7	7.2, 14.1	Lower	Same
3553	Peel Regional Health Unit	17.5	15.2, 19.7	Higher	Higher
3554	Perth District Health Unit	8.5^E	4.1, 12.8	Lower	Lower
3555	Peterborough County-City Health Unit	14.1	10.5, 17.7	Same	Same
3556	Porcupine Health Unit	15.6	11.9, 19.4	Same	Same
3557	Renfrew County and District Health Unit	13.8	10.3, 17.3	Same	Same
3558	Eastern Ontario Health Unit	14.3	10.6,18.0	Same	Same
3560	Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit	14.0	11.4, 16.7	Same	Same
3561	Sudbury and District Health Unit	10.4	7.6, 13.3	Lower	Same
3562	Thunder Bay District Health Unit	10.5	7.2, 13.8	Lower	Same
3563	Timiskaming Health Unit	19.3^E	10.2, 28.4	Same	Same
3565	Waterloo Health Unit	9.2	7.1, 11.3	Lower	Lower
3566	Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit	14.1	10.9, 17.3	Same	Same
3568	Windsor-Essex County Health Unit	19.8	16.7, 22.8	Higher	Higher
3570	York Regional Health Unit	14.3	11.8, 16.9	Same	Same
3595	City of Toronto Health Unit	11.1	9.5, 12.7	Lower	Lower
Manitoba	4600	Province total	6.1	4.9, 7.2	Lower	...
4610	Winnipeg Regional Health Authority	6.6	4.9, 8.3	Lower	Same
4615	Brandon Regional Health Authority	5.6^E	2.9, 8.4	Lower	Same
4620	North Eastman Regional Health Authority	4.0^E	1.5, 6.5	Lower	Same
4625	South Eastman Regional Health Authority	3.4^E	1.5, 5.2	Lower	Lower
4630	Interlake Regional Health Authority	5.2^E	2.6, 7.9	Lower	Same
4640	Central Regional Health Authority	5.0^E	2.6, 7.3	Lower	Same
4645	Assiniboine Regional Health Authority	5.9^E	3.2, 8.7	Lower	Same
4660	Parkland Regional Health Authority	F	F, F	Lower	Same
4670	Norman Regional Health Authority	F	F, F	Lower	Same
4685	Burntwood/Churchill	9.5^E	4.2, 14.7	Lower	Same
Saskatchewan	4700	Province total	9.8	8.5, 11.1	Lower	...
4701	Sun Country Regional Health Authority	10.9	7.4, 14.4	Lower	Same
4702	Five Hills Regional Health Authority	8.7^E	5.2, 12.2	Lower	Same
4703	Cypress Regional Health Authority	7.6^E	4.4, 10.8	Lower	Same
4704	Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority	10.5	7.9, 13.1	Lower	Same
4705	Sunrise Regional Health Authority	9.7^E	6.0, 13.5	Lower	Same
4706	Saskatoon Regional Health Authority	7.9^E	5.2, 10.6	Lower	Same
4707	Heartland Regional Health Authority	10.2^E	5.3, 15.1	Same	Same
4708	Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority	4.8^E	1.7, 7.9	Lower	Lower
4709	Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority	15.9^E	9.2, 22.6	Same	Same
4710	Prairie North Regional Health Authority	12.4^E	7.4, 17.4	Same	Same
4714	Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca	22.9	16.5, 29.4	Higher	Higher
Alberta	4800	Province total	18.2	16.9, 19.5	Higher	...
4820	Chinook Regional Health Authority	16.0	12.2, 19.7	Same	Same
4821	Palliser Health Region	18.4	132., 23.5	Same	Same
4822	Calgary Health Region	20.3	17.9, 22.7	Higher	Higher
4823	David Thompson Regional Health Authority	16.9	13.8, 20.1	Same	Same
4824	East Central Health	20.2	15.8, 24.8	Higher	Same
4825	Capital Health	15.1	12.6, 17.6	Same	Lower
4826	Aspen Regional Health Authority	21.4	17.1, 25.6	Higher	Same
4827	Peace Country Health	19.6	15.4, 23.8	Higher	Same
4828	Northern Lights Health Region	24.6	18.8, 30.3	Higher	Higher
British Columbia	5900	Province total	10.5	9.7, 11.3	Lower	...
5911	East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area	13.5^E	8.5, 18.6	Same	Same
5912	Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area	9.8	6.8, 12.8	Lower	Same
5913	Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area	10.5	8.0, 13.0	Lower	Same
5914	Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area	11.0	7.5, 14.6	Lower	Same
5921	Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area	10.3	7.7, 12.9	Lower	Same
5922	Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area	10.9	8.6, 13.2	Lower	Same
5923	Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area	13.8	11.3, 16.3	Same	Higher
5931	Richmond Health Service Delivery Area	7.6^E	4.8, 10.4	Lower	Lower
5932	Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area	11.2	9.0, 13.4	Lower	Same
5933	North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area	9.8	7.4, 12.2	Lower	Same
5941	South Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area	7.2	5.1, 9.4	Lower	Lower
5942	Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area	7.7^E	5.1, 10.3	Lower	Lower
5943	North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area	9.3^E	4.3, 14.2	Same	Same
5951	Northwest Health Service Delivery Area	7.5^E	4.3, 10.7	Lower	Same
5952	Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area	9.1^E	6.0, 12.1	Lower	Same
5953	Northeast Health Service Delivery Area	13.7	8.4, 19.0	Same	Same
Yukon Territory	6000	Territory total	7.9^E	4.7, 11.1	Lower	...
6100	Northwest Territories	13.9	10.7, 17.1	Same	...
6200	Nunavut	11.1^E	5.0, 17.2	Same	...
Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey (cycle 3.1), January to June, 2005
Notes: ^E use with caution (coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3%), F too unreliable to be published (coefficient of variation greater than 33.3%, suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)

Table 5. Percentage of non-smokers regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in public places, 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

14.8

14.4, 15.2

Same

...

Newfoundland and Labrador

1000

Province total

10.1

8.5, 11.7

Lower

...

1011

Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority

9.8

7.6, 12.1

Lower

Same

1012

Central Regional Integrated Health Authority

10.3

7.0, 13.5

Lower

Same

1013

Western Regional Integrated Health Authority

11.1

7.8, 14.4

Lower

Same

1014

Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority

9.8

6.7, 13.0

Lower

Same

Prince Edward Island

1100

Province total

5.6

4.1, 7.2

Lower

...

1101

West Prince

6.6^E

2.6, 10.5

Lower

Same

1102

East Prince

4.5

2.2, 6.8

Lower

Same

1103

Queens

5.9

3.3, 8.4

Lower

Same

1104

Kings

5.9

2.5, 9.4

Lower

Same

Nova Scotia

1200

Province total

9.2

8.0, 10.4

Lower

...

1201

Zone 1

9.9

6.8, 12.9

Lower

Same

1202

Zone 2

8.9

6.4, 11.4

Lower

Same

1203

Zone 3

12.1

8.5, 15.7

Same

1204

Zone 4

6.0^E

3.3, 8.7

Lower

1205

Zone 5

5.5^E

3.4, 7.6

Lower

1206

Zone 6

10.2

8.0, 12.5

Lower

Same

New Brunswick

1300

Province total

6.8

5.6, 8.0

Lower

...

1301

Region 1

7.1^E

4.3, 9.9

Lower

Same

1302

Region 2

6.0^E

3.6, 8.3

Lower

Same

1303

Region 3

7.9^E

5.1, 10.7

Lower

Same

1304

Region 4

7.6^E

4.4, 10.8

Lower

Same

1305

Region 5

9.8^E

6.0, 13.6

Lower

Same

1306

Region 6

6.3^E

3.7, 9.0

Lower

Same

1307

Region 7

F, F

Lower

Quebec

2400

Province total

22.9

22.1, 23.7

Higher

...

2401

Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent

26.3

24.0, 28.6

Higher

2402

Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean

23.4

19.7, 27.1

Higher

Same

2403

Région de la Capitale Nationale

21.2

18.2, 24.1

Higher

Same

2404

Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec

24.5

21.3, 27.8

Higher

Same

2405

Région de l'Estrie

19.4

16.1, 22.7

Higher

Lower

2406

Région de Montréal

24.6

22.8, 26.5

Higher

2407

Région de l'Outaouais

28.9

25.0, 32.7

Higher

2408

Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

31.4

27.1, 35.7

Higher

2409

Région de la Côte-Nord

29.8

25.1, 34.5

Higher

Same

2410

Région du Nord-du-Québec

29.8

25.1, 34.5

Higher

2411

Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine

20.1

16.0, 24.2

Higher

Same

2412

Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

19.8

16.6, 22.9

Higher

Lower

2413

Région de Laval

24.8

22.3, 27.4

Higher

Same

2414

Région de Lanaudière

23.5

19.7, 27.3

Higher

Same

2415

Région des Laurentides

21.3

18.3, 24.3

Higher

Same

2416

Région de la Montérégie

19.9

17.6, 22.3

Higher

Same

Ontario

3500

Province total

13.1

12.5, 13.6

Lower

...

3526

District of Algoma Health Unit

13.7

10.2, 17.1

Same

3527

Brant County Health Unit

12.4

8.8, 16.0

Same

3530

Durham Regional Health Unit

11.6

9.0, 14.1

Lower

Same

3531

Elgin-St Thomas Health Unit

17.1

12.3, 21.7

Same

3533

Grey Bruce Health Unit

9.9

7.1, 12.7

Lower

3534

Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit

16.0

12.1, 19.9

Same

3535

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

13.2

9.5, 16.8

Same

3536

Halton Regional Health Unit

13.8

11.0, 16.7

Same

3537

City of Hamilton Health Unit

11.9

9.5, 14.4

Lower

Same

3538

Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

11.0

7.5, 14.4

Lower

Same

3539

Huron County Health Unit

9.4^E

5.8, 13.1

Lower

Same

3540

Chatham-Kent Health Unit

6.6

4.3, 9.0

Lower

3541

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit

11.6

8.5, 14.8

Same

3542

Lambton Health Unit

6.5

3.9, 9.0

Lower

3543

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

14.3

11.2, 17.4

Same

3544

Middlesex-London Health Unit

13.1

10.0, 16.2

Same

3546

Niagara Regional Area Health Unit

12.8

10.3, 15.3

Same

3547

North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

14.6

11.0, 18.2

Same

3549

Northwestern Health Unit

16.4

12.1, 20.7

Same

3551

City of Ottawa Health Unit

13.9

11.7, 16.1

Same

3552

Oxford County Health Unit

10.7

7.2, 14.1

Lower

Same

3553

Peel Regional Health Unit

17.5

15.2, 19.7

Higher

3554

Perth District Health Unit

8.5^E

4.1, 12.8

Lower

3555

Peterborough County-City Health Unit

14.1

10.5, 17.7

Same

3556

Porcupine Health Unit

15.6

11.9, 19.4

Same

3557

Renfrew County and District Health Unit

13.8

10.3, 17.3

Same

3558

Eastern Ontario Health Unit

14.3

10.6,18.0

Same

3560

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

14.0

11.4, 16.7

Same

3561

Sudbury and District Health Unit

10.4

7.6, 13.3

Lower

Same

3562

Thunder Bay District Health Unit

10.5

7.2, 13.8

Lower

Same

3563

Timiskaming Health Unit

19.3^E

10.2, 28.4

Same

3565

Waterloo Health Unit

9.2

7.1, 11.3

Lower

3566

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit

14.1

10.9, 17.3

Same

3568

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

19.8

16.7, 22.8

Higher

3570

York Regional Health Unit

14.3

11.8, 16.9

Same

3595

City of Toronto Health Unit

11.1

9.5, 12.7

Lower

Manitoba

4600

Province total

6.1

4.9, 7.2

Lower

...

4610

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

6.6

4.9, 8.3

Lower

Same

4615

Brandon Regional Health Authority

5.6^E

2.9, 8.4

Lower

Same

4620

North Eastman Regional Health Authority

4.0^E

1.5, 6.5

Lower

Same

4625

South Eastman Regional Health Authority

3.4^E

1.5, 5.2

Lower

4630

Interlake Regional Health Authority

5.2^E

2.6, 7.9

Lower

Same

4640

Central Regional Health Authority

5.0^E

2.6, 7.3

Lower

Same

4645

Assiniboine Regional Health Authority

5.9^E

3.2, 8.7

Lower

Same

4660

Parkland Regional Health Authority

F, F

Lower

Same

4670

Norman Regional Health Authority

F, F

Lower

Same

4685

Burntwood/Churchill

9.5^E

4.2, 14.7

Lower

Same

Saskatchewan

4700

Province total

9.8

8.5, 11.1

Lower

...

4701

Sun Country Regional Health Authority

10.9

7.4, 14.4

Lower

Same

4702

Five Hills Regional Health Authority

8.7^E

5.2, 12.2

Lower

Same

4703

Cypress Regional Health Authority

7.6^E

4.4, 10.8

Lower

Same

4704

Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority

10.5

7.9, 13.1

Lower

Same

4705

Sunrise Regional Health Authority

9.7^E

6.0, 13.5

Lower

Same

4706

Saskatoon Regional Health Authority

7.9^E

5.2, 10.6

Lower

Same

4707

Heartland Regional Health Authority

10.2^E

5.3, 15.1

Same

4708

Kelsey Trail Regional Health Authority

4.8^E

1.7, 7.9

Lower

4709

Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority

15.9^E

9.2, 22.6

Same

4710

Prairie North Regional Health Authority

12.4^E

7.4, 17.4

Same

4714

Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca

22.9

16.5, 29.4

Higher

Alberta

4800

Province total

18.2

16.9, 19.5

Higher

...

4820

Chinook Regional Health Authority

16.0

12.2, 19.7

Same

4821

Palliser Health Region

18.4

132., 23.5

Same

4822

Calgary Health Region

20.3

17.9, 22.7

Higher

4823

David Thompson Regional Health Authority

16.9

13.8, 20.1

Same

4824

East Central Health

20.2

15.8, 24.8

Higher

Same

4825

Capital Health

15.1

12.6, 17.6

Same

Lower

4826

Aspen Regional Health Authority

21.4

17.1, 25.6

Higher

Same

4827

Peace Country Health

19.6

15.4, 23.8

Higher

Same

4828

Northern Lights Health Region

24.6

18.8, 30.3

Higher

British Columbia

5900

Province total

10.5

9.7, 11.3

Lower

...

5911

East Kootenay Health Service Delivery Area

13.5^E

8.5, 18.6

Same

5912

Kootenay-Boundary Health Service Delivery Area

9.8

6.8, 12.8

Lower

Same

5913

Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area

10.5

8.0, 13.0

Lower

Same

5914

Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area

11.0

7.5, 14.6

Lower

Same

5921

Fraser East Health Service Delivery Area

10.3

7.7, 12.9

Lower

Same

5922

Fraser North Health Service Delivery Area

10.9

8.6, 13.2

Lower

Same

5923

Fraser South Health Service Delivery Area

13.8

11.3, 16.3

Same

Higher

5931

Richmond Health Service Delivery Area

7.6^E

4.8, 10.4

Lower

5932

Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area

11.2

9.0, 13.4

Lower

Same

5933

North Shore/Coast Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Area

9.8

7.4, 12.2

Lower

Same

5941

South Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

7.2

5.1, 9.4

Lower

5942

Central Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

7.7^E

5.1, 10.3

Lower

5943

North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

9.3^E

4.3, 14.2

Same

5951

Northwest Health Service Delivery Area

7.5^E

4.3, 10.7

Lower

Same

5952

Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area

9.1^E

6.0, 12.1

Lower

Same

5953

Northeast Health Service Delivery Area

13.7

8.4, 19.0

Same

Yukon Territory

6000

Territory total

7.9^E

4.7, 11.1

Lower

...

6100

Northwest Territories

13.9

10.7, 17.1

Same

...

6200

Nunavut

11.1^E

5.0, 17.2

Same

...

Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey (cycle 3.1), January to June, 2005

Notes: ^E use with caution (coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3%), F too unreliable to be published (coefficient of variation greater than 33.3%, suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)