Table 3
Precautionary measures taken in case of emergency, by province, 2014
Province | Canadians whose household has: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battery-operated or wind-up radio | Alternative heat source | Back-up generator | Alternative water source | Other emergency precautions employed in the homeNote 1 | |
percent | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 75 | 57 | 44 | 48 | 25 |
Prince Edward Island | 78 | 53 | 29 | 53 | 24 |
Nova Scotia | 77 | 57 | 36 | 55 | 28 |
New Brunswick | 66 | 51 | 30 | 56 | 25 |
Quebec | 58 | 48 | 22 | 38 | 20 |
Ontario | 59 | 46 | 20 | 44 | 22 |
Manitoba | 51 | 41 | 21 | 44 | 19 |
Saskatchewan | 58 | 44 | 30 | 48 | 20 |
Alberta | 49 | 45 | 22 | 41 | 17 |
British Columbia | 59 | 55 | 22 | 48 | 21 |
Total | 58 | 48 | 23 | 43 | 21 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada, 2014. |
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