Percentage of non–smokers regularly exposed to second–hand smoke, by age group, sex and location, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2008

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This is a split horizontal bar graph that illustrates the percentage of male and female non–smokers aged 12 or older who were exposed to second-hand smoke, in Canada for 2008. 

The Y axis lists total, followed by age groups 12 to 17, 18 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 or older.

The X axis from measures the percentages and increases by increments of 10 from 0 to 40.

The left half of the graph represents exposure to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places and the right half represents exposure to second–hand smoke at home.

The percentage of male non–smokers aged 12 or older who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 15.7% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 12 or older exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 13.8% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 12 or older who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 7.3% and the percentage of female non-smokers aged 12 or older exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 6.0% in 2008.

The percentage of male non–smokers aged 12 to 17 who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 25.3% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 12 to 17 exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 27.5% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 12 to 17 who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 16.5% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 12 to 17 exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 14.8% in 2008.

The percentage of male non–smokers aged 18 to 24 who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 27.0% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 18 to 24 exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 27.1% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 18 to 24 who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 12.8% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 18 to 24 exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 10.3% in 2008.

The percentage of male non–smokers aged 25 to 34 who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 17.6% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 25 to 34 exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 14.9% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 25 to 34 who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 5.8% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 25 to 34 exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 5.1% in 2008.

The percentage of male non–smokers aged 35 to 44 who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 14.4% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 35 to 44 exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 12.0% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 35 to 44 who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 3.4% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 35 to 44 exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 3.1% in 2008. This should be interpreted with caution as the coefficient of variation was between 16.6% and 33.3%.

The percentage of male non-smokers aged 45 to 54 who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 13.4% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 45 to 54 exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 12.7% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 45 to 54 who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 5.8% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 45 to 54 exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 5.6% in 2008.

The percentage of male non-smokers aged 55 to 64 who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 12.8% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 55 to 64 exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 9.5% in 2008. The percentage of male non—smokers aged 55 to 64 who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 7.0% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 55 to 64 exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 4.6% in 2008.

The percentage of male non–smokers aged 65 or older who were exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 6.6% and the percentage of female non-smokers aged 65 or older exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was 4.5% in 2008. The percentage of male non–smokers aged 65 or older who were exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 4.6% and the percentage of female non–smokers aged 65 or older exposed to second–hand smoke at home was 3.8% in 2008.

The percentage of female non–smokers exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was significantly different from the percentage of male non–smokers at p<0.05 for total and the age groups 25 to 34, 55 to 64 and 65 or older in 2008.
The percentage of female non-smokers exposed to second–hand smoke at home was significantly different from the percentage of male non–smokers at p<0.05 for total and ages 55 to 64 in 2008.

The percentage of male and female non–smokers exposed to second–hand smoke in private vehicles and/or public places was significantly different from the overall estimate for the same sex at p<0.05 for all age groups except females 25 to 34, males 35 to 44 and females 45 to 54 in 2008.
The percentage of male and female non–smokers exposed to second-hand smoke at home was significantly different from the overall estimate for the same sex at p<0.05 for all age groups except females 25 to 34, females 45 to 54 and males 55 to 64 in 2008.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2008.