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Table 17.8 Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, by sex and by province, 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 17.8 smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke canada, newfoundland and labrador, prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta and british columbia, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
  %
Daily or occasional smokersNote 1 20.8 23.0 23.6 23.2 22.5 23.3 19.3 18.8 22.8 22.7 17.4
Males 24.2 24.0 27.0 24.4 25.8 26.7 23.2 21.0 24.8 26.5 20.9
Females 17.4 22.0 20.4 22.2 19.4 20.0 15.6 16.5 20.8 18.7 14.0
Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke at homeNote 2 5.9 6.5 5.0Note E: Use with caution 8.6 6.6 8.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 2.8
Males 6.5 7.9Note E: Use with caution 5.4Note E: Use with caution 8.4 7.9 9.4 5.6 5.4 6.3 7.1 3.5
Females 5.2 5.2Note E: Use with caution 4.6Note E: Use with caution 8.8Note E: Use with caution 5.5 8.0 4.5 6.0Note E: Use with caution 6.3 4.6 2.2Note E: Use with caution
Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke in vehiclesNote 3 6.8 9.5 6.3Note E: Use with caution 8.9 9.1 7.4 6.5 9.2 7.0 7.0 4.9
Males 7.7 13.3 7.2Note E: Use with caution 10.0Note E: Use with caution 11.8 8.0 7.3 8.3 7.3 8.2 5.7
Females 6.1 6.1 5.6Note E: Use with caution 7.8 6.8 6.8 5.9 10.1Note E: Use with caution 6.7 5.8 4.2
Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke in public placesNote 4 11.0 5.9 6.0Note E: Use with caution 7.8 6.6 9.0 13.1 10.6 8.0 9.9 11.6
Males 11.8 7.1Note E: Use with caution 7.0Note E: Use with caution 8.2 8.5Note E: Use with caution 9.4 14.0 12.4 8.6 11.2 12.1
Females 10.2 4.7Note E: Use with caution 5.2Note E: Use with caution 7.6 5.0Note E: Use with caution 8.6 12.3 8.8 7.4 8.7 11.1
E use with caution
Note: Population aged 12 and older.
1. Reported currently being daily or occasional smokers.
2. Reported that at least one person smoked inside their home every day or almost every day.
3. Reported being exposed to second-hand smoke in private vehicles every day or almost every day in the past month.
4. Reported being exposed to second-hand smoke in public places every day or almost every day in the past month.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501.
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