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Furnace filter maintenance intervals, Canada and provinces

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Furnace filter maintenance intervals, Canada and provinces
  Households that had a forced air furnace Frequency of furnace filter cleaning or replacement during the last twelve months
Every three months or more often Every six months Once Not changed Did not know
  number
Canada 6,862,014 2,901,783 1,627,809 1,519,094 327,902 445,433
Newfoundland and Labrador 53,597 11,630 E 13,769 E 22,748 F F
Prince Edward Island 22,167 F F 12,138 F F
Nova Scotia 173,054 38,183 33,668 69,537 F F
New Brunswick 68,024 23,186 E 12,748 E 20,805 F F
Quebec 521,605 189,356 81,123 147,954 34,170 E F
Ontario 3,511,129 1,606,495 850,205 668,938 132,811 234,978
Manitoba 328,825 162,417 93,749 47,216 F F
Saskatchewan 306,694 149,418 76,604 57,523 7,505 E 14,595 E
Alberta 1,064,150 499,491 269,644 193,767 52,006 46,495 E
British Columbia 812,770 219,305 193,237 278,468 65,736 46,947
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2007.