Table 16
Methods of improving indoor air quality, by province
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| Opened windows more often to improve air circulation | Used fans | Used air conditioner more | Used a dehumidifier | Used a humidifier | Used an air cleaner (other than an ionizing air cleaner) | Used better filters in the furnace 1 | Used furnace fan or HRV to improve air circulation | Used air fresheners to improve air quality 2 | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||||||
| Canada | 94 | 57 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 45 | 25 | 71 | 1 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 90 | 61 | F | 38 | 9 E | 18 | F | 20 | 75 | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 96 | 61 | F | 37 | 11 E | 16 E | 20 E | 21 | 77 | F |
| Nova Scotia | 97 | 62 | 7 E | 46 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 71 | F |
| New Brunswick | 93 | 62 | 8 E | 46 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 20 | 76 | F |
| Quebec | 95 | 51 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 21 | 71 | F |
| Ontario | 93 | 59 | 13 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 44 | 29 | 71 | 1 E |
| Manitoba | 87 | 55 | 18 | 34 | 23 | 17 E | 55 | 36 | 71 | F |
| Saskatchewan | 90 | 62 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 51 | 34 | 72 | F |
| Alberta | 94 | 60 | 8 E | 11 | 41 | 16 | 49 | 31 | 78 | F |
| British Columbia | 94 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 17 | 64 | F |
| Opened windows more often to improve air circulation | Opened windows during the winter | Opened windows during the summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever 3 | Daily 3 | At least once a week 3 | A few times during the season 3 | Never 3 | Ever 3 | Daily 3 | At least once a week 3 | A few times during the season 3 | Never 3 | ||
| percent | |||||||||||
| Canada | 94 | 87 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 99 | 85 | 10 | 3 | 1 E |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 90 | 79 | 18 | 23 | 37 | 19 | 98 | 89 | 8 E | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | 96 | 94 | 41 | 29 | 25 | F | 99 | 96 | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 97 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 10 E | 99 | 92 | 6 E | F | F |
| New Brunswick | 93 | 83 | 23 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 100 | 86 | 11 E | F | F |
| Quebec | 95 | 86 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 98 | 86 | 9 | 3 | F |
| Ontario | 93 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 99 | 80 | 14 | 5 | 1 E |
| Manitoba | 87 | 78 | 18 E | 27 | 33 | 22 | 99 | 77 | 16 | F | F |
| Saskatchewan | 90 | 79 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 100 | 83 | 14 | F | F |
| Alberta | 94 | 84 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 100 | 88 | 9 | F | F |
| British Columbia | 94 | 92 | 54 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 99 | 96 | 3 E | F | F |
As a percentage of households that had a furnace
as their main type of heating equipment.
As a percentage of households that reported
they used air fresheners.
As a percentage of households that opened windows
more often to improve air circulation.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households
and the Environment Survey, 2009 (survey number 3881).
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