Table 20
Purchasing decisions, by province

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Purchasing decisions, by province
Table summary
This table presents data related to purchasing decisions. The row headers provide information for all of Canada and by province. The column headers provide information on the proportion of households that purchased locally grown or produced foods, that purchased environmentally friendly or "green" cleaning products, and that used reusable bags and containers to carry groceries.
  Purchased locally grown or produced foods Purchased locally grown or produced foods Never purchased locally grown or produced foods
Always Often Sometimes Rarely
  percent
Canada 90 16 35 31 8 5
Newfoundland and Labrador 89 16 24 42 8 E 6 E
Prince Edward Island 95 20 31 39 F F
Nova Scotia 97 19 42 31 6 E F
New Brunswick 94 18 39 31 6 E 3 E
Quebec 93 14 43 30 7 3 E
Ontario 89 20 35 27 7 6
Manitoba 90 9 34 37 11 7 E
Saskatchewan 89 4 E 29 41 15 8 E
Alberta 84 12 24 35 13 9
British Columbia 90 17 35 33 5 4 E
Purchasing decisions, by province (continued)
  Purchased environmentally- friendly or "green" cleaning products Purchased environmentally friendly or "green" cleaning products Never purchased environmentally- friendly or "green" cleaning products
Always Often Sometimes Rarely
  percent
Canada 85 11 23 36 15 11
Newfoundland and Labrador 82 6 E 17 45 14 13
Prince Edward Island 84 7 E 22 36 18 E 14 E
Nova Scotia 88 14 24 38 12 E 10
New Brunswick 85 9 E 22 36 18 10
Quebec 86 10 25 31 20 11
Ontario 84 11 23 37 13 10
Manitoba 87 8 18 45 15 12
Saskatchewan 84 8 17 37 22 E 11 E
Alberta 81 10 23 34 14 12
British Columbia 85 14 22 39 10 8
Purchasing decisions, by province (continued)
  Used own bags or containers to carry groceries Used own bags or containers to carry groceries Never used own bags or containers to carry groceries
Always Often Sometimes Rarely
  percent
Canada 92 46 28 14 4 5
Newfoundland and Labrador 82 16 25 36 6 E 14
Prince Edward Island 95 36 29 21 E F F
Nova Scotia 93 35 32 20 7 E 6 E
New Brunswick 87 31 30 21 6 E 11
Quebec 96 62 23 8 3 E 2 E
Ontario 93 50 27 12 3 3
Manitoba 93 34 32 20 8 E 6 E
Saskatchewan 86 26 27 21 12 E 11 E
Alberta 86 31 32 18 5 9
British Columbia 87 33 33 17 4 E 8 E
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2011 (survey number 3881).
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