Table 1
Prevalence and unadjusted odds ratios of handheld laser device use or exposure to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 and older, Canada excluding the territories, 2019

Table 1
Prevalence and unadjusted odds ratios of handheld laser device use or exposure to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 and older, Canada excluding the territories, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence and unadjusted odds ratios of handheld laser device use or exposure to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), %, 95% confidence interval and Odds
ratio (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic	%	95% confidence interval		Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Characteristic	%	from	to	Odds ratio	from	to
Total population
Used a handheld laser device or was exposed to one (past 12 months)	12.4	11.4	13.4	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Sex
Female^{Table 1 Note †}	10.9	9.5	12.4	1.00	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Male	13.9	12.2	15.5	1.31^Note *	1.05	1.63
Age group
12 to 17	30.5	26.6	34.4	6.76^Note *	4.94	9.23
18 to 34	17.4	14.8	20.0	3.24^Note *	2.40	4.38
35 to 44	15.9	13.0	18.8	2.91^Note *	2.07	4.09
45 and older^{Table 1 Note †}	6.1	5.1	7.1	1.00	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Race (ethnicity)
Caucasian	13.3	12.0	14.5	1.44^Note *	1.13	1.82
Other^{Table 1 Note †}	10.3	8.6	12.1	1.00	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Education
High school diploma or equivalent or less^{Table 1 Note †}	12.8	11.5	14.2	1.00	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Some postsecondary education (certificate or diploma, including trades)	10.5	8.5	12.4	0.80	0.61	1.04
University certificate, diploma or degree	13.8	11.8	15.8	1.09	0.86	1.38
Household income
$39,999 or less^{Table 1 Note †}	8.6	7.0	10.2	1.00	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
$40,000 to $69,999	9.0	7.0	10.9	1.04	0.69	1.57
$70,000 to $99,999	11.2	8.9	13.5	1.34	0.90	1.99
$100,000 to $149,999	15.4	12.9	18.0	1.93^Note *	1.32	2.83
$150,000 or more	16.2	13.3	19.0	2.04^Note *	1.39	3.01
Region
Western provinces	12.8	11.4	14.2	0.96	0.74	1.25
Quebec	9.3	7.7	10.9	0.67^Note *	0.48	0.93
Atlantic provinces	15.4	12.9	17.9	1.19	0.86	1.64
Ontario^{Table 1 Note †}	13.3	11.2	15.4	1.00	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Source: Statistics Canada, 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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Table 1
Prevalence and unadjusted odds ratios of handheld laser device use or exposure to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 and older, Canada excluding the territories, 2019

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Table 1
Prevalence and unadjusted odds ratios of handheld laser device use or exposure to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 and older, Canada excluding the territories, 2019