Table 2
Weighted distribution of respondents who have used a handheld laser device or been exposed to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months, by product type, for selected characteristics, household population aged 12 and older, Canada excluding the territories, 2019

Table 2
Weighted distribution of respondents who have used a handheld laser device or been exposed to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months, by product type, for selected characteristics, household population aged 12 and older, Canada excluding the territories, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Weighted distribution of respondents who have used a handheld laser device or been exposed to its emitted laser beam in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Product type used or exposed to (appearing as row headers), Total, Males, Females, Males versus Females, %, 95% confidence interval, %, Odds ratio and p-value (appearing as column headers).
Product type used or exposed to	Total			Males			Females			Males versus Females^{Table 2 Note †}
	%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval		%	95% confidence interval		Odds ratio	95% confidence interval		p-value
	%	from	to	%	from	to	%	from	to	Odds ratio	from	to	p-value
Handheld laser pointers for presentations	69.4	65.4	73.4	55.8	50.4	61.3	44.2	38.7	49.6	1.32^Note *	1.04	1.69	0.022
Laser tag, laser toys or novelty lasers	38.5	34.6	42.5	56.2	49.3	63.1	43.8	36.9	50.7	1.33	0.99	1.78	0.060
Laser torches or laser flashlights	8.2	6.1	10.4	65.6	51.8	79.5	34.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	20.5	48.2	1.97^Note *	1.03	3.76	0.040
Search-and-rescue lasers	0.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	0.3	1.2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significant difference between males and females (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Notes: Coefficient of variation is from 16.6% to 33.3% when used with the symbol ^E. Coefficient of variation is greater than 33.3% when used with the symbol F. Source: Statistics Canada, 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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