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Frequency of drinking in the past 12 months, by sex, household population aged 12 and over who are current drinkers, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2005


 Geographic code and name                    Total Never 5 or more drinks on one occasion 5 or more drinks on one occasion, less than  12 times a year 5 or more drinks on one occasion, 12 or more times a year
   number % number % number %
Canada 21,124,435 10,649,058 50.4 5,382,271 25.5 4,609,379 21.8
Males 10,879,330 4,281,660 39.4 3,026,229 27.8 3,314,285 30.5
Females 10,245,105 6,367,398 62.2 2,356,042 23.0 1,295,094 12.6
10  Newfoundland and Labrador 337,379 134,734 39.9 90,810 26.9 109,343 32.4
Males 177,113 45,935 25.9 48,080 27.1 81,228 45.9
Females 160,265 88,799 55.4 42,730 26.7 28,115 17.5
1011-C Eastern RIHA, N.L. 202,352 82,353 40.7 56,726 28.0 62,190 30.7
Males 104,483 28,099 26.9 30,095 28.8 45,657 43.7
Females 97,869 54,254 55.4 26,631 27.2 16,534 16.9
1012-I Central RIHA, N.L. 56,803 21,351 37.6 13,938 24.5 21,372 37.6
Males 30,978 7,236 23.4 7,105 E 22.9 E 16,496 53.3
Females 25,825 14,114 54.7 6,834 26.5 4,877 18.9
1013-I Western RIHA, N.L. 54,978 23,009 41.9 13,240 24.1 17,575 32.0
Males 28,888 7,619 26.4 7,064 24.5 13,181 45.6
Females 26,090 15,390 59.0 6,177 23.7 4,395 16.8
1014-H Labrador-Grenfell RIHA, N.L. 23,245 8,021 34.5 6,905 29.7 8,205 35.3
Males 12,764 2,981 23.4 3,816 29.9 5,894 46.2
Females 10,482 5,040 48.1 3,088 29.5 2,310 22.0
11  Prince Edward Island 79,935 36,759 46.0 21,823 27.3 20,810 26.0
Males 38,926 12,670 32.5 10,882 28.0 15,014 38.6
Females 41,010 24,089 58.7 10,941 26.7 5,796 14.1
1101-I West Prince, P.E.I. 6,952 2,961 42.6 1,738 E 25.0 E 2,203 31.7
Males 3,784 1,097 E 29.0 E 795 E 21.0 E 1,842 E 48.7
Females 3,168 1,864 58.8 943 E 29.8 E F F
1102-C East Prince, P.E.I. 19,447 9,772 50.3 4,476 23.0 4,984 25.6
Males 9,280 2,874 31.0 2,244 E 24.2 E 3,984 42.9
Females 10,167 6,899 67.9 2,231 21.9 1,000 E 9.8 E
1103-A Queens, P.E.I. 42,336 18,417 43.5 12,269 29.0 11,429 27.0
Males 19,915 6,515 32.7 5,850 29.4 7,418 37.2
Females 22,421 11,902 53.1 6,419 28.6 4,011 17.9
1104-D Kings, P.E.I. 11,201 5,609 50.1 3,341 29.8 2,194 E 19.6 E
Males 5,947 2,184 E 36.7 E 1,993 E 33.5 E 1,770 E 29.8 E
Females 5,253 3,425 65.2 1,347 E 25.6 E F F
12  Nova Scotia 595,799 269,723 45.3 167,332 28.1 154,956 26.0
Males 306,378 98,523 32.2 90,738 29.6 114,036 37.2
Females 289,421 171,199 59.2 76,594 26.5 40,920 14.1
1201-C Zone 1, N.S. 74,714 35,419 47.4 22,037 29.5 16,755 22.4
Males 39,635 13,415 33.8 12,346 31.1 13,372 33.7
Females 35,079 22,004 62.7 9,692 27.6 3,384 E 9.6 E
1202-C Zone 2, N.S. 50,782 27,340 53.8 12,877 25.4 10,367 20.4
Males 25,992 10,536 40.5 7,720 29.7 7,575 29.1
Females 24,789 16,804 67.8 5,157 E 20.8 E 2,792 E 11.3 E
1203-C Zone 3, N.S. 63,807 29,093 45.6 17,878 28.0 16,469 25.8
Males 32,608 10,748 33.0 9,825 30.1 11,888 36.5
Females 31,199 18,345 58.8 8,053 25.8 4,580 14.7
1204-C Zone 4, N.S. 56,784 25,783 45.4 14,754 26.0 15,242 26.8
Males 29,442 9,587 32.6 7,364 25.0 11,598 39.4
Females 27,342 16,196 59.2 7,390 27.0 3,644 E 13.3 E
1205-I Zone 5, N.S. 77,830 31,187 40.1 21,610 27.8 24,210 31.1
Males 41,236 11,592 28.1 11,169 27.1 17,715 43.0
Females 36,594 19,595 53.5 10,441 28.5 6,495 E 17.7 E
1206-A Zone 6, N.S. 271,882 120,900 44.5 78,176 28.8 71,913 26.5
Males 137,465 42,645 31.0 42,315 30.8 51,888 37.7
Females 134,417 78,255 58.2 35,861 26.7 20,025 14.9
13  New Brunswick 464,641 204,053 43.9 135,317 29.1 122,648 26.4
Males 242,696 76,480 31.5 71,876 29.6 92,529 38.1
Females 221,945 127,573 57.5 63,440 28.6 30,120 13.6
1301-C Region 1, N.B. 125,997 55,989 44.4 37,656 29.9 31,836 25.3
Males 64,413 20,931 32.5 18,616 28.9 24,662 38.3
Females 61,584 35,059 56.9 19,041 30.9 7,174 11.6
1302-C Region 2, N.B. 109,042 45,721 41.9 33,437 30.7 29,297 26.9
Males 59,159 16,310 27.6 21,697 36.7 20,712 35.0
Females 49,883 29,411 59.0 11,740 23.5 8,585 E 17.2 E
1303-C Region 3, N.B. 97,702 44,874 45.9 25,148 25.7 27,338 28.0
Males 49,395 17,374 35.2 11,811 23.9 20,068 40.6
Females 48,308 27,500 56.9 13,337 27.6 7,269 E 15.0 E
1304-C Region 4, N.B. 32,488 15,473 47.6 8,073 24.9 8,536 26.3
Males 16,491 5,244 31.8 4,650 E 28.2 E 6,192 37.5
Females 15,997 10,229 63.9 3,423 E 21.4 E 2,345 E 14.7 E
1305-I Region 5, N.B. 18,543 7,784 42.0 5,605 30.2 5,072 27.4
Males 10,095 2,914 28.9 3,062 E 30.3 E 4,119 40.8
Females 8,449 4,870 57.6 2,542 30.1 953 E 11.3 E
1306-I Region 6, N.B. 52,049 22,057 42.4 16,351 31.4 13,127 25.2
Males 28,126 8,998 32.0 7,756 27.6 10,891 38.7
Females 23,923 13,058 54.6 8,595 35.9 2,236 E 9.3 E
1307-I Region 7, N.B. 28,819 12,155 42.2 9,046 31.4 7,442 25.8
Males 15,017 4,710 E 31.4 4,284 E 28.5 5,884 E 39.2
Females 13,802 7,446 53.9 4,762 E 34.5 1,557 E 11.3 E
24  Quebec 5,313,078 2,748,033 51.7 1,410,866 26.6 1,072,661 20.2
Males 2,681,284 1,077,777 40.2 794,103 29.6 765,089 28.5
Females 2,631,795 1,670,256 63.5 616,763 23.4 307,572 11.7
2401-C Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Que. 142,482 77,352 54.3 36,241 25.4 26,728 18.8
Males 72,921 30,443 41.7 20,975 28.8 20,443 28.0
Females 69,560 46,908 67.4 15,266 21.9 6,285 9.0
2402-C Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. 195,942 90,372 46.1 46,804 23.9 55,571 28.4
Males 102,116 32,803 32.1 23,555 23.1 43,664 42.8
Females 93,826 57,569 61.4 23,248 24.8 11,907 12.7
2403-A Région de la Capitale Nationale, Que. 496,564 237,144 47.8 134,497 27.1 120,023 24.2
Males 245,641 89,863 36.6 70,081 28.5 84,531 34.4
Females 250,923 147,281 58.7 64,416 25.7 35,492 14.1
2404-C Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Que. 347,491 175,396 50.5 97,131 28.0 67,965 19.6
Males 176,164 60,418 34.3 60,628 34.4 51,107 29.0
Females 171,327 114,978 67.1 36,503 21.3 16,858 9.8
2405-C Région de l'Estrie, Que. 215,879 107,792 49.9 55,962 25.9 45,289 21.0
Males 107,251 41,197 38.4 29,272 27.3 31,670 29.5
Females 108,628 66,595 61.3 26,691 24.6 13,619 12.5
2406-G Région de Montréal, Que. 1,285,327 699,678 54.4 323,777 25.2 238,085 18.5
Males 649,122 288,529 44.4 190,673 29.4 159,921 24.6
Females 636,205 411,149 64.6 133,104 20.9 78,164 12.3
2407-A Région de l'Outaouais, Que. 244,673 120,236 49.1 76,655 31.3 46,349 18.9
Males 123,250 48,407 39.3 41,363 33.6 32,551 26.4
Females 121,424 71,828 59.2 35,293 29.1 13,797 11.4
2408-C Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. 99,387 43,136 43.4 32,286 32.5 23,057 23.2
Males 51,906 16,404 31.6 18,695 36.0 16,395 31.6
Females 47,481 26,732 56.3 13,591 28.6 6,663 14.0
2409-H Région de la Côte-Nord, Que. 57,267 26,298 45.9 14,206 24.8 16,541 28.9
Males 29,734 9,276 31.2 7,782 26.2 12,614 42.4
Females 27,533 17,022 61.8 6,424 23.3 3,927 14.3
2410-H Région du Nord-du-Québec, Que. 4,929 1,773 36.0 1,914 38.8 1,154 23.4
Males 2,700 722 26.8 1,094 40.5 836 31.0
Females 2,229 1,051 47.1 819 36.8 317 E 14.2 E
2411-I Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. 61,670 31,440 51.0 15,165 24.6 13,456 21.8
Males 32,598 12,273 37.6 8,912 27.3 10,368 31.8
Females 29,072 19,167 65.9 6,253 21.5 3,088 E 10.6 E
2412-E Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, Que. 287,406 146,735 51.1 77,528 27.0 59,048 20.5
Males 145,634 55,316 38.0 41,974 28.8 45,467 31.2
Females 141,772 91,419 64.5 35,555 25.1 13,581 9.6
2413-A Région de Laval, Que. 261,858 150,701 57.6 66,688 25.5 40,848 15.6
Males 132,756 60,512 45.6 41,250 31.1 29,519 22.2
Females 129,102 90,189 69.9 25,438 19.7 11,329 8.8
2414-E Région de Lanaudière, Que. 297,626 156,927 52.7 79,695 26.8 56,177 18.9
Males 150,626 57,973 38.5 48,646 32.3 41,107 27.3
Females 147,000 98,954 67.3 31,048 21.1 15,070 10.3
2415-E Région des Laurentides, Que. 345,944 174,570 50.5 99,094 28.6 65,595 19.0
Males 175,474 66,082 37.7 54,049 30.8 50,838 29.0
Females 170,470 108,488 63.6 45,045 26.4 14,757 8.7
2416-A Région de la Montérégie, Que. 968,634 508,483 52.5 253,223 26.1 196,774 20.3
Males 483,390 207,558 42.9 135,155 28.0 134,057 27.7
Females 485,244 300,925 62.0 118,068 24.3 62,717 12.9
35  Ontario by LHIN 8,084,021 4,220,313 52.2 1,866,332 23.1 1,734,574 21.5
Males 4,189,614 1,735,283 41.4 1,059,072 25.3 1,264,368 30.2
Females 3,894,408 2,485,030 63.8 807,260 20.7 470,206 12.1
3501  Erie St. Clair LHIN, Ont. .. .. 49.1 .. 24.1 .. 23.2
Males .. .. 40.2 .. 23.5 .. 32.7
Females .. .. 58.8 .. 24.7 .. 13.0
3502  South West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 53.1 .. 22.6 .. 22.0
Males .. .. 40.6 .. 26.2 .. 31.0
Females .. .. 66.4 .. 18.7 .. 12.6
3503  Waterloo Wellington LHIN, Ont. .. .. 51.1 .. 26.2 .. 20.4
Males .. .. 40.4 .. 26.8 .. 29.5
Females .. .. 62.5 .. 25.6 .. 10.6
3504  Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN, Ont. .. .. 51.7 .. 22.9 .. 23.0
Males .. .. 40.7 .. 23.7 .. 33.0
Females .. .. 63.4 .. 22.0 .. 12.4
3505  Central West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 54.7 .. 21.0 .. 19.7
Males .. .. 42.7 .. 24.5 .. 30.0
Females .. .. 69.4 .. 16.6 .. 7.2 E
3506  Mississauga Halton LHIN, Ont. .. .. 55.0 .. 21.4 .. 19.6
Males .. .. 47.8 .. 22.9 .. 25.2
Females .. .. 63.1 .. 19.8 .. 13.2
3507  Toronto Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 50.3 .. 23.3 .. 22.4
Males .. .. 40.3 .. 26.5 .. 29.8
Females .. .. 61.2 .. 19.9 .. 14.4
3508  Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 56.7 .. 22.1 .. 17.0
Males .. .. 45.0 .. 26.2 .. 25.5
Females .. .. 69.9 .. 17.5 .. 7.4
3509  Central East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 56.2 .. 20.1 .. 20.5
Males .. .. 45.5 .. 22.6 .. 28.6
Females .. .. 67.7 .. 17.4 .. 11.8
3510  South East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 49.5 .. 23.1 .. 25.2
Males .. .. 35.4 .. 26.0 .. 36.0
Females .. .. 63.8 .. 20.1 .. 14.2
3511  Champlain LHIN, Ont. .. .. 49.4 .. 25.7 .. 21.8
Males .. .. 38.6 .. 27.0 .. 30.9
Females .. .. 60.0 .. 24.5 .. 12.9
3512  North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, Ont. .. .. 46.6 .. 24.9 .. 24.9
Males .. .. 36.4 .. 27.3 .. 33.7
Females .. .. 57.5 .. 22.5 .. 15.5
3513  North East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 47.3 .. 25.8 .. 23.8
Males .. .. 34.7 .. 28.0 .. 34.4
Females .. .. 60.4 .. 23.6 .. 12.9
3514  North West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 43.4 .. 27.2 .. 27.8
Males .. .. 31.8 .. 28.9 .. 37.4
Females .. .. 56.0 .. 25.3 .. 17.5
35  Ontario by HU 8,084,021 4,220,313 52.2 1,866,332 23.1 1,734,574 21.5
Males 4,189,614 1,735,283 41.4 1,059,072 25.3 1,264,368 30.2
Females 3,894,408 2,485,030 63.8 807,260 20.7 470,206 12.1
3526-C District of Algoma HU, Ont. 80,761 37,969 47.0 21,066 26.1 19,317 23.9
Males 40,492 13,781 34.0 11,819 29.2 13,820 34.1
Females 40,269 24,188 60.1 9,247 23.0 5,497 E 13.7 E
3527-A Brant County HU, Ont. 88,572 45,286 51.1 19,266 21.8 21,300 24.0
Males 45,387 19,142 42.2 9,489 20.9 15,826 34.9
Females 43,184 26,145 60.5 9,777 22.6 5,473 E 12.7 E
3530-B Durham Regional HU, Ont. 369,288 180,005 48.7 87,548 23.7 90,760 24.6
Males 189,295 67,694 35.8 50,255 26.5 65,993 34.9
Females 179,993 112,311 62.4 37,294 20.7 24,767 13.8
3531-E Elgin-St Thomas HU, Ont. 58,107 30,279 52.1 13,705 23.6 13,057 22.5
Males 30,158 11,304 37.5 8,766 29.1 9,353 31.0
Females 27,948 18,975 67.9 4,939 17.7 3,704 E 13.3 E
3533-E Grey Bruce HU, Ont. 111,780 57,748 51.7 22,993 20.6 27,789 24.9
Males 57,252 21,714 37.9 13,025 22.7 20,084 35.1
Females 54,528 36,034 66.1 9,969 18.3 7,705 14.1
3534-E Haldimand-Norfolk HU, Ont. 70,907 31,784 44.8 19,515 27.5 18,458 26.0
Males 37,298 13,388 35.9 9,928 26.6 13,491 36.2
Females 33,609 18,397 54.7 9,587 28.5 4,967 E 14.8 E
3535-E Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, Ont. 120,409 58,929 48.9 30,872 25.6 28,603 23.8
Males 63,243 23,836 37.7 17,626 27.9 20,556 32.5
Females 57,166 35,094 61.4 13,247 23.2 8,047 E 14.1
3536-B Halton Regional HU, Ont. 313,998 169,353 53.9 75,254 24.0 61,920 19.7
Males 158,414 76,468 48.3 37,479 23.7 41,099 25.9
Females 155,584 92,885 59.7 37,774 24.3 20,821 13.4
3537-A City of Hamilton HU, Ont. 340,416 181,123 53.2 72,199 21.2 81,103 23.8
Males 178,544 71,238 39.9 41,350 23.2 62,202 34.8
Females 161,872 109,885 67.9 30,849 19.1 18,901 11.7
3538-A Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, Ont. 103,268 55,504 53.7 20,360 19.7 25,296 24.5
Males 52,018 20,587 39.6 11,351 21.8 18,765 36.1
Females 51,250 34,917 68.1 9,009 17.6 6,530 E 12.7 E
3539-E Huron County HU, Ont. 40,547 19,411 47.9 8,132 20.1 12,080 29.8
Males 21,707 7,878 36.3 4,377 20.2 9,150 42.2
Females 18,840 11,533 61.2 3,756 E 19.9 E 2,930 E 15.6 E
3540-A Chatham-Kent HU, Ont. 69,526 37,530 54.0 12,319 17.7 16,628 23.9
Males 35,823 16,158 45.1 6,073 17.0 12,211 34.1
Females 33,703 21,373 63.4 6,246 E 18.5 E 4,417 E 13.1 E
3541-A Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, Ont. 128,866 61,097 47.4 32,951 25.6 31,597 24.5
Males 63,498 21,335 33.6 18,880 29.7 21,080 33.2
Females 65,368 39,762 60.8 14,071 21.5 10,517 16.1
3542-A Lambton HU, Ont. 87,726 43,642 49.7 18,746 21.4 23,922 27.3
Males 44,427 18,034 40.6 8,890 20.0 17,375 39.1
Females 43,299 25,608 59.1 9,856 22.8 6,548 E 15.1 E
3543-E Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, Ont. 112,313 50,023 44.5 28,513 25.4 30,860 27.5
Males 57,732 17,851 30.9 14,974 25.9 23,637 40.9
Females 54,580 32,172 58.9 13,540 24.8 7,223 E 13.2 E
3544-A Middlesex-London HU, Ont. 289,624 157,750 54.5 69,415 24.0 57,764 19.9
Males 147,258 63,298 43.0 40,943 27.8 41,822 28.4
Females 142,366 94,452 66.3 28,471 20.0 15,942 11.2
3546-A Niagara Regional Area HU, Ont. 299,021 151,954 50.8 70,713 23.6 65,853 22.0
Males 151,806 62,088 40.9 36,641 24.1 46,782 30.8
Females 147,215 89,866 61.0 34,071 23.1 19,071 13.0
3547-C North Bay Parry Sound District HU, Ont. 82,440 40,251 48.8 20,515 24.9 20,176 24.5
Males 42,765 15,384 36.0 10,737 25.1 15,759 36.8
Females 39,675 24,867 62.7 9,778 24.6 4,417 11.1
3549-H Northwestern HU, Ont. 40,748 15,506 38.1 13,008 31.9 11,672 28.6
Males 21,899 6,305 28.8 6,978 31.9 8,309 37.9
Females 18,849 9,202 48.8 6,029 32.0 3,363 17.8
3551-B City of Ottawa HU, Ont. 579,358 290,481 50.1 149,616 25.8 119,800 20.7
Males 286,844 112,310 39.2 79,266 27.6 84,756 29.5
Females 292,513 178,172 60.9 70,350 24.1 35,044 12.0
3552-E Oxford County HU, Ont. 69,419 39,129 56.4 13,714 19.8 14,130 20.4
Males 35,230 15,577 44.2 8,104 23.0 10,292 29.2
Females 34,189 23,552 68.9 5,610 16.4 3,837 E 11.2 E
3553-B Peel Regional HU, Ont. 713,042 395,269 55.4 150,841 21.2 135,594 19.0
Males 386,403 173,171 44.8 95,144 24.6 104,243 27.0
Females 326,639 222,098 68.0 55,697 17.1 31,351 9.6
3554-E Perth District HU, Ont. 51,731 25,324 49.0 12,333 23.8 12,383 23.9
Males 27,030 9,048 33.5 7,799 28.9 9,038 33.4
Females 24,700 16,276 65.9 4,534 18.4 3,345 E 13.5 E
3555-A Peterborough County-City HU, Ont. 93,078 45,130 48.5 26,052 28.0 20,387 21.9
Males 44,805 17,415 38.9 13,198 29.5 13,342 29.8
Females 48,273 27,715 57.4 12,854 26.6 7,046 14.6
3556-H Porcupine HU, Ont. 57,778 27,089 46.9 14,184 24.5 13,752 23.8
Males 30,477 11,006 36.1 7,669 25.2 10,100 33.1
Females 27,300 16,083 58.9 6,516 23.9 3,652 13.4
3557-E Renfrew County and District HU, Ont. 66,676 31,598 47.4 18,016 27.0 15,959 23.9
Males 31,354 10,994 35.1 8,976 28.6 10,584 33.8
Females 35,322 20,604 58.3 9,040 25.6 5,374 E 15.2 E
3558-E Eastern Ontario HU, Ont. 133,026 65,904 49.5 31,647 23.8 32,525 24.5
Males 67,311 26,815 39.8 16,265 24.2 22,139 32.9
Females 65,715 39,089 59.5 15,383 23.4 10,386 E 15.8 E
3560-E Simcoe Muskoka District HU, Ont. 322,341 149,830 46.5 80,008 24.8 81,662 25.3
Males 164,506 58,231 35.4 45,299 27.5 57,057 34.7
Females 157,835 91,599 58.0 34,709 22.0 24,605 15.6
3561-C Sudbury and District HU, Ont. 127,871 59,203 46.3 34,940 27.3 29,615 23.2
Males 64,320 21,042 32.7 20,097 31.2 21,833 33.9
Females 63,551 38,162 60.0 14,843 23.4 7,782 12.2
3562-C Thunder Bay District HU, Ont. 106,776 48,510 45.4 27,080 25.4 29,393 27.5
Males 54,853 18,098 33.0 15,170 27.7 20,377 37.1
Females 51,923 30,413 58.6 11,910 22.9 9,016 17.4
3563-C Timiskaming HU, Ont. 22,657 11,161 49.3 5,201 23.0 5,732 25.3
Males 10,855 4,254 39.2 2,485 22.9 E 3,590 33.1
Females 11,802 6,907 58.5 2,716 23.0 2,142 E 18.1 E
3565-B Waterloo HU, Ont. 314,123 157,158 50.0 86,362 27.5 64,231 20.4
Males 160,975 61,864 38.4 45,796 28.4 48,730 30.3
Females 153,148 95,294 62.2 40,566 26.5 15,501 10.1
3566-B Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, Ont. 175,654 91,880 52.3 42,997 24.5 36,668 20.9
Males 92,251 38,792 42.1 22,962 24.9 27,361 29.7
Females 83,403 53,089 63.7 20,035 24.0 9,307 E 11.2 E
3568-B Windsor-Essex County HU, Ont. 262,197 124,868 47.6 69,890 26.7 56,899 21.7
Males 137,821 53,445 38.8 36,348 26.4 41,717 30.3
Females 124,376 71,423 57.4 33,542 27.0 15,182 12.2
3570-B York Regional HU, Ont. 588,984 335,772 57.0 137,774 23.4 94,787 16.1
Males 313,306 144,964 46.3 84,792 27.1 74,434 23.8
Females 275,678 190,808 69.2 52,982 19.2 20,353 7.4
3595-G City of Toronto HU, Ont. 1,590,997 896,859 56.4 308,586 19.4 312,904 19.7
Males 842,256 390,775 46.4 190,123 22.6 227,460 27.0
Females 748,742 506,084 67.6 118,463 15.8 85,444 11.4
46  Manitoba 706,430 348,512 49.3 185,125 26.2 156,344 22.1
Males 360,088 147,253 40.9 96,999 26.9 106,517 29.6
Females 346,342 201,260 58.1 88,126 25.4 49,826 14.4
4610-A Winnipeg RHA, Man. 427,005 207,918 48.7 115,681 27.1 92,533 21.7
Males 213,905 88,632 41.4 59,652 27.9 60,396 28.2
Females 213,099 119,287 56.0 56,029 26.3 32,136 15.1
4615-A Brandon RHA, Man. 34,281 14,964 43.7 8,381 24.4 9,235 26.9
Males 16,579 5,489 E 33.1 E 4,073 24.6 6,131 37.0
Females 17,702 9,475 53.5 4,309 24.3 3,104 17.5
4620-E North Eastman RHA, Man. 23,241 12,328 53.0 4,698 20.2 6,028 25.9
Males 11,962 4,487 37.5 2,741 E 22.9 E 4,549 38.0
Females 11,278 7,841 69.5 1,958 E 17.4 E 1,479 E 13.1 E
4625-E South Eastman RHA, Man. 37,501 19,531 52.1 9,382 25.0 7,703 20.5
Males 20,474 8,204 40.1 5,643 27.6 5,836 28.5
Females 17,026 11,327 66.5 3,740 E 22.0 E 1,867 E 11.0 E
4630-E Interlake RHA, Man. 48,547 25,282 52.1 12,574 25.9 10,119 20.8
Males 25,890 11,208 43.3 7,281 28.1 6,955 26.9
Females 22,657 14,074 62.1 5,293 23.4 3,164 E 14.0 E
4640-D Central RHA, Man. 56,030 32,030 57.2 11,868 21.2 11,222 20.0
Males 29,630 13,838 46.7 5,817 19.6 9,102 30.7
Females 26,401 18,193 68.9 6,051 E 22.9 E 2,120 E 8.0 E
4645-D Assiniboine RHA, Man. 39,218 19,261 49.1 9,804 25.0 9,665 24.6
Males 20,725 8,051 38.8 5,568 E 26.9 6,823 32.9
Females 18,493 11,210 60.6 4,236 E 22.9 2,842 E 15.4 E
4660-D Parkland RHA, Man. 18,566 9,495 51.1 5,319 28.7 3,327 E 17.9 E
Males 9,160 4,342 47.4 2,464 E 26.9 E 1,991 E 21.7 E
Females 9,405 5,153 54.8 2,855 E 30.4 1,335 E 14.2 E
4670-H Norman RHA, Man. 10,596 3,935 37.1 3,860 36.4 2,507 23.7
Males 5,665 1,577 27.8 2,173 38.3 1,691 29.9
Females 4,931 2,358 47.8 1,688 34.2 816 E 16.5
4685-F Burntwood/Churchill, Man. 11,445 3,767 32.9 3,557 31.1 4,005 35.0
Males 6,097 1,425 E 23.4 1,589 E 26.1 3,043 49.9
Females 5,348 2,342 43.8 1,967 36.8 962 E 18.0 E
47  Saskatchewan 616,226 275,734 44.7 176,200 28.6 153,633 24.9
Males 319,288 105,871 33.2 97,525 30.5 110,152 34.5
Females 296,938 169,863 57.2 78,675 26.5 43,481 14.6
4701-D Sun Country RHA, Sask. 33,990 14,011 41.2 10,848 31.9 8,843 26.0
Males 18,385 5,367 29.2 7,111 38.7 5,727 31.2
Females 15,605 8,643 55.4 3,738 24.0 3,116 E 20.0 E
4702-D Five Hills RHA, Sask. 34,899 14,446 41.4 10,661 30.5 9,282 26.6
Males 18,269 5,584 30.6 5,609 30.7 6,599 36.1
Females 16,630 8,862 53.3 5,051 30.4 2,683 E 16.1 E
4703-D Cypress RHA, Sask. 27,866 12,891 46.3 7,455 26.8 7,029 25.2
Males 14,831 4,956 33.4 3,873 26.1 5,618 37.9
Females 13,035 7,935 60.9 3,582 27.5 1,411 E 10.8 E
4704-A Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, Sask. 158,619 75,395 47.5 42,526 26.8 38,107 24.0
Males 80,818 29,232 36.2 23,950 29.6 26,729 33.1
Females 77,801 46,163 59.3 18,576 23.9 11,378 14.6
4705-D Sunrise RHA, Sask. 33,805 16,360 48.4 9,679 28.6 7,396 21.9
Males 17,218 6,155 35.7 4,684 E 27.2 E 6,030 35.0
Females 16,587 10,205 61.5 4,995 30.1 1,366 E 8.2 E
4706-A Saskatoon RHA, Sask. 188,867 85,235 45.1 52,712 27.9 47,376 25.1
Males 96,180 33,561 34.9 27,430 28.5 33,271 34.6
Females 92,687 51,675 55.8 25,282 27.3 14,105 15.2
4707-D Heartland RHA, Sask. 28,553 11,458 40.1 10,503 36.8 6,373 22.3
Males 15,144 4,767 31.5 5,258 34.7 4,933 32.6
Females 13,409 6,692 49.9 5,244 39.1 1,441 E 10.7 E
4708-D Kelsey Trail RHA, Sask. 22,532 9,507 42.2 6,624 29.4 5,713 25.4
Males 11,858 4,158 35.1 3,753 E 31.6 3,435 29.0
Females 10,674 5,350 50.1 2,871 E 26.9 E 2,278 E 21.3 E
4709-C Prince Albert Parkland RHA, Sask. 42,666 20,020 46.9 11,141 26.1 10,477 24.6
Males 21,745 6,659 30.6 6,785 31.2 7,818 36.0
Females 20,921 13,361 63.9 4,357 E 20.8 E 2,659 E 12.7 E
4710-H Prairie North RHA, Sask. 35,759 13,772 38.5 11,569 32.4 9,818 27.5
Males 20,143 4,358 21.6 7,752 38.5 7,785 38.7
Females 15,616 9,414 60.3 3,817 E 24.4 2,033 E 13.0 E
4714-F Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, Sask. 8,670 2,638 30.4 2,482 28.6 3,219 37.1
Males 4,698 1,074 E 22.9 E 1,320 28.1 2,207 47.0
Females 3,972 1,564 39.4 1,162 29.3 1,012 E 25.5 E
48  Alberta 2,084,308 952,593 45.7 612,142 29.4 471,981 22.6
Males 1,097,462 378,619 34.5 352,586 32.1 338,549 30.8
Females 986,846 573,974 58.2 259,556 26.3 133,433 13.5
4820-E Chinook RHA, Alta. 85,072 40,452 47.6 20,500 24.1 20,309 23.9
Males 45,622 17,760 38.9 11,198 24.5 13,876 30.4
Females 39,449 22,693 57.5 9,302 23.6 6,433 16.3
4821-E Palliser HR, Alta. 67,432 30,850 45.7 20,242 30.0 15,296 22.7
Males 35,047 13,280 37.9 9,622 27.5 11,525 32.9
Females 32,385 17,570 54.3 10,621 32.8 3,771 E 11.6 E
4822-B Calgary HR, Alta. 786,972 359,653 45.7 224,156 28.5 183,771 23.4
Males 416,649 149,353 35.8 125,899 30.2 130,810 31.4
Females 370,323 210,300 56.8 98,257 26.5 52,961 14.3
4823-E David Thompson RHA, Alta. 188,394 86,763 46.1 52,839 28.0 44,475 23.6
Males 97,746 36,050 36.9 28,414 29.1 30,734 31.4
Females 90,648 50,713 55.9 24,425 26.9 13,741 15.2
4824-E East Central Health, Alta. 71,500 30,802 43.1 23,049 32.2 17,368 24.3
Males 36,671 11,459 31.2 12,900 35.2 12,193 33.2
Females 34,829 19,343 55.5 10,149 29.1 5,175 14.9
4825-B Capital Health, Alta. 658,036 311,095 47.3 201,875 30.7 130,176 19.8
Males 343,297 116,597 34.0 123,725 36.0 94,328 27.5
Females 314,739 194,499 61.8 78,149 24.8 35,848 11.4
4826-E Aspen RHA, Alta. 104,191 47,510 45.6 30,592 29.4 24,259 23.3
Males 55,469 18,029 32.5 19,761 35.6 16,636 30.0
Females 48,722 29,481 60.5 10,831 22.2 7,623 15.6
4827-E Peace Country Health, Alta. 81,711 30,528 37.4 24,425 29.9 25,363 31.0
Males 44,385 10,374 23.4 12,964 29.2 20,117 45.3
Females 37,326 20,154 54.0 11,461 30.7 5,245 E 14.1 E
4828-H Northern Lights HR, Alta. 41,001 14,938 36.4 14,464 35.3 10,965 26.7
Males 22,577 5,717 25.3 8,102 35.9 8,330 36.9
Females 18,425 9,221 50.0 6,362 34.5 2,635 E 14.3 E
59  British Columbia 2,786,737 1,435,343 51.5 701,882 25.2 594,521 21.3
Males 1,437,255 593,477 41.3 396,586 27.6 415,239 28.9
Females 1,349,482 841,865 62.4 305,296 22.6 179,282 13.3
5911-E East Kootenay HSDA, B.C. 56,081 23,502 41.9 16,035 28.6 14,696 26.2
Males 30,370 9,765 32.2 7,882 26.0 10,912 35.9
Females 25,712 13,738 53.4 8,153 31.7 3,784 E 14.7 E
5912-C Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, B.C. 57,481 23,896 41.6 16,809 29.2 16,363 28.5
Males 29,786 9,611 32.3 9,455 31.7 10,584 35.5
Females 27,695 14,285 51.6 7,354 26.6 5,778 20.9
5913-A Okanagan HSDA, B.C. 218,939 114,300 52.2 53,066 24.2 47,949 21.9
Males 109,517 46,369 42.3 28,079 25.6 33,104 30.2
Females 109,422 67,931 62.1 24,987 22.8 14,846 13.6
5914-C Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, B.C. 149,325 67,588 45.3 34,446 23.1 43,411 29.1
Males 76,640 23,758 31.0 19,846 25.9 31,421 41.0
Females 72,684 43,830 60.3 14,601 20.1 11,990 16.5
5921-A Fraser East HSDA, B.C. 162,452 88,315 54.4 42,340 26.1 29,808 18.3
Males 85,451 36,847 43.1 25,712 30.1 21,273 24.9
Females 77,001 51,467 66.8 16,629 21.6 8,535 E 11.1 E
5922-B Fraser North HSDA, B.C. 359,831 192,863 53.6 86,640 24.1 74,741 20.8
Males 186,291 85,317 45.8 46,828 25.1 52,424 28.1
Females 173,540 107,546 62.0 39,812 22.9 22,317 12.9
5923-B Fraser South HSDA, B.C. 390,332 195,867 50.2 100,583 25.8 82,749 21.2
Males 209,049 75,573 36.2 64,718 31.0 62,300 29.8
Females 181,282 120,294 66.4 35,865 19.8 20,449 11.3
5931-B Richmond HSDA, B.C. 107,711 68,623 63.7 21,541 20.0 14,580 13.5
Males 57,653 32,380 56.2 12,199 21.2 11,457 19.9
Females 50,057 36,243 72.4 9,342 E 18.7 E 3,123 E 6.2 E
5932-G Vancouver HSDA, B.C. 397,794 215,276 54.1 94,192 23.7 79,742 20.0
Males 207,422 93,643 45.1 51,074 24.6 56,927 27.4
Females 190,372 121,634 63.9 43,118 22.6 22,814 12.0
5933-B North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, B.C. 194,277 102,871 53.0 48,671 25.1 38,166 19.6
Males 97,796 42,248 43.2 25,092 25.7 27,537 28.2
Females 96,481 60,623 62.8 23,579 24.4 10,629 E 11.0
5941-A South Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 245,080 124,965 51.0 66,333 27.1 49,528 20.2
Males 118,311 49,578 41.9 37,042 31.3 29,577 25.0
Females 126,769 75,387 59.5 29,292 23.1 19,951 15.7
5942-A Central Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 177,430 86,929 49.0 49,211 27.7 39,118 22.0
Males 87,772 33,195 37.8 27,244 31.0 25,983 29.6
Females 89,658 53,734 59.9 21,967 24.5 13,135 14.6
5943-C North Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 84,727 42,027 49.6 22,429 26.5 19,008 22.4
Males 42,375 14,313 33.8 14,579 34.4 12,530 29.6
Females 42,353 27,715 65.4 7,850 E 18.5 E 6,478 E 15.3 E
5951-H Northwest HSDA, B.C. 47,294 20,536 43.4 14,058 29.7 12,424 26.3
Males 26,362 9,577 36.3 7,557 28.7 9,078 34.4
Females 20,932 10,959 52.4 6,501 31.1 3,346 E 16.0 E
5952-H Northern Interior HSDA, B.C. 95,776 49,149 51.3 22,813 23.8 21,726 22.7
Males 49,830 23,325 46.8 12,118 24.3 12,937 26.0
Females 45,945 25,825 56.2 10,695 23.3 8,789 E 19.1
5953-H Northeast HSDA, B.C. 42,208 18,636 44.2 12,713 30.1 10,514 24.9
Males 22,631 7,981 35.3 7,161 31.6 7,194 31.8
Females 19,577 10,656 54.4 5,551 28.4 3,319 E 17.0 E
60  Yukon Territory 21,410 9,458 44.2 5,858 27.4 5,964 27.9
Males 11,231 3,790 33.7 3,144 28.0 4,236 37.7
Females 10,179 5,668 55.7 2,714 26.7 1,728 17.0 E
6001-H Yukon Territory 21,410 9,458 44.2 5,858 27.4 5,964 27.9
Males 11,231 3,790 33.7 3,144 28.0 4,236 37.7
Females 10,179 5,668 55.7 2,714 26.7 1,728 17.0 E
61  Northwest Territories 24,487 10,047 41.0 5,685 23.2 8,716 35.6
Males 12,725 4,189 32.9 3,194 25.1 5,342 42.0
Females 11,763 5,858 49.8 2,491 21.2 3,374 28.7
6101-H Northwest Territories 24,487 10,047 41.0 5,685 23.2 8,716 35.6
Males 12,725 4,189 32.9 3,194 25.1 5,342 42.0
Females 11,763 5,858 49.8 2,491 21.2 3,374 28.7
62  Nunavut 9,984 3,756 37.6 2,901 E 29.1 E 3,228 32.3
Males 5,272 1,792 34.0 1,443 E 27.4 E 1,987 37.7
Females 4,712 1,964 41.7 1,457 30.9 E 1,241 E 26.3 E
6201-F Nunavut 9,984 3,756 37.6 2,901 E 29.1 E 3,228 32.3
Males 5,272 1,792 34.0 1,443 E 27.4 E 1,987 37.7
Females 4,712 1,964 41.7 1,457 30.9 E 1,241 E 26.3 E
A Peer group A 5,398,715 2,732,917 50.6 1,393,779 25.8 1,184,841 21.9
Males 2,714,515 1,087,697 40.1 756,010 27.9 825,835 30.4
Females 2,684,200 1,645,220 61.3 637,769 23.8 359,006 13.4
B Peer group B 5,813,801 2,975,758 51.2 1,483,747 25.5 1,184,842 20.4
Males 3,036,043 1,230,174 40.5 850,502 28.0 867,189 28.6
Females 2,777,758 1,745,584 62.8 633,245 22.8 317,652 11.4
C Peer group C 2,589,000 1,216,492 47.0 695,116 26.8 635,116 24.5
Males 1,325,088 443,283 33.5 390,466 29.5 466,719 35.2
Females 1,263,912 773,209 61.2 304,650 24.1 168,397 13.3
D Peer group D 306,661 145,069 47.3 86,102 28.1 71,044 23.2
Males 161,167 59,402 36.9 46,129 28.6 52,027 32.3
Females 145,493 85,667 58.9 39,972 27.5 19,017 13.1
E Peer group E 2,851,898 1,385,744 48.6 750,103 26.3 653,939 22.9
Males 1,468,191 536,624 36.5 418,212 28.5 476,126 32.4
Females 1,383,707 849,120 61.4 331,891 24.0 177,814 12.9
F Peer group F 30,099 10,160 33.8 8,939 29.7 10,452 34.7
Males 16,066 4,290 26.7 4,352 27.1 7,237 45.0
Females 14,032 5,870 41.8 4,586 32.7 3,214 22.9
G Peer group G 3,274,119 1,811,813 55.3 726,555 22.2 630,731 19.3
Males 1,698,800 772,946 45.5 431,870 25.4 444,308 26.2
Females 1,575,319 1,038,867 65.9 294,685 18.7 186,423 11.8
H Peer group H 502,498 219,160 43.6 141,238 28.1 133,956 26.7
Males 268,737 90,804 33.8 78,542 29.2 94,347 35.1
Females 233,762 128,355 54.9 62,696 26.8 39,609 16.9
I Peer group I 357,645 151,944 42.5 96,693 27.0 104,458 29.2
Males 190,722 56,439 29.6 50,146 26.3 80,496 42.2
Females 166,922 95,505 57.2 46,547 27.9 23,962 14.4

1. Health regions are defined by the provincial ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces. The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of June 2005. For complete Canadian coverage, each of the northern territories also represents a health region.
2. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics. The nine peer groups are identified by the letters A through I, which are appended to the health region 4-digit code.
3. In Nova Scotia, zones are aggregations of the nine district health authorities.
4. No data available for "Région du Nunavik" and "Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James".
5. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs. Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) are responsible for planning, funding and administering health care programs and services across the province. Data are provided for both levels of geography. Because health units were the principal areas of interest at the time the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 3.1 sample was designed, the ability of the survey to provide data by LHIN is limited. As a result, only rates estimates (percents) are available for LHINs in Cycle 3.1.
6. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
7. To avoid data suppression, northern regions in Manitoba have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Churchill Regional Health Authority (4690) is combined with Burntwood Regional Health Authority (4680) and referred to as Burntwood/Churchill (4685).
8. To avoid data suppression, northern regions in Saskatchewan have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Athabasca Health Authority (4713) is combined with Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority (4711) and Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority (4712) and referred to as Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca (4714).
9. Population aged 12 and over who reported having at least 1 drink in the past 12 months.
10. When comparing estimates, it is important to use confidence intervals to determine if differences between values are statistically significant. Confidence intervals describe sampling variability and give an indication of the precision of a given estimate.
11. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
12. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified as follows: (E) use with caution.
13. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed due to extreme sampling variability and are identified as follows: (F) too unreliable to be published.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 3.1), 2005 (CANSIM table 105-0431).