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Smoking initiation, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, smokers and former smokers, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2005


 Geographic code and name              Smoking initiation
  Total 5 to 14 years 15 to 19 years 20 years and over Not stated
   number % number % number % number %
Canada 16,434,058 6,016,535 36.6 7,837,377 47.7 2,212,430 13.5 367,715 2.2
Males 8,785,202 3,403,123 38.7 4,121,861 46.9 1,061,599 12.1 198,619 2.3
Females 7,648,855 2,613,412 34.2 3,715,515 48.6 1,150,832 15.0 169,096 2.2
10  Newfoundland and Labrador 304,965 123,366 40.5 141,989 46.6 33,391 10.9 6,218 E 2.0 E
Males 159,064 72,489 45.6 69,825 43.9 12,752 8.0 3,997 E 2.5 E
Females 145,901 50,877 34.9 72,164 49.5 20,639 14.1 2,221 E 1.5 E
1011-C Eastern RIHA, N.L. 176,343 71,395 40.5 81,458 46.2 20,283 11.5 3,206 E 1.8 E
Males 89,546 40,562 45.3 39,278 43.9 7,526 8.4 2,180 E 2.4 E
Females 86,797 30,834 35.5 42,180 48.6 12,757 14.7 F F
1012-I Central RIHA, N.L. 57,679 21,441 37.2 28,673 49.7 6,212 10.8 F F
Males 32,527 14,040 43.2 14,537 44.7 3,047 E 9.4 E F F
Females 25,151 7,401 29.4 14,137 56.2 3,165 E 12.6 E F F
1013-I Western RIHA, N.L. 48,566 21,670 44.6 20,828 42.9 4,905 10.1 F F
Males 24,733 12,618 51.0 9,959 40.3 1,508 E 6.1 E F F
Females 23,833 9,052 38.0 10,870 45.6 3,397 E 14.3 E F F
1014-H Labrador-Grenfell RIHA, N.L. 22,377 8,860 39.6 11,029 49.3 1,992 E 8.9 E F F
Males 12,258 5,270 43.0 6,052 49.4 671 E 5.5 E F F
Females 10,119 3,591 35.5 4,977 49.2 1,321 E 13.1 E F F
11  Prince Edward Island 76,011 30,987 40.8 34,817 45.8 8,996 11.8 1,212 E 1.6 E
Males 39,841 18,466 46.3 16,558 41.6 3,963 9.9 854 E 2.1 E
Females 36,170 12,521 34.6 18,259 50.5 5,032 13.9 F F
1101-I West Prince, P.E.I. 8,347 3,885 46.5 3,619 43.4 697 E 8.3 E F F
Males 4,044 1,987 49.2 1,729 42.8 F F F F
Females 4,303 1,897 44.1 1,890 43.9 419 E 9.7 E F F
1102-C East Prince, P.E.I. 17,641 7,747 43.9 7,128 40.4 2,319 13.1 F F
Males 9,343 4,982 53.3 3,107 33.3 892 E 9.5 E F F
Females 8,297 2,765 33.3 4,020 48.5 1,427 17.2 F F
1103-A Queens, P.E.I. 38,516 14,835 38.5 18,442 47.9 4,958 12.9 F F
Males 19,659 8,649 44.0 8,517 43.3 2,284 E 11.6 E F F
Females 18,857 6,185 32.8 9,926 52.6 2,674 E 14.2 E F F
1104-D Kings, P.E.I. 11,508 4,521 39.3 5,628 48.9 1,021 E 8.9 E F F
Males 6,795 2,847 41.9 3,205 47.2 509 E 7.5 E F F
Females 4,713 1,674 35.5 2,423 51.4 513 E 10.9 E F F
12  Nova Scotia 517,853 209,336 40.4 236,362 45.6 64,370 12.4 7,785 1.5
Males 272,754 119,144 43.7 122,660 45.0 26,500 9.7 4,450 E 1.6 E
Females 245,098 90,191 36.8 113,702 46.4 37,869 15.5 3,336 E 1.4 E
1201-C Zone 1, N.S. 73,312 30,118 41.1 34,202 46.7 7,710 10.5 F F
Males 39,640 19,006 47.9 16,861 42.5 3,324 E 8.4 E F F
Females 33,673 11,112 33.0 17,342 51.5 4,385 E 13.0 E F F
1202-C Zone 2, N.S. 46,819 20,042 42.8 19,892 42.5 5,979 12.8 F F
Males 23,404 9,776 41.8 10,896 46.6 2,193 E 9.4 E F F
Females 23,416 10,266 43.8 8,996 38.4 3,786 E 16.2 E F F
1203-C Zone 3, N.S. 59,391 24,233 40.8 26,944 45.4 7,142 12.0 F F
Males 31,980 15,586 48.7 12,853 40.2 2,706 E 8.5 E F F
Females 27,411 8,647 31.5 14,091 51.4 4,436 16.2 F F
1204-C Zone 4, N.S. 51,156 19,724 38.6 25,484 49.8 5,249 E 10.3 E F F
Males 28,759 11,005 38.3 14,545 50.6 2,686 E 9.3 E F F
Females 22,397 8,719 38.9 10,939 48.8 2,563 E 11.4 E F F
1205-I Zone 5, N.S. 71,572 29,527 41.3 30,198 42.2 10,429 14.6 F F
Males 36,793 17,259 46.9 14,848 40.4 3,791 E 10.3 E F F
Females 34,779 12,269 35.3 15,350 44.1 6,638 19.1 F F
1206-A Zone 6, N.S. 215,602 85,690 39.7 99,642 46.2 27,861 12.9 2,409 E 1.1 E
Males 112,180 46,512 41.5 52,656 46.9 11,801 E 10.5 E F F
Females 103,422 39,178 37.9 46,985 45.4 16,060 15.5 F F
13  New Brunswick 408,825 160,137 39.2 195,619 47.8 46,559 11.4 6,511 E 1.6 E
Males 217,507 93,275 42.9 102,532 47.1 17,719 8.1 3,981 E 1.8 E
Females 191,319 66,862 34.9 93,087 48.7 28,840 15.1 2,530 E 1.3 E
1301-C Region 1, N.B. 106,613 40,508 38.0 53,026 49.7 11,946 11.2 F F
Males 57,540 21,303 37.0 29,262 50.9 6,093 E 10.6 E F F
Females 49,073 19,205 39.1 23,765 48.4 5,853 11.9 F F
1302-C Region 2, N.B. 97,479 41,260 42.3 44,819 46.0 9,608 9.9 F F
Males 51,430 24,891 48.4 23,612 45.9 1,971 E 3.8 E F F
Females 46,049 16,369 35.5 21,207 46.1 7,637 16.6 F F
1303-C Region 3, N.B. 87,596 38,080 43.5 38,672 44.1 10,356 11.8 F F
Males 44,986 21,887 48.7 19,040 42.3 3,771 E 8.4 E F F
Females 42,610 16,193 38.0 19,631 46.1 6,585 15.5 F F
1304-C Region 4, N.B. 28,790 8,297 28.8 15,421 53.6 4,047 14.1 F F
Males 15,164 4,784 E 31.6 7,951 52.4 1,719 E 11.3 E F F
Females 13,626 3,512 25.8 7,470 54.8 2,327 E 17.1 E F F
1305-I Region 5, N.B. 15,337 5,449 35.5 7,335 47.8 2,124 E 13.8 E F F
Males 8,497 3,459 40.7 3,503 41.2 1,190 E 14.0 E F F
Females 6,840 1,990 29.1 3,832 56.0 934 E 13.7 E F F
1306-I Region 6, N.B. 45,577 16,530 36.3 21,856 48.0 6,081 13.3 F F
Males 24,514 10,067 41.1 11,764 48.0 2,221 E 9.1 E F F
Females 21,062 6,463 30.7 10,092 47.9 3,859 18.3 F F
1307-I Region 7, N.B. 27,433 10,013 36.5 14,490 52.8 2,398 E 8.7 E F F
Males 15,375 6,883 44.8 7,401 48.1 F F F F
Females 12,059 3,130 E 26.0 E 7,089 58.8 1,645 E 13.6 E F F
24  Quebec 4,259,480 1,706,260 40.1 1,884,698 44.2 601,675 14.1 66,847 1.6
Males 2,191,650 899,253 41.0 994,185 45.4 264,910 12.1 33,302 1.5
Females 2,067,830 807,007 39.0 890,513 43.1 336,764 16.3 33,546 1.6
2401-C Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Que. 122,594 53,038 43.3 51,050 41.6 16,045 13.1 2,461 2.0
Males 64,062 29,027 45.3 27,469 42.9 6,257 9.8 1,310 E 2.0 E
Females 58,532 24,011 41.0 23,581 40.3 9,788 16.7 1,152 E 2.0 E
2402-C Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. 159,459 74,055 46.4 63,372 39.7 20,141 12.6 F F
Males 84,854 40,775 48.1 36,152 42.6 7,444 E 8.8 E F F
Females 74,605 33,280 44.6 27,220 36.5 12,697 17.0 F F
2403-A Région de la Capitale Nationale, Que. 386,741 158,982 41.1 175,169 45.3 48,426 12.5 4,163 E 1.1 E
Males 190,966 80,616 42.2 91,973 48.2 16,586 8.7 F F
Females 195,775 78,367 40.0 83,195 42.5 31,840 16.3 2,372 E 1.2 E
2404-C Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Que. 276,008 114,249 41.4 119,275 43.2 37,413 13.6 5,070 E 1.8 E
Males 141,779 58,018 40.9 64,986 45.8 16,878 11.9 F F
Females 134,229 56,232 41.9 54,289 40.4 20,535 15.3 F F
2405-C Région de l'Estrie, Que. 171,053 71,963 42.1 78,146 45.7 18,754 11.0 F F
Males 84,775 36,598 43.2 39,076 46.1 7,845 E 9.3 E F F
Females 86,278 35,364 41.0 39,070 45.3 10,909 12.6 F F
2406-G Région de Montréal, Que. 1,010,065 333,313 33.0 476,749 47.2 183,016 18.1 16,988 1.7
Males 531,942 184,424 34.7 251,343 47.3 85,657 16.1 10,518 E 2.0 E
Females 478,123 148,889 31.1 225,406 47.1 97,359 20.4 6,470 E 1.4 E
2407-A Région de l'Outaouais, Que. 196,667 78,965 40.2 91,660 46.6 24,493 12.5 F F
Males 96,700 41,323 42.7 43,958 45.5 10,075 E 10.4 E F F
Females 99,967 37,642 37.7 47,702 47.7 14,419 14.4 F F
2408-C Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. 84,854 34,231 40.3 38,932 45.9 10,927 12.9 F F
Males 43,612 17,288 39.6 20,952 48.0 4,689 10.8 F F
Females 41,242 16,943 41.1 17,980 43.6 6,238 15.1 F F
2409-H Région de la Côte-Nord, Que. 50,324 23,142 46.0 21,865 43.4 4,882 9.7 F F
Males 25,389 12,091 47.6 11,173 44.0 1,905 E 7.5 E F F
Females 24,935 11,051 44.3 10,691 42.9 2,977 11.9 F F
2410-H Région du Nord-du-Québec, Que. 4,111 2,105 51.2 1,424 34.6 493 E 12.0 F F
Males 2,096 1,117 53.3 746 35.6 200 E 9.5 E F F
Females 2,015 988 49.1 678 33.6 293 E 14.5 E F F
2411-I Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. 57,849 25,475 44.0 25,629 44.3 5,682 9.8 1,063 E 1.8 E
Males 31,071 14,262 45.9 14,867 47.8 1,549 E 5.0 E F F
Females 26,778 11,214 41.9 10,762 40.2 4,134 15.4 F F
2412-E Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, Que. 229,074 98,182 42.9 98,317 42.9 27,757 12.1 F F
Males 119,581 53,964 45.1 51,087 42.7 13,020 E 10.9 E F F
Females 109,492 44,218 40.4 47,230 43.1 14,737 13.5 F F
2413-A Région de Laval, Que. 202,431 69,661 34.4 98,763 48.8 29,659 14.7 4,349 E 2.1 E
Males 105,278 36,845 35.0 52,136 49.5 13,374 12.7 2,923 E 2.8 E
Females 97,153 32,815 33.8 46,627 48.0 16,285 16.8 F F
2414-E Région de Lanaudière, Que. 253,871 120,050 47.3 104,715 41.2 25,679 10.1 F F
Males 132,283 59,891 45.3 59,876 45.3 10,779 E 8.1 E F F
Females 121,588 60,160 49.5 44,840 36.9 14,900 12.3 F F
2415-E Région des Laurentides, Que. 285,755 130,021 45.5 115,329 40.4 36,385 12.7 F 1.4 E
Males 146,986 65,672 44.7 64,108 43.6 14,821 E 10.1 E F F
Females 138,768 64,349 46.4 51,222 36.9 21,565 15.5 F F
2416-A Région de la Montérégie, Que. 768,622 318,828 41.5 324,303 42.2 111,921 14.6 F F
Males 390,274 167,343 42.9 164,282 42.1 53,833 13.8 F F
Females 378,348 151,484 40.0 160,021 42.3 58,088 15.4 F F
35  Ontario by LHIN 6,116,748 2,000,554 32.7 3,051,780 49.9 885,126 14.5 179,288 2.9
Males 3,353,521 1,189,417 35.5 1,616,787 48.2 455,461 13.6 91,856 2.7
Females 2,763,227 811,137 29.4 1,434,993 51.9 429,665 15.5 87,432 3.2
3501  Erie St. Clair LHIN, Ont. .. .. 37.1 .. 47.5 .. 12.3 .. 3.1 E
Males .. .. 40.6 .. 45.4 .. 11.1 .. 2.9 E
Females .. .. 33.1 .. 49.8 .. 13.8 .. 3.4 E
3502  South West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 33.5 .. 51.9 .. 12.2 .. 2.4
Males .. .. 38.3 .. 47.2 .. 11.8 .. 2.7 E
Females .. .. 27.9 .. 57.4 .. 12.6 .. 2.1 E
3503  Waterloo Wellington LHIN, Ont. .. .. 34.8 .. 47.8 .. 14.6 .. 2.8 E
Males .. .. 36.1 .. 48.1 .. 12.2 .. 3.7 E
Females .. .. 33.3 .. 47.3 .. 17.7 .. F
3504  Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN, Ont. .. .. 36.7 .. 48.8 .. 12.3 .. 2.1
Males .. .. 39.9 .. 47.3 .. 10.6 .. 2.1 E
Females .. .. 33.1 .. 50.5 .. 14.3 .. 2.2 E
3505  Central West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 26.1 .. 51.9 .. 16.8 .. 5.3 E
Males .. .. 30.5 .. 50.0 .. 15.8 .. 3.8 E
Females .. .. 20.4 .. 54.3 .. 18.0 .. 7.3 E
3506  Mississauga Halton LHIN, Ont. .. .. 28.2 .. 51.0 .. 17.8 .. 3.0 E
Males .. .. 28.6 .. 49.9 .. 18.4 .. F
Females .. .. 27.7 .. 52.3 .. 17.1 .. 2.8 E
3507  Toronto Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 31.0 .. 49.5 .. 16.7 .. 2.8 E
Males .. .. 33.3 .. 46.8 .. 16.6 .. F
Females .. .. 27.8 .. 53.1 .. 16.8 .. 2.3 E
3508  Central LHIN, Ont. .. .. 25.9 .. 51.0 .. 18.6 .. 4.4 E
Males .. .. 28.7 .. 50.3 .. 17.7 .. 3.3 E
Females .. .. 22.1 .. 51.9 .. 20.0 .. 6.1 E
3509  Central East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 31.2 .. 49.1 .. 16.6 .. 3.1 E
Males .. .. 33.4 .. 47.1 .. 16.9 .. F
Females .. .. 28.4 .. 51.6 .. 16.3 .. 3.8 E
3510  South East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 37.2 .. 50.7 .. 10.6 .. 1.5 E
Males .. .. 42.2 .. 47.3 .. 8.3 .. 2.2 E
Females .. .. 31.6 .. 54.6 .. 13.2 .. F
3511  Champlain LHIN, Ont. .. .. 33.0 .. 52.6 .. 12.6 .. 1.8 E
Males .. .. 37.0 .. 51.1 .. 10.5 .. F
Females .. .. 28.7 .. 54.2 .. 14.9 .. 2.2 E
3512  North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN, Ont. .. .. 36.7 .. 49.1 .. 11.0 .. 3.2 E
Males .. .. 39.2 .. 49.8 .. 9.4 E .. F
Females .. .. 34.1 .. 48.3 .. 12.7 .. 4.9 E
3513  North East LHIN, Ont. .. .. 39.9 .. 45.6 .. 10.8 .. 3.7
Males .. .. 42.3 .. 44.6 .. 9.3 .. 3.9 E
Females .. .. 37.3 .. 46.7 .. 12.4 .. 3.6 E
3514  North West LHIN, Ont. .. .. 38.5 .. 48.6 .. 11.5 .. 1.4 E
Males .. .. 40.3 .. 48.3 .. 9.7 .. F
Females .. .. 36.4 .. 49.0 .. 13.5 .. F
35  Ontario by HU 6,116,748 2,000,554 32.7 3,051,780 49.9 885,126 14.5 179,288 2.9
Males 3,353,521 1,189,417 35.5 1,616,787 48.2 455,461 13.6 91,856 2.7
Females 2,763,227 811,137 29.4 1,434,993 51.9 429,665 15.5 87,432 3.2
3526-C District of Algoma HU, Ont. 65,145 25,610 39.3 28,445 43.7 7,643 11.7 3,448 E 5.3 E
Males 35,794 14,235 39.8 16,080 44.9 3,243 E 9.1 E F F
Females 29,351 11,375 38.8 12,365 42.1 4,400 E 15.0 E F F
3527-A Brant County HU, Ont. 76,131 35,113 46.1 31,651 41.6 8,178 10.7 F F
Males 40,318 19,438 48.2 16,657 41.3 3,485 E 8.6 E F F
Females 35,813 15,675 43.8 14,994 41.9 4,693 E 13.1 E F F
3530-B Durham Regional HU, Ont. 298,727 106,400 35.6 154,906 51.9 31,756 10.6 5,664 E 1.9 E
Males 164,589 64,018 38.9 83,525 50.7 14,148 E 8.6 E F F
Females 134,138 42,382 31.6 71,381 53.2 17,608 E 13.1 2,767 E 2.1 E
3531-E Elgin-St Thomas HU, Ont. 48,022 18,779 39.1 21,971 45.8 6,135 12.8 1,136 E 2.4 E
Males 26,664 11,606 43.5 11,612 43.5 2,520 E 9.5 E F F
Females 21,358 7,174 33.6 10,360 48.5 3,615 E 16.9 E F F
3533-E Grey Bruce HU, Ont. 92,239 28,334 30.7 51,992 56.4 10,065 10.9 1,848 E 2.0 E
Males 50,023 19,264 38.5 24,895 49.8 5,151 E 10.3 E F F
Females 42,216 9,070 21.5 27,096 64.2 4,914 E 11.6 E F F
3534-E Haldimand-Norfolk HU, Ont. 64,426 27,503 42.7 29,009 45.0 6,243 E 9.7 E 1,672 E 2.6 E
Males 35,359 15,408 43.6 15,881 44.9 3,182 E 9.0 E F F
Females 29,067 12,095 41.6 13,127 45.2 3,061 E 10.5 E F F
3535-E Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, Ont. 100,758 37,653 37.4 47,111 46.8 13,414 13.3 F F
Males 54,406 22,919 42.1 23,642 43.5 6,284 E 11.5 E F F
Females 46,352 14,734 31.8 23,468 50.6 7,130 15.4 F F
3536-B Halton Regional HU, Ont. 217,711 74,496 34.2 114,232 52.5 24,578 11.3 4,404 E 2.0 E
Males 111,244 41,057 36.9 55,250 49.7 12,481 11.2 F F
Females 106,466 33,439 31.4 58,983 55.4 12,097 11.4 F F
3537-A City of Hamilton HU, Ont. 261,043 87,641 33.6 132,466 50.7 35,504 13.6 5,433 E 2.1 E
Males 141,104 51,946 36.8 66,491 47.1 19,121 13.6 F F
Females 119,939 35,695 29.8 65,976 55.0 16,383 13.7 1,885 E 1.6 E
3538-A Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, Ont. 88,521 32,087 36.2 47,345 53.5 7,867 8.9 F F
Males 47,656 19,188 40.3 24,098 50.6 3,359 E 7.0 E F F
Females 40,865 12,899 31.6 23,246 56.9 4,508 E 11.0 F F
3539-E Huron County HU, Ont. 33,857 13,397 39.6 16,026 47.3 3,364 9.9 1,069 E 3.2 E
Males 19,845 8,868 44.7 8,588 43.3 1,762 E 8.9 E F F
Females 14,012 4,529 32.3 7,437 53.1 1,603 E 11.4 E F F
3540-A Chatham-Kent HU, Ont. 54,558 21,175 38.8 26,190 48.0 5,730 10.5 F F
Males 30,450 13,577 44.6 12,998 42.7 2,962 E 9.7 E F F
Females 24,108 7,599 31.5 13,193 54.7 2,768 E 11.5 E F F
3541-A Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, Ont. 98,188 38,216 38.9 47,653 48.5 10,515 10.7 F F
Males 51,046 23,232 45.5 22,747 44.6 3,696 E 7.2 E F F
Females 47,142 14,984 31.8 24,905 52.8 6,819 14.5 F F
3542-A Lambton HU, Ont. 69,868 28,845 41.3 32,954 47.2 6,924 9.9 F F
Males 38,387 16,645 43.4 18,414 48.0 2,783 E 7.2 E F F
Females 31,481 12,200 38.8 14,541 46.2 4,142 13.2 F F
3543-E Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, Ont. 94,588 31,492 33.3 50,337 53.2 10,823 11.4 1,936 E 2.0 E
Males 50,029 18,088 36.2 26,237 52.4 4,560 E 9.1 E F F
Females 44,559 13,404 30.1 24,100 54.1 6,263 14.1 F F
3544-A Middlesex-London HU, Ont. 221,575 67,145 30.3 117,746 53.1 31,934 14.4 4,750 E 2.1 E
Males 113,872 38,891 34.2 54,883 48.2 16,772 14.7 F F
Females 107,703 28,255 26.2 62,863 58.4 15,162 14.1 F F
3546-A Niagara Regional Area HU, Ont. 230,753 84,130 36.5 113,235 49.1 27,194 11.8 6,194 E 2.7 E
Males 124,123 49,793 40.1 61,379 49.5 10,790 8.7 F F
Females 106,630 34,337 32.2 51,855 48.6 16,404 15.4 F F
3547-C North Bay Parry Sound District HU, Ont. 71,522 27,686 38.7 33,930 47.4 8,180 11.4 1,725 E 2.4 E
Males 36,908 15,326 41.5 17,448 47.3 3,442 E 9.3 E F F
Females 34,614 12,360 35.7 16,482 47.6 4,739 13.7 1,033 E 3.0 E
3549-H Northwestern HU, Ont. 33,388 13,461 40.3 16,087 48.2 3,228 E 9.7 E F F
Males 18,356 7,612 41.5 8,898 48.5 1,527 E 8.3 E F F
Females 15,032 5,849 38.9 7,189 47.8 1,701 E 11.3 E F F
3551-B City of Ottawa HU, Ont. 437,106 138,657 31.7 232,427 53.2 57,948 13.3 8,073 E 1.8 E
Males 225,758 81,890 36.3 114,663 50.8 26,145 11.6 F F
Females 211,348 56,767 26.9 117,764 55.7 31,803 15.0 5,013 E 2.4 E
3552-E Oxford County HU, Ont. 53,480 20,662 38.6 26,744 50.0 4,006 E 7.5 E 2,067 E 3.9 E
Males 29,099 11,701 40.2 14,133 48.6 2,236 E 7.7 E F F
Females 24,381 8,961 36.8 12,611 51.7 1,771 E 7.3 E F F
3553-B Peel Regional HU, Ont. 495,246 133,099 26.9 247,615 50.0 95,826 19.3 18,707 E 3.8 E
Males 280,830 82,853 29.5 136,210 48.5 52,461 18.7 9,306 E 3.3 E
Females 214,417 50,246 23.4 111,405 52.0 43,365 20.2 9,400 E 4.4 E
3554-E Perth District HU, Ont. 38,448 13,883 36.1 19,824 51.6 4,089 E 10.6 E F F
Males 22,068 9,673 43.8 9,846 44.6 F F F F
Females 16,380 4,210 E 25.7 9,978 60.9 1,937 E 11.8 E F F
3555-A Peterborough County-City HU, Ont. 73,667 25,995 35.3 38,936 52.9 6,795 9.2 1,941 E 2.6 E
Males 36,865 16,534 44.8 16,610 45.1 2,260 E 6.1 E F F
Females 36,801 9,461 25.7 22,326 60.7 4,535 E 12.3 E F F
3556-H Porcupine HU, Ont. 47,410 19,767 41.7 21,851 46.1 3,311 E 7.0 E 2,481 E 5.2 E
Males 25,887 11,183 43.2 11,808 45.6 1,345 E 5.2 E F F
Females 21,523 8,584 39.9 10,043 46.7 1,966 E 9.1 E 930 E 4.3 E
3557-E Renfrew County and District HU, Ont. 55,191 23,017 41.7 24,357 44.1 6,778 12.3 F F
Males 28,391 13,723 48.3 11,025 38.8 3,041 E 10.7 E F F
Females 26,800 9,295 34.7 13,331 49.7 3,737 E 13.9 E F F
3558-E Eastern Ontario HU, Ont. 107,960 38,460 35.6 56,821 52.6 11,653 10.8 F F
Males 58,238 21,379 36.7 32,129 55.2 4,272 E 7.3 E F F
Females 49,722 17,081 34.4 24,692 49.7 7,380 14.8 F F
3560-E Simcoe Muskoka District HU, Ont. 258,757 96,997 37.5 125,944 48.7 27,946 10.8 7,870 E 3.0 E
Males 132,081 54,025 40.9 64,501 48.8 11,684 8.8 F F
Females 126,676 42,972 33.9 61,443 48.5 16,263 12.8 5,999 E 4.7 E
3561-C Sudbury and District HU, Ont. 106,511 42,285 39.7 48,539 45.6 12,390 11.6 3,297 E 3.1 E
Males 54,791 23,507 42.9 23,500 42.9 6,449 E 11.8 E F F
Females 51,720 18,778 36.3 25,039 48.4 5,941 11.5 F F
3562-C Thunder Bay District HU, Ont. 93,483 35,369 37.8 45,634 48.8 11,301 12.1 F F
Males 49,304 19,660 39.9 23,803 48.3 5,005 E 10.2 E F F
Females 44,179 15,709 35.6 21,831 49.4 6,296 E 14.3 F F
3563-C Timiskaming HU, Ont. 19,933 8,647 43.4 8,850 44.4 1,892 E 9.5 E F F
Males 10,822 5,123 47.3 4,427 40.9 815 E 7.5 E F F
Females 9,111 3,524 38.7 4,422 48.5 1,077 E 11.8 E F F
3565-B Waterloo HU, Ont. 225,986 76,552 33.9 108,454 48.0 34,303 15.2 6,677 E 3.0 E
Males 126,942 46,509 36.6 59,179 46.6 16,137 E 12.7 E 5,116 E 4.0 E
Females 99,044 30,043 30.3 49,274 49.7 18,165 18.3 F F
3566-B Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, Ont. 137,543 51,387 37.4 66,748 48.5 16,685 12.1 2,723 E 2.0 E
Males 74,453 26,492 35.6 38,438 51.6 7,750 E 10.4 E F F
Females 63,089 24,895 39.5 28,310 44.9 8,935 E 14.2 E F F
3568-B Windsor-Essex County HU, Ont. 199,351 70,031 35.1 94,576 47.4 27,293 13.7 7,450 E 3.7 E
Males 102,925 39,550 38.4 46,625 45.3 13,259 12.9 F F
Females 96,426 30,481 31.6 47,951 49.7 14,034 14.6 3,959 E 4.1 E
3570-B York Regional HU, Ont. 395,021 106,867 27.1 209,122 52.9 66,918 16.9 12,114 E 3.1 E
Males 225,937 66,298 29.3 119,734 53.0 36,386 16.1 F F
Females 169,084 40,569 24.0 89,388 52.9 30,532 18.1 8,595 E 5.1 E
3595-G City of Toronto HU, Ont. 1,150,637 299,711 26.0 562,053 48.8 236,717 20.6 52,155 4.5
Males 678,958 188,206 27.7 320,431 47.2 142,799 21.0 27,521 E 4.1 E
Females 471,679 111,505 23.6 241,622 51.2 93,918 19.9 24,634 E 5.2 E
46  Manitoba 550,344 203,027 36.9 269,571 49.0 64,310 11.7 13,435 2.4
Males 290,487 113,763 39.2 134,587 46.3 33,599 11.6 8,537 E 2.9 E
Females 259,857 89,264 34.4 134,984 51.9 30,711 11.8 4,898 E 1.9 E
4610-A Winnipeg RHA, Man. 322,367 114,822 35.6 159,030 49.3 40,017 12.4 8,498 E 2.6 E
Males 167,153 63,825 38.2 77,085 46.1 21,226 E 12.7 E 5,017 E 3.0 E
Females 155,215 50,997 32.9 81,945 52.8 18,791 12.1 3,481 E 2.2 E
4615-A Brandon RHA, Man. 26,501 12,513 47.2 11,199 42.3 2,352 E 8.9 E F F
Males 13,192 6,455 48.9 5,346 40.5 1,130 E 8.6 E F F
Females 13,309 6,058 45.5 5,853 44.0 1,222 E 9.2 E F F
4620-E North Eastman RHA, Man. 18,472 7,812 42.3 7,848 42.5 2,440 E 13.2 E F F
Males 10,322 4,258 41.3 4,307 41.7 F F F F
Females 8,150 3,554 43.6 3,541 43.5 1,012 E 12.4 E F F
4625-E South Eastman RHA, Man. 30,660 10,944 35.7 15,713 51.2 3,131 10.2 F F
Males 17,159 6,879 40.1 8,497 49.5 1,129 E 6.6 E F F
Females 13,502 4,066 30.1 7,216 53.4 2,002 E 14.8 E F F
4630-E Interlake RHA, Man. 38,923 13,702 35.2 20,174 51.8 4,666 E 12.0 E F F
Males 20,415 7,763 38.0 10,127 49.6 F 10.6 E F F
Females 18,508 5,939 32.1 10,047 54.3 2,505 E 13.5 E F F
4640-D Central RHA, Man. 45,648 17,329 38.0 22,192 48.6 4,790 E 10.5 E 1,337 E 2.9 E
Males 26,903 10,947 40.7 12,151 45.2 3,081 E 11.5 E F F
Females 18,745 6,382 34.0 10,041 53.6 1,709 E 9.1 E F F
4645-D Assiniboine RHA, Man. 28,810 11,268 39.1 13,616 47.3 3,042 10.6 885 E 3.1 E
Males 14,531 6,020 41.4 6,424 44.2 1,371 E 9.4 E F F
Females 14,280 5,248 36.7 7,192 50.4 1,671 E 11.7 E F F
4660-D Parkland RHA, Man. 18,755 6,029 32.1 10,596 56.5 1,826 E 9.7 E F F
Males 9,868 2,824 E 28.6 E 5,841 59.2 899 E 9.1 E F F
Females 8,887 3,205 E 36.1 4,755 53.5 927 E 10.4 E F F
4670-H Norman RHA, Man. 10,412 4,393 42.2 4,953 47.6 855 E 8.2 E F F
Males 5,889 2,709 46.0 2,558 E 43.4 F F F F
Females 4,522 1,684 E 37.2 2,395 53.0 F F F F
4685-F Burntwood/Churchill, Man. 9,795 4,215 43.0 4,250 43.4 1,191 E 12.2 E F F
Males 5,055 2,085 41.2 2,252 44.5 663 E 13.1 E F F
Females 4,741 2,130 44.9 1,998 42.1 528 E 11.1 E F F
47  Saskatchewan 500,120 193,166 38.6 239,934 48.0 54,763 10.9 12,257 2.5
Males 267,439 108,693 40.6 123,809 46.3 28,651 10.7 6,285 2.4
Females 232,681 84,473 36.3 116,124 49.9 26,111 11.2 5,973 2.6
4701-D Sun Country RHA, Sask. 28,606 10,952 38.3 15,199 53.1 1,986 E 6.9 E F F
Males 15,126 6,238 41.2 7,633 50.5 1,101 E 7.3 E F F
Females 13,480 4,714 35.0 7,565 56.1 885 E 6.6 E F F
4702-D Five Hills RHA, Sask. 29,329 12,213 41.6 13,153 44.8 3,231 E 11.0 E F F
Males 16,392 8,094 49.4 5,978 36.5 1,992 E 12.2 E F F
Females 12,937 4,119 E 31.8 7,176 55.5 1,239 E 9.6 E F F
4703-D Cypress RHA, Sask. 23,534 8,789 37.3 11,637 49.4 2,401 E 10.2 E F F
Males 13,240 5,807 43.9 5,756 43.5 F F F F
Females 10,294 2,982 E 29.0 5,880 57.1 1,216 E 11.8 E F F
4704-A Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, Sask. 118,260 43,307 36.6 58,723 49.7 14,772 12.5 1,458 E 1.2 E
Males 61,777 21,639 35.0 32,375 52.4 6,922 E 11.2 E F F
Females 56,483 21,668 38.4 26,347 46.6 7,850 13.9 F F
4705-D Sunrise RHA, Sask. 30,003 11,655 38.8 13,044 43.5 4,649 15.5 F F
Males 16,193 7,259 44.8 6,316 39.0 2,231 E 13.8 E F F
Females 13,811 4,396 E 31.8 E 6,728 48.7 2,417 17.5 F F
4706-A Saskatoon RHA, Sask. 147,861 56,093 37.9 70,935 48.0 17,309 11.7 3,523 E 2.4 E
Males 79,898 30,951 38.7 37,086 46.4 10,254 E 12.8 E F F
Females 67,963 25,143 37.0 33,850 49.8 7,055 10.4 F F
4707-D Heartland RHA, Sask. 23,202 8,931 38.5 11,652 50.2 1,945 E 8.4 E 673 E 2.9 E
Males 12,079 5,129 42.5 5,858 48.5 F F F F
Females 11,122 3,802 34.2 5,794 52.1 1,147 E 10.3 E F F
4708-D Kelsey Trail RHA, Sask. 21,787 8,269 38.0 9,873 45.3 2,280 E 10.5 E F F
Males 12,003 4,491 37.4 5,100 42.5 1,473 E 12.3 E F F
Females 9,785 3,778 38.6 4,774 48.8 807 E 8.2 E F F
4709-C Prince Albert Parkland RHA, Sask. 36,999 16,111 43.5 16,409 44.4 3,065 8.3 1,413 E 3.8 E
Males 19,177 9,159 47.8 7,822 40.8 1,529 E 8.0 E F F
Females 17,822 6,952 39.0 8,587 48.2 1,536 E 8.6 E F F
4710-H Prairie North RHA, Sask. 31,939 12,748 39.9 15,868 49.7 2,395 E 7.5 E F F
Males 17,022 7,646 44.9 8,024 47.1 F F F F
Females 14,917 5,101 34.2 7,844 52.6 1,439 E 9.6 E F F
4714-F Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, Sask. 8,601 4,098 47.6 3,440 40.0 730 E 8.5 E 333 E 3.9 E
Males 4,533 2,280 50.3 1,861 41.1 F F F F
Females 4,068 1,818 44.7 1,578 38.8 520 E 12.8 E F F
48  Alberta 1,597,220 597,179 37.4 790,495 49.5 178,904 11.2 30,641 1.9
Males 872,067 350,247 40.2 417,776 47.9 84,806 9.7 19,238 2.2
Females 725,153 246,932 34.1 372,719 51.4 94,098 13.0 11,404 E 1.6 E
4820-E Chinook RHA, Alta. 69,785 26,553 38.0 34,800 49.9 5,985 8.6 2,447 E 3.5 E
Males 37,804 16,043 42.4 17,886 47.3 2,306 E 6.1 E F F
Females 31,981 10,509 32.9 16,914 52.9 3,679 E 11.5 E F F
4821-E Palliser HR, Alta. 55,829 22,112 39.6 28,543 51.1 4,894 8.8 F F
Males 29,836 12,606 42.2 14,483 48.5 2,560 E 8.6 E F F
Females 25,993 9,506 36.6 14,060 54.1 2,333 E 9.0 E F F
4822-B Calgary HR, Alta. 572,119 206,272 36.1 286,877 50.1 67,055 11.7 11,915 E 2.1 E
Males 310,569 123,251 39.7 151,336 48.7 28,903 9.3 7,078 E 2.3 E
Females 261,549 83,021 31.7 135,541 51.8 38,152 14.6 4,836 E 1.8 E
4823-E David Thompson RHA, Alta. 155,135 62,255 40.1 76,056 49.0 11,874 7.7 4,949 E 3.2 E
Males 79,396 32,652 41.1 37,824 47.6 6,235 E 7.9 E 2,685 E 3.4 E
Females 75,739 29,604 39.1 38,231 50.5 5,639 E 7.4 E 2,265 E 3.0 E
4824-E East Central Health, Alta. 55,969 21,808 39.0 27,183 48.6 6,362 11.4 F F
Males 30,331 15,166 50.0 12,078 39.8 2,634 E 8.7 E F F
Females 25,638 6,642 25.9 15,105 58.9 3,728 E 14.5 E F F
4825-B Capital Health, Alta. 495,003 182,905 37.0 240,253 48.5 65,676 13.3 6,168 E 1.2 E
Males 279,802 107,837 38.5 134,866 48.2 33,252 11.9 F F
Females 215,201 75,068 34.9 105,387 49.0 32,424 15.1 F F
4826-E Aspen RHA, Alta. 88,746 35,105 39.6 43,587 49.1 7,940 8.9 2,114 E 2.4 E
Males 46,513 20,271 43.6 19,755 42.5 4,648 E 10.0 E F F
Females 42,233 14,835 35.1 23,832 56.4 3,292 E 7.8 E F F
4827-E Peace Country Health, Alta. 69,963 25,488 36.4 36,367 52.0 7,109 10.2 F F
Males 37,769 13,384 35.4 20,981 55.5 2,842 E 7.5 E F F
Females 32,193 12,104 37.6 15,386 47.8 4,267 13.3 F F
4828-H Northern Lights HR, Alta. 34,672 14,681 42.3 16,830 48.5 2,009 E 5.8 E F F
Males 20,047 9,038 45.1 8,566 42.7 1,425 E 7.1 E F F
Females 14,625 5,643 38.6 8,264 56.5 F F F F
59  British Columbia 2,048,946 767,480 37.5 969,321 47.3 269,899 13.2 42,246 2.1
Males 1,092,754 425,252 38.9 511,281 46.8 130,932 12.0 25,290 2.3
Females 956,192 342,228 35.8 458,040 47.9 138,967 14.5 16,957 1.8
5911-E East Kootenay HSDA, B.C. 44,358 18,008 40.6 20,510 46.2 4,750 10.7 F F
Males 23,868 10,567 44.3 10,776 45.1 1,703 E 7.1 E F F
Females 20,490 7,441 36.3 9,735 47.5 3,047 E 14.9 E F F
5912-C Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, B.C. 47,963 21,809 45.5 21,037 43.9 4,656 9.7 F F
Males 26,017 13,492 51.9 9,730 37.4 2,453 E 9.4 E F F
Females 21,946 8,317 37.9 11,307 51.5 2,204 E 10.0 E F F
5913-A Okanagan HSDA, B.C. 162,736 63,404 39.0 73,526 45.2 22,240 13.7 F F
Males 83,456 35,789 42.9 35,038 42.0 9,632 E 11.5 E F F
Females 79,280 27,616 34.8 38,488 48.5 12,608 15.9 F F
5914-C Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, B.C. 124,617 54,164 43.5 54,918 44.1 13,072 10.5 F F
Males 64,852 30,389 46.9 27,774 42.8 4,607 E 7.1 E F F
Females 59,765 23,776 39.8 27,143 45.4 8,465 14.2 E F F
5921-A Fraser East HSDA, B.C. 126,682 50,366 39.8 57,774 45.6 16,148 12.7 2,394 E 1.9 E
Males 69,493 28,970 41.7 30,584 44.0 8,466 E 12.2 E F F
Females 57,188 21,396 37.4 27,190 47.5 7,682 E 13.4 E F F
5922-B Fraser North HSDA, B.C. 248,472 85,288 34.3 120,179 48.4 39,819 16.0 F F
Males 134,223 47,414 35.3 65,866 49.1 19,277 14.4 F F
Females 114,250 37,874 33.2 54,313 47.5 20,543 18.0 F F
5923-B Fraser South HSDA, B.C. 275,295 101,059 36.7 131,645 47.8 34,586 12.6 F F
Males 148,058 55,125 37.2 70,920 47.9 18,427 12.4 F F
Females 127,237 45,934 36.1 60,724 47.7 16,158 12.7 F F
5931-B Richmond HSDA, B.C. 71,588 20,090 28.1 34,864 48.7 15,466 21.6 F F
Males 43,699 12,593 28.8 21,502 49.2 9,111 E 20.8 E F F
Females 27,888 7,497 26.9 13,362 47.9 6,354 E 22.8 E F F
5932-G Vancouver HSDA, B.C. 267,132 80,307 30.1 136,805 51.2 45,188 16.9 4,832 E 1.8 E
Males 149,530 43,766 29.3 77,104 51.6 25,319 16.9 F F
Females 117,601 36,542 31.1 59,701 50.8 19,869 16.9 F F
5933-B North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, B.C. 136,494 48,929 35.8 67,300 49.3 16,333 12.0 3,931 E 2.9 E
Males 72,675 26,466 36.4 38,209 52.6 6,389 E 8.8 E F F
Females 63,819 22,463 35.2 29,091 45.6 9,944 15.6 F F
5941-A South Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 181,949 69,304 38.1 85,970 47.2 21,661 11.9 5,014 E 2.8 E
Males 86,514 32,181 37.2 43,174 49.9 8,609 E 10.0 E F F
Females 95,435 37,123 38.9 42,795 44.8 13,053 13.7 F F
5942-A Central Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 142,907 58,253 40.8 67,638 47.3 14,871 10.4 F F
Males 70,318 32,071 45.6 30,237 43.0 6,818 E 9.7 E F F
Females 72,589 26,183 36.1 37,402 51.5 8,054 11.1 F F
5943-C North Vancouver Island HSDA, B.C. 67,417 30,114 44.7 31,037 46.0 6,205 E 9.2 E F F
Males 35,191 15,609 44.4 16,645 47.3 2,937 E 8.3 E F F
Females 32,226 14,505 45.0 14,392 44.7 3,268 E 10.1 E F F
5951-H Northwest HSDA, B.C. 38,084 16,874 44.3 17,192 45.1 3,441 E 9.0 E F F
Males 21,887 10,716 49.0 9,136 41.7 1,879 E 8.6 E F F
Females 16,197 6,158 38.0 8,056 49.7 1,562 E 9.6 E F F
5952-H Northern Interior HSDA, B.C. 77,643 34,025 43.8 32,410 41.7 8,546 E 11.0 E 2,662 E 3.4 E
Males 42,713 19,703 46.1 16,414 38.4 4,232 E 9.9 E 2,364 E 5.5 E
Females 34,930 14,322 41.0 15,996 45.8 4,314 E 12.4 E F F
5953-H Northeast HSDA, B.C. 35,609 15,486 43.5 16,517 46.4 2,916 E 8.2 E F F
Males 20,260 10,403 51.3 8,172 40.3 F F F F
Females 15,349 5,083 33.1 8,345 54.4 1,841 E 12.0 E F F
60  Yukon Territory 17,768 8,390 47.2 7,526 42.4 1,553 E 8.7 E F F
Males 9,493 4,692 49.4 3,731 39.3 869 E 9.2 E F F
Females 8,275 3,697 44.7 3,795 45.9 684 E 8.3 E F F
6001-H Yukon Territory 17,768 8,390 47.2 7,526 42.4 1,553 E 8.7 E F F
Males 9,493 4,692 49.4 3,731 39.3 869 E 9.2 E F F
Females 8,275 3,697 44.7 3,795 45.9 684 E 8.3 E F F
61  Northwest Territories 23,752 10,200 42.9 10,883 45.8 2,071 8.7 598 E 2.5 E
Males 12,515 5,438 43.5 5,784 46.2 960 E 7.7 E F F
Females 11,237 4,762 42.4 5,099 45.4 1,111 E 9.9 E F F
6101-H Northwest Territories 23,752 10,200 42.9 10,883 45.8 2,071 8.7 598 E 2.5 E
Males 12,515 5,438 43.5 5,784 46.2 960 E 7.7 E F F
Females 11,237 4,762 42.4 5,099 45.4 1,111 E 9.9 E F F
62  Nunavut 12,026 6,454 53.7 4,382 36.4 815 E 6.8 E 375 E 3.1 E
Males 6,110 2,992 49.0 2,345 38.4 476 E 7.8 E 298 E 4.9 E
Females 5,915 3,462 58.5 2,036 34.4 339 E 5.7 E F F
6201-F Nunavut 12,026 6,454 53.7 4,382 36.4 815 E 6.8 E 375 E 3.1 E
Males 6,110 2,992 49.0 2,345 38.4 476 E 7.8 E 298 E 4.9 E
Females 5,915 3,462 58.5 2,036 34.4 339 E 5.7 E F F
A Peer group A 4,212,147 1,615,372 38.4 1,980,950 47.0 537,329 12.8 78,495 1.9
Males 2,170,680 882,411 40.7 998,725 46.0 246,233 11.3 43,310 2.0
Females 2,041,467 732,961 35.9 982,225 48.1 291,096 14.3 35,186 1.7
B Peer group B 4,205,661 1,402,032 33.3 2,109,198 50.2 594,242 14.1 100,188 2.4
Males 2,301,704 821,352 35.7 1,136,323 49.4 294,127 12.8 49,902 2.2
Females 1,903,957 580,681 30.5 972,875 51.1 300,115 15.8 50,286 2.6
C Peer group C 2,192,698 910,736 41.5 986,621 45.0 256,323 11.7 39,018 1.8
Males 1,143,728 501,989 43.9 513,271 44.9 106,472 9.3 21,995 1.9
Females 1,048,970 408,747 39.0 473,350 45.1 149,851 14.3 17,023 1.6
D Peer group D 261,183 99,955 38.3 126,589 48.5 27,171 10.4 7,467 2.9
Males 143,130 59,656 41.7 64,261 44.9 14,640 10.2 4,573 E 3.2 E
Females 118,053 40,299 34.1 62,328 52.8 12,531 10.6 2,894 E 2.5 E
E Peer group E 2,344,264 942,219 40.2 1,099,278 46.9 253,489 10.8 49,278 2.1
Males 1,238,466 525,768 42.5 574,275 46.4 113,110 9.1 25,313 2.0
Females 1,105,797 416,451 37.7 525,002 47.5 140,379 12.7 23,965 2.2
F Peer group F 30,422 14,767 48.5 12,071 39.7 2,736 9.0 848 E 2.8 E
Males 15,698 7,356 46.9 6,458 41.1 1,349 E 8.6 E 535 E 3.4 E
Females 14,723 7,410 50.3 5,613 38.1 1,387 E 9.4 313 E 2.1 E
G Peer group G 2,427,834 713,331 29.4 1,175,607 48.4 464,921 19.1 73,975 3.0
Males 1,360,430 416,396 30.6 648,878 47.7 253,775 18.7 41,382 E 3.0 E
Females 1,067,404 296,936 27.8 526,729 49.3 211,146 19.8 32,593 3.1
H Peer group H 427,491 184,133 43.1 194,435 45.5 37,693 8.8 11,230 2.6
Males 233,812 107,620 46.0 101,062 43.2 17,556 7.5 7,574 E 3.2 E
Females 193,679 76,513 39.5 93,373 48.2 20,136 10.4 3,656 1.9
I Peer group I 332,360 133,990 40.3 152,628 45.9 38,527 11.6 7,216 E 2.2 E
Males 177,554 80,574 45.4 78,607 44.3 14,337 8.1 4,036 E 2.3 E
Females 154,806 53,415 34.5 74,021 47.8 24,190 15.6 3,180 E 2.1 E

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 being either a current or former smoker and who reported the age when they smoked their first whole cigarette.
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 105-0452).