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1 EXPOSURE TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE IN THE HOME KEY MESSAGES In Peel, 3% of residents are exposed to second-hand smoke in their home daily or almost daily. The proportion has declined significantly since 2003 (9%). In Peel, non-immigrants are more likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke in their home than long-term immigrants. Page 1 of 9

2 EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE IN THE HOME PER CENT OF NON-SMOKING POPULATION LIVING IN A HOME WITH SOMEONE WHO SMOKES INSIDE BY YEAR ω,, 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/ (%) 2005 (%) 2007/2008 (%) 2009/2010 (%) 2011/2012 (%) TOTAL 9.1 (CI: ) 7.4 (CI: ) 3.8* (CI: ) 5.1 (CI: ) 3.2 (CI: ) SEX Male 9.5 (CI: ) 8.1 (CI: ) 3.7* (CI: ) 6.4* (CI: ) 3.1* (CI: ) Female 8.8 (CI: ) 6.9 (CI: ) 4.0* (CI: ) 4.0* (CI: ) 3.3* (CI: ) AGE GROUP (YEARS) (CI: ) 16.8* (CI: ) 8.0* (CI: ) NR 5.0* (CI: ) * (CI: ) 8.4* (CI: ) NR 9.4* (CI: ) 6.4* (CI: ) * (CI: ) 5.3* (CI: ) NR NR NR * (CI: ) 5.5* (CI: ) 2.5* (CI: ) 3.1* (CI: ) 2.0* (CI: ) * (CI: ) NR NR NR NR INCOME Low-middle NR NR NR NR NR Middle 10.4* (CI: ) NR NR NR NR Upper-middle 7.9* (CI: ) 6.7* (CI: ) 4.1* (CI: ) 2.7* (CI: ) 4.5* (CI: ) Highest 8.0 (CI: ) 7.5* (CI: ) 4.3* (CI: ) 4.7* (CI: ) 2.9* (CI: ) EDUCATION LEVEL Less than high school 16.2 (CI: ) 13.7* (CI: ) 4.5* (CI: ) 8.9* (CI: ) 5.4* (CI: ) High school graduate 12.0* (CI: ) 8.2* (CI: ) 3.7* (CI: ) 6.3* (CI: ) NR Some post-secondary NR NR NR NR NR Post-secondary graduate 4.5* (CI: ) 4.6* (CI: ) NR 2.5* (CI: ) 1.3* (CI: ) IMMIGRANT STATUS Recent immigrant 4.7* (CI: ) 4.0* (CI: ) NR NR NR Long-term immigrant 5.5* (CI: ) 4.3* (CI: ) 2.8* (CI: ) NR 1.9* (CI: ) Non-immigrant 13.3 (CI: ) 11.6 (CI: ) 6.3* (CI: ) 7.9 (CI: ) 6.1* (CI: ) ETHNICITY White 11.2 (CI: ) 10.8 (CI: ) 5.5* (CI: ) 6.2* (CI: ) 4.8* (CI: ) Black NR NR NR NR NR East/Southeast Asian NR NR NR NR NR West Asian/Arab NR NR NR NR NR South Asian 5.9* (CI: ) NR NR NR NR Latin American NR NR NR NR NR Aboriginal NR NR NR NR NR Other NR NR NR NR NR *Use estimate with caution. Excluded from analysis is anyone who is a current smoker (daily or occasional) or lives alone (i.e. one person household). Smokes inside every day or almost every day. ω Data for 2001 were not available for comparison because this question was only asked of those who were non-smokers in NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. CI - 95% confidence interval. Page 2 of 9

3 Notes: Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Question: Including both household members and regular visitors, does anyone smoke inside your home, every day or almost every day? Last Updated: November 26, 2014 Page 3 of 9

4 EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE IN THE HOME PER CENT OF NON-SMOKING POPULATION LIVING IN A HOME WITH SOMEONE WHO SMOKES INSIDE BY YEAR ω,, 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/ (%) 2005 (%) 2007/2008 (%) 2009/2010 (%) 2011/2012 (%) TOTAL 9.4 (CI: ) 7.4 (CI: ) 6.0 (CI: ) 5.4 (CI: ) 4.6 (CI: ) SEX Male 9.9 (CI: ) 7.8 (CI: ) 6.5 (CI: ) 6.1 (CI: ) 4.8 (CI: ) Female 9.0 (CI: ) 7.1 (CI: ) 5.5 (CI: ) 4.7 (CI: ) 4.4 (CI: ) AGE GROUP (YEARS) (CI: ) 18.3 (CI: ) 14.5 (CI: ) 12.5 (CI: ) 9.8 (CI: ) (CI: ) 9.4 (CI: ) 8.0 (CI: ) 8.1 (CI: ) 6.7 (CI: ) (CI: ) 4.5 (CI: ) 3.1 (CI: ) 3.2* (CI: ) 2.3* (CI: ) (CI: ) 5.5 (CI: ) 5.0 (CI: ) 4.2 (CI: ) 3.8 (CI: ) (CI: ) 5.1 (CI: ) 3.6 (CI: ) 2.8 (CI: ) 3.1 (CI: ) INCOME LEVEL Low-middle 10.7 (CI: ) 11.5 (CI: ) 9.1 (CI: ) 9.6* (CI: ) 6.4* (CI: ) Middle 10.7 (CI: ) 9.8 (CI: ) 8.4 (CI: ) 7.4 (CI: ) 6.7 (CI: ) Upper-middle 9.3 (CI: ) 7.8 (CI: ) 6.6 (CI: ) 5.2 (CI: ) 5.4 (CI: ) Highest 7.8 (CI: ) 5.5 (CI: ) 4.4 (CI: ) 4.0 (CI: ) 3.3 (CI: ) EDUCATION LEVEL Less than high school 15.2 (CI: ) 13.9 (CI: ) 10.7 (CI: ) 9.5 (CI: ) 8.2 (CI: ) High school graduate 11.5 (CI: ) 8.8 (CI: ) 7.8 (CI: ) 6.0 (CI: ) 6.2 (CI: ) Some post-secondary 9.4 (CI: ) 9.4 (CI: ) 6.3 (CI: ) 9.0 (CI: ) 6.3 (CI: ) Post-secondary graduate 5.8 (CI: ) 4.2 (CI: ) 3.5 (CI: ) 3.1 (CI: ) 2.7 (CI: ) IMMIGRANT STATUS Recent immigrant 7.1 (CI: ) 4.8* (CI: ) 4.0* (CI: ) 6.4* (CI: ) 3.4* (CI: ) Long-term immigrant 5.9 (CI: ) 4.4 (CI: ) 4.0 (CI: ) 2.9 (CI: ) 3.2* (CI: ) Non-immigrant 10.9 (CI: ) 8.9 (CI: ) 7.0 (CI: ) 6.0 (CI: ) 5.3 (CI: ) ETHNICITY White 10.0 (CI: ) 8.2 (CI: ) 6.4 (CI: ) 5.3 (CI: ) 4.9 (CI: ) Black 4.7* (CI: ) NR NR NR NR East/Southeast Asian 7.2 (CI: ) 4.9* (CI: ) 3.1* (CI: ) 5.1* (CI: ) 3.1* (CI: ) West Asian/Arab NR NR 5.7* (CI: ) NR NR South Asian 5.1* (CI: ) 3.7* (CI: ) 3.4* (CI: ) 3.2* (CI: ) NR Latin American NR NR NR NR NR Aboriginal 18.7* (CI: ) 20.0 (CI: ) 14.3 (CI: ) 7.0* (CI: ) 1.9* (CI: ) Other 10.7 (CI: ) 5.6* (CI: ) 6.6* (CI: ) 15.8 (CI: ) 14.2 (CI: ) *Use estimate with caution. Excluded from analysis is anyone who is a current smoker (daily or occasional) or lives alone (i.e. one person household). Smokes inside every day or almost every day. ω Data for 2001 were not available for comparison because this question was only asked of those who were non-smokers in NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. CI - 95% confidence interval. Page 4 of 9

5 Notes: Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Question: Including both household members and regular visitors, does anyone smoke inside your home, every day or almost every day? Last Updated: November 26, 2014 Page 5 of 9

6 EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE IN THE HOME NUMBER OF NON-SMOKING RESIDENTS LIVING IN A HOME WITH SOMEONE WHO SMOKES INSIDE BY YEAR ω,, 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/ / / /2012 TOTAL 66,100 61,700 35,400* 47,700 31,400 SEX Male 32,000 31,400 15,700* 27,800* 14,300* Female 34,200 30,400 19,700* 20,000* 17,100* AGE GROUP (YEARS) ,300 19,300* 11,000* NR 6,500* ,300* 12,300* NR 15,600* 11,300* ,400* 12,900* NR NR NR ,800* 12,700* 6,600* 8,400* 6,200* 65+ 7,300* NR NR NR NR INCOME LEVEL Low-middle NR NR NR NR NR Middle 9,500* NR NR NR NR Upper-middle 15,900* 14,000* 9,600* 6,100* 13,700* Highest 25,900 26,100* 15,800* 17,600* 13,900* EDUCATION LEVEL Less than high school 25,900 21,700* 9,600* 17,100* 10,500* High school graduate 16,200* 10,100* 4,700* 10,200* NR Some post-secondary NR NR NR NR NR Post-secondary graduate 16,600* 20,700* NR 12,300* 6,800* IMMIGRANT STATUS Recent immigrant 5,200* 6,500* NR NR NR Long-term immigrant 13,700* 11,600* 9,200* NR 7,400* Non-immigrant 47,200 43,700 23,500* 29,700 22,300* ETHNICITY White 47,400 46,000 22,300* 26,400* 18,300* Black NR NR NR NR NR East/Southeast Asian NR NR NR NR NR West Asian/Arab NR NR NR NR NR South Asian 6,300* NR NR NR NR Latin American NR NR NR NR NR Aboriginal NR NR NR NR NR Other NR NR NR NR NR *Use estimate with caution. Excluded from analysis is anyone who is a current smoker (daily or occasional) or lives alone (i.e. one person household). Smokes inside every day or almost every day. ω Data for 2001 were not available for comparison because this question was only asked of those who were non-smokers in NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. Page 6 of 9

7 Notes: Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Question: Including both household members and regular visitors, does anyone smoke inside your home, every day or almost every day? Last Updated: November 26, 2014 Page 7 of 9

8 EXPOSURE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE IN THE HOME NUMBER OF NON-SMOKING RESIDENTS LIVING IN A HOME WITH SOMEONE WHO SMOKES INSIDE BY YEAR ω,, 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/ / / /2012 TOTAL 751, , , , ,500 SEX Male 373, , , , ,000 Female 377, , , , ,600 AGE GROUP (YEARS) , , , , , , , , , , ,500 97,800 66,500 69,200* 47,200* , , , , , ,700 69,800 51,200 43,200 51,100 INCOME LEVEL Low-middle 50,400 47,100 39,500 38,500* 27,900* Middle 123, ,200 90,100 73,500 91,100 Upper-middle 208, , , , ,100 Highest 239, , , , ,200 EDUCATION LEVEL Less than high school 296, , , , ,800 High school graduate 161, , ,600 84,000 90,100 Some post-secondary 51,500 62,300 40,500 60,900 33,200 Post-secondary graduate 228, , , , ,300 IMMIGRANT STATUS Recent immigrant 51,100 40,600* 34,800* 59,200* 31,000* Long-term immigrant 102,400 82,600 80,800 61,300 69,700* Non-immigrant 591, , , , ,800 ETHNICITY White 613, , , , ,500 Black 11,000* NR NR NR NR East/Southeast Asian 43,100 31,300* 22,700* 42,500* 24,100* West Asian/Arab NR NR 11,300* NR NR South Asian 18,700* 18,900* 20,300* 19,600* NR Latin American NR NR NR NR NR Aboriginal 5,900* 20,300 22,600 13,300* 5,200* Other 31,000 15,400* 8,900* 25,900 26,600 *Use estimate with caution. Excluded from analysis is anyone who is a current smoker (daily or occasional) or lives alone (i.e. one person household). Smokes inside every day or almost every day. ω Data for 2001 were not available for comparison because this question was only asked of those who were non-smokers in NR = Not releasable due to small numbers. Page 8 of 9

9 Notes: Don t know, refused or not stated responses are excluded for the main indicator presented in the table above. Income information was missing for 12% to 21% of records in Peel between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010. Starting in 2011, missing data regarding income were imputed by Statistics Canada. This may affect comparability between years. Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2003, 2005, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Question: Including both household members and regular visitors, does anyone smoke inside your home, every day or almost every day? Last Updated: November 26, 2014 Page 9 of 9

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