Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, also known as second-hand smo3ke, can be harmful to your health. Here we present rates of non-smokers aged 12 years and over who were regularly (every day or almost every day) exposed to tobacco smoke in their home.

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home by geographic area

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Figure: Age-standardized prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and geographic area, ages 12+, 2007/08 to 2013/14

Graph depicting Age-standardized prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and geographic area, ages 12+, 2007/08 to 2013/14. Data found in tables below.0

Table: Age-standardized prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and geographic area, ages 12+, 2007/08 to 2013/14

Note: Numbers followed by the letter “E” are to be interpreted with caution due to high sampling variability.

Geographic RegionPrevalence Rate, 2007 to 2008Prevalence Rate, 2009 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2012Prevalence Rate, 2013 to 2014
Sudbury and districts10.2% (CI: 7.8% to 13.3%)6.6% E (CI: 4.6% to 9.5%)7.1% E (CI: 4.7% to 10.6%)3.8% E (CI: 2.4% to 6.0%)
Northeastern Ontario9.3% (CI: 7.9% to 10.9%)6.9% (CI: 5.5% to 8.5%)6.1% (CI: 4.8% to 7.7%)4.5% (CI: 3.5% to 5.9%)
Ontario5.6% (CI: 5.2% to 6.0%)5.2% (CI: 4.8% to 5.6%)4.4% (CI: 3.9% to 4.9%)3.5% (CI: 3.2% to 3.9%)

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home by sex

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Figure: Age-standardized prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and sex, ages 12+, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Graph depicting Age-standardized prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and sex, ages 12+, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014. Data found in tables below.

Table: Age-standardized prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and sex, ages 12+, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Note: Numbers followed by the letter “E” are to be interpreted with caution due to high sampling variability.

SexPrevalence Rate, 2007 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2014
Males9.1% E (CI: 6.5% to 12.7%)6.8% E (CI: 4.4% to 10.2%)
Females8.0% (CI: 6.0% to 10.5%)4.5% E (CI: 2.9% to 6.8%)

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home by age group

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Figure: Prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and age group, ages 12+, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Graph depicting Prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and age group, ages 12+, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014. Data found in tables below.

Table: Prevalence rate, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home, by year and age group, ages 12+, 2007 to 2010 and 2011 to 2014

Note: Numbers followed by the letter “E” are to be interpreted with caution due to high sampling variability.

The letter “F” is to be interpreted as an estimate which has been suppressed due to high sampling variability.

Age (Years)Prevalence Rate, 2007 to 2010Prevalence Rate, 2011 to 2014
12 to 1921.5% (CI: 15.4% to 29.3%)18.1% E (CI: 11.6% to 27.2%)
20 to 445.3% E (CI: 2.9% to 9.3%)4.1% E (CI: 2.3% to 7.3%)
45 to 649.2% E (CI: 6.0% to 13.9%)5.3% E (CI: 3.0% to 9.2%)
65+6.1% E (CI: 3.8% to 9.8%)F

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home by household income

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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home by education

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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home by first official language spoken

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This item was last modified on August 8, 2018