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Smoking*
Smoking has long been considered one of the leading and in 2011 when it was 6 percent below the provincial
causes of poor public health around the world.xxxii average. These outlier years, are likely statistical
Unfortunately for Windsor-Essex the number of residents anomalies as in 2012 the smoking levels returned to
who smoke has fluctuated on either side of the provincial the near 20 percent level with slightly lower levels of 16
averages most years, except in 2010 when Windsor- percent and 18.1 percent reported in 2013.
Essex was 5.4 percent above the provincial average
Chart 23: P ercent population that self-reports as a current smoker, daily or occasional, 2008-2013, Windsor-Essex Health Unit
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and Ontario by Health Unit Ontario Health Units
25
20
15
10
5
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2008
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-03-05)*
Alcohol consumption/heavy drinking*
For the years 2008-2012 alcohol consumption is month in the past year. As a result, gender specific data
measured as the percent population 12+ that reports is not directly comparable.xxxiii
consuming 5 or more drinks on 1 or more occasions at
least once a month in the past year. In 2013, the Alcohol Over the six years the percent population has fluctuated
Consumption tracking was terminated and replaced by up and down with a high of 22.5 percent in 2010.
Statistics Canada with a measure of Heavy Drinking. The Since then, the percent population reporting heavy
reason for this change was to bring the definition of heavy consumption has decreased to a low in 16.8 percent
drinking in line with the World Health Organization and (2011) and 16.9 percent (2012). In 2013, under the new
Health Canada Guidelines with males having 5 drinks or definition of heavy drinking, Windsor-Essex reported a
women having 4 drinks, on one occasion, at least once a rate of 17.6 percent.
Chart 24: P ercent population 12 years and older which consumes 5 or more drinks on Windsor-Essex Health Unit
one occasion, at least once a month in the past year, 2008-2012, Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Units
County Health Unit and Ontario by Health Unit.
25
20
15
10
5
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2008
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed: 2015-03-05)*
*Unfortunately, Statistics Canada recommends that data for both youth
(12-19 years) and older adults (65+ years) be withheld or use with caution.
Smoking*
Smoking has long been considered one of the leading and in 2011 when it was 6 percent below the provincial
causes of poor public health around the world.xxxii average. These outlier years, are likely statistical
Unfortunately for Windsor-Essex the number of residents anomalies as in 2012 the smoking levels returned to
who smoke has fluctuated on either side of the provincial the near 20 percent level with slightly lower levels of 16
averages most years, except in 2010 when Windsor- percent and 18.1 percent reported in 2013.
Essex was 5.4 percent above the provincial average
Chart 23: P ercent population that self-reports as a current smoker, daily or occasional, 2008-2013, Windsor-Essex Health Unit
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and Ontario by Health Unit Ontario Health Units
25
20
15
10
5
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2008
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-03-05)*
Alcohol consumption/heavy drinking*
For the years 2008-2012 alcohol consumption is month in the past year. As a result, gender specific data
measured as the percent population 12+ that reports is not directly comparable.xxxiii
consuming 5 or more drinks on 1 or more occasions at
least once a month in the past year. In 2013, the Alcohol Over the six years the percent population has fluctuated
Consumption tracking was terminated and replaced by up and down with a high of 22.5 percent in 2010.
Statistics Canada with a measure of Heavy Drinking. The Since then, the percent population reporting heavy
reason for this change was to bring the definition of heavy consumption has decreased to a low in 16.8 percent
drinking in line with the World Health Organization and (2011) and 16.9 percent (2012). In 2013, under the new
Health Canada Guidelines with males having 5 drinks or definition of heavy drinking, Windsor-Essex reported a
women having 4 drinks, on one occasion, at least once a rate of 17.6 percent.
Chart 24: P ercent population 12 years and older which consumes 5 or more drinks on Windsor-Essex Health Unit
one occasion, at least once a month in the past year, 2008-2012, Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Units
County Health Unit and Ontario by Health Unit.
25
20
15
10
5
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2008
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2012 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed: 2015-03-05)*
*Unfortunately, Statistics Canada recommends that data for both youth
(12-19 years) and older adults (65+ years) be withheld or use with caution.
