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Adult Smoking
According to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), in the combined years of 2009 and 2010, 20% (19.6%, 21.1%) of Ontario adults (20+ years) identified themselves as current smokers and 16% (15.0%, 16.4%) as daily smokers. The percentage of current adult smokers in Simcoe Muskoka was significantly higher than the province as a whole. Approximately one-quarter or 27% (23.3%, 30.5%) of adults (20+ years) in Simcoe Muskoka reported they currently smoked, including 23% (19.6%, 26.6%) who are daily smokers. The figure below illustrates the trend in adult daily smoking in Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario between 2000/01 and 2009/10. In Simcoe Muskoka there was a significant downward trend in adult daily smoking between 2000/01 and 2007/08; however, in 2009/10 there was an uptick in daily smoking among adults (20+) which caused a flattening of this trend. In Ontario there was a significant downward trend in adult (20+) daily smoking between 2000/01 and 2009/10. The percentage of adult (20+) daily smokers in Simcoe Muskoka has remained consistently above Ontario since 2000/01.  By Sex In 2009/10 in Simcoe Muskoka among adults 20 years and older, 29% (23.7%, 34.8%) of men reported that they were current smokers and 25% (19.8%, 30.9%) said that they were daily smokers, which was not significantly different than the 25% (20.4%, 29.5%) of women that are current smokers or the 21% (16.9%, 25.7%) that are daily smokers. Daily smoking among Simcoe Muskoka men and women declined significantly between 2000/01 and 2007/08, before increasing in 2009/10.  By Age Group In the adult population, smoking rates decrease as age increases. In 2009/10, 32% (26.5%, 38.4%) of adults 20-44 years reported that they currently smoked. The rate dropped to 27% (21.1%, 33.1%) among 45-64 year olds, and fell to 15% (10.4%, 21.5%) among seniors 65 years and older. The smoking rate in Simcoe Muskoka was higher than the provincial rate for all age groups in 2009/10.  Education & Income Levels of education and income also plays a significant role in smoking rates, with smoking levels dropping as education and income levels increase.
In the combined years of 2007-2010 approximately half or 51% (42.4%, 59.1%) of Simcoe Muskoka adults 20-64 years old who had not completed high school smoked, compared with 29% (26.3%, 32.6%) of those who had completed high school or a college certificate/diploma, and only 10% (7.4%, 13.5%) of those with a university degree or higher. The trend is similar when looking at levels of household income.
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