Tobacco

This section of HealthSTATS presents information related to tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke and tobacco policy for Simcoe Muskoka. The data sources for this information include: Canadian Community Health Survey(CCHS), Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) and School Health Action, Planning & Evaluation System (SHAPES).

Highlights of Simcoe Muskoka tobacco data include:

• More than two-thirds of smokers smoked their first whole cigarette before the age of 17.
• One in four adults reported smoking cigarettes daily or occasionally.
• Nearly one in five high school students reported smoking daily or occasionally.
• There are now more former smokers than current smokers in Simcoe Muskoka.
• One in five non-smokers live in a home where smoking is allowed.
• The majority agree that smoking should be banned in all enclosed workplaces and public places in Ontario. 
• An estimated 700 Simcoe Muskoka residents die each year due to smoking-related illnesses.

Further details of these highlights are found within this Tobacco section, as well as in the following two reports:

    Tobacco Use Among Adults in Simcoe Muskoka

    Tobacco Use by Youth in Simcoe Muskoka