Health Statistics

Mental health of grade 7 and grade 10 students in Halton Region. Comparisons by grade, sex and mothers education. (Halton Youth Survey)

Body Mass Index (BMI) classification of grade 7 and grade 10 students in Halton Region. Comparisons by grade, sex, municipality, neighbourhood income, mothers education and number of developmental assets®. (Halton Youth Survey)

Percent of adults 18 and over who support or oppose adding fluoride to water when the natural amount is too low to prevent tooth decay. Time trends and comparisons by sex, age, municipality, income and education. (RRFSS)

Percent of Halton adults aged 18 and over who rate various places (grocery stores, parks, trails and open green spaces, recreational facilities, community centres/libraries, retail stores, restaurants, public transportation, schools, workplaces) as important to be within walking distance of their home when making a decision about where to live. Time trends and comparisons by sex, age group and municipality. (RRFSS)

Percent of Halton adults aged 18 and over who rate their neighbourhood as: excellent, good, fair, or poor for walking for leisure and walking for reasons other than leisure. Percent of Halton adults aged 18 and over who rate neighbourhood characteristics (connected sidewalks and pathways to walk, public spaces where people can talk, being able to walk to places, attractive landscape) as being important within their ideal neighbourhood. Time trends and comparisons by sex, age group, and municipality. (RRFSS)

This report summarizes the prevalence of smoking in young adults aged 18 to 34 in Halton region, along with the factors found to be associated with tobacco use such as gender, income and education. (CCHS)

Heaviness of smoking index (time to first cigarette plus number of cigarettes per day) for daily smokers aged 18 and over in Halton. (RRFSS)

Stages of readiness to quit smoking for current and former Halton smokers aged 20 and over. Time trends and comparisons by sex, age group, and municipality. (RRFSS)

Self-reported use of tanning equipment (e.g. tanning bed, sunlamp, or tanning light), among Halton adults aged 18 and over. Information on frequency of use as well as comparisons by age, sex, municipality, income and education. (RRFSS)

The purpose of this health indicator report is to assess the support among adults aged 18 and over in Halton Region for legislation to make multi-unit dwellings (MUDs) smoke-free.
 
Key Findings:

• In 2017, 78% of Halton adults reported that they would support a ban on smoking inside all multi-unit dwellings (MUDs). Specifically:
  • 41% would support a ban in all inside and outside spaces,
  • 31% would support a ban in all inside and some outside spaces,
  • 6% would support a ban in all inside spaces and either don’t know or would not support a ban in outside spaces.
• There were no significant differences by sex, age, or municipality in the percentage of Halton adults who reported that they would support a ban on smoking inside all MUDs.
• Adults in the middle and high income groups, and post-secondary graduates were more likely to report that they would support a ban on smoking inside all MUDs.
• Former and never smokers were more likely than current smokers to report that they would support a ban on smoking inside all MUDs.
• Adults who do not live in MUDs were more likely than adults who live in MUDs to report that they would support a ban on smoking inside all MUDs.