Jun, 13 2006

CALGARY/AM770CHQR - A new survey from Statistics Canada suggests that 20.2 per cent of the population who live in the Calgary Health Region were regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in public places last year.

The information on second-hand smoke data and other key health indicators was released Tuesday by Statistics Canada as part of its Canadian Community Health Survey.

The survey found that those in the Calgary health region aged 12 and over who were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2005 remained about the same as 2003, the last time the survey was conducted. The previous survey showed that 21.9 per cent of the local population had second-hand smoke exposure in public places.

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