Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke?

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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Municipalities in Relation to Smoking Bans Between 2003 and 2005*

Area	2006 population	Population < age 20 (%)	Population > age 65 (%)
No Change to Existing Partial Ban
Simcoe	422,204	26.2	13.9
Windsor	323,342	25.8	13.0
Niagara	427,421	23.7	14.7
Halton	439,256	26.7	12.5
No Change to Existing Full Ban
London	457,720	24.7	13.8
Guelph	127,009	25.2	12.4
Waterloo	478,121	20.9	11.6
Ottawa	812,129	24.3	12.4
Strengthening of Existing Partial Ban
Hamilton	504,459	24.7	11.7
Peel Region	1,159,405	28.4	9.0
York Region	892,712	27.5	10.2
Toronto	2,503,281	22.2	14.1
Introduction of Full Ban from Previous Partial Ban
Sudbury	21,392	22.8	15.8
Introduction of Partial Ban from No Previous Ban
Durham Region	561,258	28.3	10.7
Introduction of Full Ban from No Previous Ban
Thunder Bay	149,063	23.7	15.2
Ontario	12,160,282	25.0	13.6

*Values are from the 2006 Canadian Census, Statistics Canada unless otherwise noted 8

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