In the first national survey of its kind, Statistics Canada revealed on July 19 that most Canadians have a home air conditioner. Statisticians reported the research was prompted by concerns over climate change.
“This study is the first to quantify air conditioning prevalence in Canada at the person-level,” said the study titled “The Prevalence Of Household Air Conditioning In Canada.”
“The results of this study may inform heat-health policies and climate change adaptation strategies that aim to identify populations with high risks of heat-related mortality or morbidity and low access to household air conditioning,” said the study, as first reported Blacklock’s Reporter….