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Description - Figure 8 - Smoking Status among Adults, First Nations On-reserve (2002-03) and Canada1 (2003), Aged 18 Years and Over

Bar graph showing the smoking status of adults aged 18 and over in the First Nations on-reserve and general Canadian populations respectively.

Non-smoker, First Nations on-reserve: 41.2%, Canada: 75.8%;
Daily smoker, First Nations on-reserve: 46.0%, Canada: 19.0%;
Occasional smoker, First Nations on-reserve: 12.8%, Canada: 5.2%.

1. Total general Canadian population living off-reserve.