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Table 7-3 - Perceptions that Smoking Causes More Death than Other Causes by Sex, Category of Smoker and Grade, Canada, Youth Smoking Survey 2002
	Pop. Est. (000's)	More Deaths Than Alcohol (% Yes)	More Deaths Than Suicides (% Yes)	More Deaths Than Accidents (% Yes)	More Deaths Than Murders (% Yes)	More Deaths Than Drugs (% Yes)	More Deaths Than AIDS (% Yes)
Total	2014	60	53	47	43	40	37
Grades 5-6	793	59	44	46	37	33	30
Grades 7-9	1222	60	59	48	47	45	42
Never Smoker	1562	60	52	48	42	38	36
Puffer	206	59	56	43	44	41	41
Smoked Beyond Puffing	246	59	56	48	48	50	44
Males	1032	65	58	52	47	44	42
Grades 5-6	395	63	49	49	39	35	35
Grades 7-9	618	66	64	53	52	49	48
Never Smoker	800	65	57	52	45	42	40
Grades 5-6	365	64	49	50	39	35	33
Grades 7-9	435	70	63	54	51	66	46
Puffer	112	65	61	46	48	46	48
Grades 5-6	27	64	49	43	38	36	42
Grades 7-9	87	65	64	47	51	49	50
Smoked Beyond Puffing	120	64	65	55	53	57	51
Grades 5-6	13	54	49	52	44	38*	44*
Grades 7-9	106	65	67	55	54	60	52
Females	982	54	47	43	40	36	32
Grades 5-6	380	54	39	42	35	30	25
Grades 7-9	586	55	53	43	43	40	37
Never Smoker	762	54	47	43	39	35	31
Grades 5-6	359	54	39	42	35	30	25
Grades 7-9	403	54	54	45	43	39	37
Puffer	94	51	50	39	39	36	33
Grades 5-6	19	47	39	34	28	23*	22*
Grades 7-9	75	53	53	40	43	39	36
Smoked Beyond Puffing	126	54	48	40	43	42	38
Grades 5-6	11	43*	45	30*	38*	26*	38*
Grades 7-9	115	55	48	41	43	44	38

* Moderate sampling variability interpret with caution