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Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 1999

Supplementary Tables, CTUMS (February to June) 1999

Table 9. Long-term quitters by reasons for quitting smoking by age, sex and province, for Canadians age 15 and over, Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (February-June), Canada 1999

* Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution
# High sampling variability, data suppressed
Estimates may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Sex Age group Population
estimate
('000)
Current
health
problems
(%)
Smoke
related
illness
(%)
Pregnancy
(%)
Advice
from
doctor
(%)
Concern
future
health
(%)
Concern
family
health
(%)
Family/
friend
pressure
(%)
Increase
in cost/
cannot
afford
(%)
More
restrictions
(%)
Change
of
lifestyle
(%)
Other
(%)
Both sexes Total 5,769 10.1 7.5* 8.6 3.5* 35.4 5.4* 3.7* 8.9 # 10.0 24.8
15-24 191 # # # # # # # # # # #
15-19 53 # # # # # # # # # # #
20-24 139 # # # # # # # # # # #
25+ 5,578 10.1 7.6* 8.6 3.5* 35.4 5.3* 3.7* 8.9 # 10.0 24.7
25-44 1,805 8.4* # 15.3* # 32.5 # # 8.7* # 12.3* 22.6
25-34 605 # # # # 26.1* # # # # # 25.3 *
35-44 1,200 # # 16.7* # 35.6 # # 11.0* # 10.4* 21.3 *
45+ 3,773 10.8* 8.1* 5.4* 4.6* 36.8 4.9* 3.9* 9.0 * # 8.9 * 25.7
Male Total 3,274 10.8* 10.3* # # 36.5 5.3* # 9.8 * # 11.0 * 26.0
15-24 91 # # # # # # # # # # #
15-19 27 # # # # # # # # # # #
20-24 64 # # # # # # # # # # #
25+ 3,183 10.7* 10.6* # # 36.3 5.4* # 9.6* # 10.9* 26.1
25-44 945 # # # # 36.0 # # # # 14.3* 25.6*
25-34 348 # # # # # # # # # # #
35-44 597 # # # # 42.1* # # # # # 27.9*
45+ 2,238 11.3* 10.4* # # 36.4 # # 10.0* # 9.4* 26.4
Female Total 2,495 9.0* # 17.0 # 34.0 5.5* # 7.9* # 8.7* 23.1
15-24 101 # # # # # # # # # # #
15-19 26 # # # # # # # # # # #
20-24 75 # # # # # # # # # # #
25+ 2,394 9.1* # 17.1 # 34.3 5.2* # 7.9* # 8.8* 22.8
25-44 860 # # 29.0* # 28.6* # # # # # 19.2*
25-34 257 # # # #   # # # # # #
35-44 603 # # 29.0* # 29.2* # # # # # #
45+ 1,534 10.1* # 10.5* # 37.5 # # 7.5* # 8.1* 24.8

 

Table 9. Long-term quitters by reasons for quitting smoking by age, sex and province, for Canadians age 15 and over, Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (February-June), Canada 1999 (continued)

* Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution
# High sampling variability, data suppressed
Estimates may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Province Population estimate ('000) Current health problems (%) Smoke related illness (%) Pregnancy (%) Advice from doctor (%) Concern future health (%) Concern family health (%) Family/ friend pressure (%) Increase in cost/ cannot afford (%) More restrictions (%) Change of lifestyle (%) Other (%)
Canada 5,769 10.1 7.5* 8.6 3.5* 35.4 5.4* 3.7* 8.9 # 10.0 24.8
Newfoundland 125 # # # # 28.8 # # # # 12.8* 30.9
Prince Edward
Island
27 # # # # 32.1 # # # # # 22.7
Nova Scotia 174 # # # # 29.3 # # # # # 29.2
New Brunswick 153 # # # # 29.7 # # # # # 30.1
Quebec 1,405 # # # # 29.6 # # # # # 32.9
Ontario 2,266 # # # # 37.1 # # # # # 20.3*
Manitoba 210 # # # # 44.9 # # # # # #
Saskatchewan 168 # # # # 45.0 # # # # # 18.7*
Alberta 529 # # # # 45.6 # # # # # 17.8*
British Columbia 710 # # # # 33.3 # # # # # 29.3