| Sex | Age group (years) |
Population estimate ('000) |
Current smokers (%) |
Daily smokers (%) |
Nondaily smokers (%) |
Former smokers (%) |
Never smoked (%) |
Average cigarettes smoked per day1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] The symbols ↑ and ↓ refer to the direction of rounding to integers. * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Source: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, February - December 2008 | ||||||||
| Total | All age groups | 27,282 | 17.9 [16.8-18.9] |
13.5↓ [12.6-14.3] |
4.4 [3.8-5.1] |
28.7 [27.4-29.9] |
53.4 [52.1-54.8] |
14.9 [14.3-15.5] |
| Male | 13,455 | 20.1 [18.5-21.7] |
15.4 [14.0-16.8] |
4.7 [3.7-5.7] |
33.0 [31.0-35.0] |
46.9 [44.9-48.9] |
16.4 [15.5-17.4] |
|
| Female | 13,826 | 15.7 [14.5-17.0] |
11.6 [10.5-12.6] |
4.2 [3.3-5.0] |
24.5↓ [23.0-26.0] |
59.8 [58.0-61.6] |
13.0 [12.3-13.6] |
|
| Both sexes | 15-17 | 1,372 | 9.7 [8.1-11.3] |
5.0 [3.8-6.2] |
4.7 [3.6-5.7] |
1.1* [0.5-1.6] |
89.2 [87.6-90.8] |
10.8 [9.6-12.0] |
| 18-19 | 829 | 23.3 [20.1-26.4] |
14.4 [11.9-16.9] |
8.8 [6.7-11.0] |
3.4* [2.1-4.6] |
73.4 [70.1-76.6] |
13.0 [11.6-14.4] |
|
| 15-19 | 2,201 | 14.8 [13.2-16.4] |
8.6 [7.3-9.9] |
6.2 [5.2-7.3] |
1.9 [1.3-2.6] |
83.3 [81.6-84.9] |
12.2 [11.2-13.3] |
|
| 20-22 | 1,473 | 26.3 [23.2-29.3] |
17.6 [15.1-20.1] |
8.6 [6.6-10.7] |
6.4 [5.0-7.8] |
67.3 [64.1-70.5] |
12.3 [11.1-13.5] |
|
| 23-24 | 786 | 29.1 [25.4-32.8] |
20.1 [16.7-23.4] |
9.1 [6.5-11.7] |
9.3 [7.1-11.4] |
61.6 [57.8-65.4] |
12.1 [10.6-13.7] |
|
| 20-24 | 2,259 | 27.3 [24.9-29.6] |
18.5↓ [16.6-20.4] |
8.8 [7.2-10.4] |
7.4 [6.2-8.6] |
65.3 [62.8-67.8] |
12.2 [11.3-13.2] |
|
| 25-34 | 4,544 | 21.0 [18.0-24.1] |
14.2 [11.6-16.7] |
6.9 [4.6-9.1] |
23.6 [19.7-27.4] |
55.4 [51.4-59.4] |
13.2 [11.6-14.8] |
|
| 35-44 | 4,863 | 18.9 [16.2-21.5] |
15.3 [12.8-17.8] |
3.6* [2.3-5.0] |
24.0 [21.1-26.8] |
57.1 [53.8-60.5] |
15.7 [14.2-17.1] |
|
| 45-54 | 5,224 | 20.7 [18.1-23.4] |
17.7 [15.1-20.2] |
3.0* [1.8-4.3] |
33.9 [30.7-37.0] |
45.4 [42.0-48.8] |
15.7 [14.3-17.0] |
|
| 55+ | 8,190 | 12.0 [10.4-13.6] |
9.2 [7.9-10.6] |
2.8 [1.9-3.6] |
44.0 [41.6-46.4] |
44.0 [41.6-46.4] |
16.7 [15.3-18.1] |
|
| 25+ | 22,821 | 17.3 [16.1-18.4] |
13.4 [12.4-14.4] |
3.8 [3.1-4.6] |
33.3 [31.8-34.9] |
49.4 [47.8-51.0] |
15.4 [14.6-16.1] |
|
| Male | 15-17 | 698 | 10.2 [8.0-12.4] |
5.1 [3.5-6.7] |
5.1 [3.6-6.6] |
# | 88.5↑ [86.3-90.7] |
11.8 [10.2-13.3] |
| 18-19 | 429 | 27.4 [22.7-32.1] |
17.1 [13.3-20.9] |
10.3 [7.1-13.5] |
3.6* [1.9-5.3] |
69.0 [64.2-73.8] |
13.9 [12.2-15.6] |
|
| 15-19 | 1,127 | 16.8 [14.4-19.1] |
9.7 [7.8-11.6] |
7.1 [5.5-8.7] |
2.1* [1.3-3.0] |
81.1 [78.7-83.5] |
13.3 [12.0-14.5] |
|
| 20-22 | 769 | 32.1 [27.4-36.8] |
20.6 [16.6-24.5] |
11.5↑ [8.2-14.9] |
5.9 [4.0-7.8] |
62.0 [57.2-66.8] |
13.8 [12.0-15.5] |
|
| 23-24 | 384 | 34.2 [28.0-40.4] |
23.0 [17.4-28.5] |
11.2* [7.0-15.4] |
8.1* [5.0-11.1] |
57.7 [51.5-64.0] |
13.4 [10.9-15.9] |
|
| 20-24 | 1,153 | 32.8 [29.1-36.5] |
21.4 [18.3-24.4] |
11.4 [8.8-14.1] |
6.6 [5.1-8.2] |
60.6 [56.8-64.3] |
13.6 [12.2-15.1] |
|
| 25-34 | 2,287 | 24.0 [19.2-28.7] |
16.3 [12.3-20.3] |
7.7* [4.0-11.4] |
27.7 [21.9-33.5] |
48.3 [42.5-54.2] |
13.9 [11.4-16.5] |
|
| 35-44 | 2,439 | 21.0 [16.8-25.2] |
17.5↑ [13.7-21.4] |
3.4* [1.5-5.4] |
26.6 [22.1-31.0] |
52.5↓ [47.4-57.5] |
16.8 [14.5-19.1] |
|
| 45-54 | 2,602 | 22.7 [18.8-26.6] |
19.6 [15.8-23.4] |
3.1* [1.3-4.8] |
34.4 [29.9-38.9] |
42.9 [37.9-47.9] |
18.0 [16.0-19.9] |
|
| 55+ | 3,847 | 12.7 [10.3-15.0] |
10.5↓ [8.3-12.7] |
2.2* [1.1-3.2] |
56.2 [52.6-59.7] |
31.2 [27.9-34.5] |
18.8 [16.6-21.0] |
|
| 25+ | 11,175 | 19.1 [17.3-21.0] |
15.4 [13.7-17.0] |
3.8 [2.7-4.9] |
38.8 [36.4-41.2] |
42.1 [39.7-44.5] |
17.0 [15.9-18.1] |
|
| Female | 15-17 | 674 | 9.2 [6.8-11.5] |
4.9 [3.2-6.6] |
4.2* [2.7-5.8] |
# | 90.0 [87.6-92.4] |
9.9 [8.2-11.6] |
| 18-19 | 400 | 18.8 [14.9-22.6] |
11.5↑ [8.4-14.7] |
7.2* [4.9-9.6] |
# | 78.0 [74.0-82.0] |
11.4 [9.5-13.4] |
|
| 15-19 | 1,074 | 12.7 [10.7-14.8] |
7.4 [5.7-9.0] |
5.4 [4.0-6.7] |
1.7* [0.9-2.6] |
85.5↑ [83.3-87.7] |
10.8 [9.4-12.2] |
|
| 20-22 | 705 | 19.9 [16.4-23.5] |
14.4 [11.4-17.5] |
5.5*↑ [3.5-7.5] |
7.0 [4.8-9.1] |
73.1 [68.9-77.3] |
10.1 [9.0-11.2] |
|
| 23-24 | 402 | 24.3 [19.7-28.8] |
17.3 [13.3-21.2] |
7.0* [4.0-10.0] |
10.4 [7.1-13.7] |
65.4 [60.1-70.6] |
10.4 [8.9-11.9] |
|
| 20-24 | 1,106 | 21.5↑ [18.7-24.3] |
15.5↓ [13.2-17.8] |
6.0 [4.4-7.7] |
8.2 [6.3-10.1] |
70.3 [67.1-73.5] |
10.2 [9.2-11.2] |
|
| 25-34 | 2,257 | 18.1 [14.1-22.0] |
12.0 [8.8-15.2] |
6.1* [3.4-8.7] |
19.4 [14.8-24.0] |
62.5↑ [57.1-68.0] |
12.2 [10.6-13.7] |
|
| 35-44 | 2,424 | 16.8 [13.6-20.1] |
13.0 [10.0-16.0] |
3.8* [1.9-5.7] |
21.3 [18.0-24.7] |
61.9 [57.6-66.1] |
14.1 [12.4-15.7] |
|
| 45-54 | 2,622 | 18.7 [15.3-22.2] |
15.7 [12.5-18.9] |
3.0* [1.4-4.7] |
33.3 [29.2-37.5] |
47.9 [43.1-52.7] |
12.9 [11.6-14.1] |
|
| 55+ | 4,343 | 11.4 [9.2-13.6] |
8.1 [6.6-9.6] |
3.3* [1.9-4.7] |
33.3 [30.3-36.2] |
55.3 [52.1-58.6] |
14.4 [12.8-15.9] |
|
| 25+ | 11,646 | 15.5↓ [14.0-16.9] |
11.6 [10.4-12.7] |
3.9 [2.9-4.9] |
28.1 [26.3-29.9] |
56.4 [54.3-58.5] |
13.4 [12.6-14.1] |
|