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Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2009

Supplementary Tables - Annual

(February - December 2009)

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  • Table 1. Smoking status and average number of cigarettes smoked per day, by age group and sex, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 2. Smoking status and average number of cigarettes smoked per day, by province, age group and sex, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 3. Nicotine dependence by age group and sex, daily smokers, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 4. Number of quit attempts in the past 12 months by age group and sex, daily smokers, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 5. Quit rates by age group and sex, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 6. Stages of change categories by age group and sex, by ever smokers (current and former smokers combined), age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 7. Smoking and pregnancy, women age 20-44 years, Canada 2009
  • Table 8. Smoking and education, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 9. Exposure of children at home to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), by province and age group, Canada 2009
  • Table 10. Ever used/tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish, by province, Canada 2009
  • Table 11. Ever used/tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish, by smoking status, Canada 2009
  • Table 12. Occupational category by smoking status, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  • Table 13. Description of the sample size represented, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Table 1. Smoking status and average number of cigarettes smoked per day, by age group and sex, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
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]

1 Daily smokers only.

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 2009
Total All age groups 27,679 17.5↑
[16.5-18.6]		 13.6
[12.6-14.5]		 4.0
[3.4-4.5]		 26.8
[25.7-27.9]		 55.7
[54.4-57.0]		 14.5
[13.9-15.1]
Male 13,657 19.2
[17.6-20.8]		 15.1
[13.6-16.5]		 4.2
[3.4-5.0]		 29.4
[27.6-31.3]		 51.3
[49.3-53.3]		 15.8
[15.0-16.5]
Female 14,022 15.9
[14.4-17.3]		 12.1
[10.9-13.4]		 3.7
[3.0-4.5]		 24.2
[22.8-25.6]		 59.9
[58.3-61.6]		 12.9
[12.1-13.7]
 
Both sexes 15-17 1,340 9.7
[8.1-11.3]		 5.4
[4.2-6.6]		 4.3
[3.2-5.5]		 0.9*
[0.5-1.4]		 89.3
[87.7-91.0]		 11.8
[9.6-14.0]
18-19 866 18.0
[15.3-20.7]		 10.6
[8.6-12.7]		 7.3
[5.5-9.2]		 3.4*
[2.2-4.7]		 78.6
[75.8-81.4]		 11.1
[10.1-12.1]
15-19 2,206 13.0
[11.6-14.3]		 7.5↓
[6.4-8.5]		 5.5↓
[4.5-6.5]		 1.9
[1.3-2.5]		 85.1
[83.7-86.5]		 11.4
[10.3-12.6]
20-22 1,457 21.9
[19.2-24.5]		 13.1
[10.9-15.3]		 8.8
[7.0-10.6]		 5.1
[3.8-6.4]		 73.0
[70.2-75.8]		 14.2
[12.7-15.7]
23-24 819 25.0
[21.4-28.6]		 17.7
[14.5-20.9]		 7.3
[5.1-9.5]		 10.4
[7.9-13.0]		 64.6
[60.6-68.5]		 11.3
[10.1-12.5]
20-24 2,276 23.0
[20.9-25.1]		 14.7
[12.8-16.7]		 8.3
[6.9-9.7]		 7.0
[5.7-8.3]		 70.0
[67.7-72.3]		 12.9
[11.9-13.8]
25-34 4,628 22.5↑
[19.4-25.7]		 16.8
[13.9-19.7]		 5.7
[4.0-7.5]		 14.2
[11.6-16.9]		 63.2
[59.8-66.7]		 12.5
[11.3-13.7]
35-44 4,791 18.3
[15.5-21.2]		 14.5↑
[11.9-17.1]		 3.8*
[2.3-5.3]		 24.2
[21.1-27.2]		 57.5↑
[53.9-61.1]		 13.4
[12.2-14.7]
45-54 5,310 20.3
[17.9-22.7]		 16.5↑
[14.3-18.8]		 3.8*
[2.5-5.0]		 31.4
[28.7-34.2]		 48.2
[45.2-51.3]		 16.9
[15.8-17.9]
55+ 8,468 12.3
[10.9-13.8]		 10.7
[9.3-12.1]		 1.6*
[1.0-2.3]		 44.0
[41.7-46.3]		 43.7
[41.4-46.0]		 15.8
[14.5-17.1]
25+ 23,197 17.4
[16.2-18.6]		 14.0
[13.0-15.1]		 3.4
[2.8-4.0]		 31.1
[29.8-32.4]		 51.5↓
[50.0-53.0]		 14.8
[14.1-15.4]
 
Male 15-17 688 10.6
[8.2-13.0]		 5.4
[3.6-7.1]		 5.2*
[3.5-6.9]		 # 88.3
[85.8-90.8]		 12.3
[9.6-15.1]
18-19 442 21.7
[17.7-25.7]		 13.1
[9.8-16.4]		 8.6*
[5.8-11.4]		 3.9*
[2.1-5.6]		 74.4
[70.1-78.8]		 12.0
[10.5-13.4]
15-19 1,130 14.9
[12.7-17.1]		 8.4
[6.8-10.0]		 6.5↑
[5.0-8.0]		 2.2*
[1.4-3.0]		 82.9
[80.5-85.2]		 12.1
[10.7-13.6]
20-22 773 25.0
[21.4-28.7]		 14.5↓
[11.6-17.3]		 10.6
[7.7-13.5]		 5.4*
[3.3-7.4]		 69.6
[65.6-73.6]		 15.6
[13.5-17.6]
23-24 388 28.9
[23.2-34.6]		 19.1
[14.0-24.3]		 9.8*
[6.2-13.3]		 10.2*
[6.4-14.1]		 60.9
[54.8-67.0]		 12.6
[10.8-14.4]
20-24 1,161 26.3
[23.1-29.5]		 16.0
[13.3-18.7]		 10.3
[7.9-12.7]		 7.0
[5.1-8.9]		 66.7
[63.3-70.1]		 14.3
[12.9-15.7]
25-34 2,330 24.0
[19.1-28.9]		 18.7
[14.1-23.3]		 5.4*
[3.1-7.8]		 12.5↑
[8.5-16.5]		 63.4
[57.7-69.2]		 13.4
[11.8-15.0]
35-44 2,403 18.9
[14.5-23.4]		 15.6
[11.5-19.7]		 3.3*
[1.4-5.2]		 28.3
[23.5-33.2]		 52.8
[47.0-58.5]		 14.2
[12.3-16.1]
45-54 2,649 21.8
[18.3-25.2]		 17.6
[14.4-20.8]		 4.1*
[2.4-5.9]		 32.3
[28.1-36.4]		 46.0
[41.7-50.3]		 18.6
[17.1-20.1]
55+ 3,984 14.1
[11.7-16.5]		 12.5↓
[10.1-14.8]		 1.6*
[0.8-2.5]		 52.4
[48.6-56.2]		 33.5↓
[30.0-37.0]		 17.5
[15.7-19.2]
25+ 11,365 18.9
[17.1-20.8]		 15.6
[13.9-17.4]		 3.3
[2.5-4.2]		 34.4
[32.3-36.6]		 46.6
[44.3-48.9]		 16.1
[15.2-17.0]
Female 15-17 651 8.8
[6.8-10.9]		 5.4
[3.7-7.2]		 3.4*
[2.2-4.6]		 # 90.4
[88.4-92.5]		 11.2
[8.0-14.4]
18-19 424 14.1
[10.7-17.5]		 8.1
[5.7-10.5]		 6.0*
[3.6-8.4]		 3.0*
[1.3-4.7]		 82.9
[79.4-86.4]		 9.7
[8.4-11.1]
15-19 1,075 10.9
[9.2-12.6]		 6.5↓
[5.0-8.0]		 4.4
[3.3-5.5]		 1.6*
[0.8-2.4]		 87.5↓
[85.7-89.2]		 10.5
[8.7-12.2]
20-22 683 18.3
[14.7-21.9]		 11.5↓
[8.2-14.7]		 6.8
[4.6-9.0]		 4.8*
[3.0-6.7]		 76.9
[73.2-80.6]		 12.1
[10.3-14.0]
23-24 431 21.5↑
[17.1-26.0]		 16.5↓
[12.8-20.1]		 5.1*
[2.3-7.8]		 10.6
[7.3-13.9]		 67.9
[62.8-73.0]		 9.9
[8.5-11.3]
20-24 1,115 19.5↑
[16.9-22.2]		 13.4
[10.9-15.9]		 6.1
[4.5-7.8]		 7.1
[5.3-8.9]		 73.4
[70.5-76.3]		 11.0
[9.8-12.2]
25-34 2,298 21.0
[16.5-25.4]		 14.9
[11.1-18.7]		 6.1*
[3.3-8.8]		 16.0
[12.3-19.6]		 63.0
[58.4-67.7]		 11.3
[9.7-12.8]
35-44 2,389 17.7
[14.2-21.2]		 13.4
[10.3-16.5]		 4.3*
[2.1-6.5]		 20.0
[16.3-23.8]		 62.3
[57.7-66.9]		 12.6
[11.0-14.2]
45-54 2,661 18.9
[15.5-22.3]		 15.5↓
[12.5-18.5]		 3.4*
[1.7-5.2]		 30.6
[26.7-34.5]		 50.5↑
[45.9-55.1]		 14.7
[13.1-16.3]
55+ 4,484 10.7
[8.8-12.6]		 9.1
[7.3-10.9]		 1.6*
[0.8-2.5]		 36.5↓
[33.5-39.5]		 52.8
[49.8-55.7]		 13.7
[12.0-15.4]
25+ 11,832 16.0
[14.3-17.6]		 12.5↑
[11.1-14.0]		 3.4
[2.6-4.3]		 27.8
[26.2-29.5]		 56.2
[54.2-58.1]		 13.1
[12.3-14.0]


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Table 2. Smoking status and average number of cigarettes smoked per day, by province, age group and sex, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Province Sex or age group
(years)		 Population estimate
('000)		 Current smokers
(%)		 Former smokers
(%)		 Never smoked
(%)		 Average cigarettes smoked per day1

[95% confidence intervals in brackets]

1 Daily smokers only.

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 2009
Canada Total 27,679 17.5↑
[16.5-18.6]		 26.8
[25.7-27.9]		 55.7
[54.4-57.0]		 14.5
[13.9-15.1]
15-19 2,206 13.0
[11.6-14.3]		 1.9
[1.3-2.5]		 85.1
[83.7-86.5]		 11.4
[10.3-12.6]
20-24 2,276 23.0
[20.9-25.1]		 7.0
[5.7-8.3]		 70.0
[67.7-72.3]		 12.9
[11.9-13.8]
25-44 9,419
 20.4
[18.2-22.6]		 19.3
[17.3-21.3]		 60.3
[57.8-62.8]		 12.9
[12.1-13.8]
45+ 13,778 15.4
[14.1-16.7]		 39.2
[37.4-41.0]		 45.4
[43.7-47.2]		 16.3
[15.5-17.2]
Male (15+) 13,657
 19.2
[17.6-20.8]		 29.4
[27.6-31.3]		 51.3
[49.3-53.3]		 15.8
[15.0-16.5]
15-24 2,292 20.7
[18.7-22.7]		 4.6
[3.6-5.6]		 74.7
[72.5-76.9]		 13.6
[12.6-14.6]
25+ 11,365 18.9
[17.1-20.8]		 34.4
[32.3-36.6]		 46.6
[44.3-48.9]		 16.1
[15.2-17.0]
Female (15+) 14,022 15.9
[14.4-17.3]		 24.2
[22.8-25.6]		 59.9
[58.3-61.6]		 12.9
[12.1-13.7]
15-24 2,190 15.3
[13.7-16.9]		 4.4
[3.4-5.4]		 80.3
[78.6-82.0]		 10.8
[9.8-11.8]
25+ 11,832 16.0
[14.3-17.6]		 27.9
[26.2-29.6]		 56.2
[54.2-58.1]		 13.1
[12.3-14.0]
Newfoundland and Labrador Total 430 20.7
[18.4-22.9]		 33.4
[30.9-35.9]		 45.9
[43.4-48.4]		 15.4
[14.2-16.7]
15-19 31 16.0
[12.7-19.3]		 # 81.4
[77.8-85.0]		 12.6
[10.1-15.2]
20-24 30 29.4
[24.4-34.3]		 8.1*
[5.0-11.1]		 62.6
[57.2-67.9]		 13.0
[11.5-14.5]
25-44 136 27.7
[22.9-32.5]		 22.4
[18.2-26.6]		 49.9
[44.8-55.0]		 14.5
[12.6-16.5]
45+ 233
 16.1
[13.1-19.0]		 47.2
[43.4-51.1]		 36.7
[33.2-40.2]		 17.1
[14.8-19.3]
Male (15+) 209 24.0
[20.4-27.6]		 38.0
[34.2-41.8]		 38.0
[34.2-41.9]		 18.2
[16.3-20.1]
15-24 31 22.6
[18.6-26.6]		 # 73.2
[68.8-77.5]		 14.7
[12.8-16.5]
25+ 178 24.3
[20.1-28.5]		 43.8
[39.4-48.3]		 31.9
[27.5-36.4]		 18.7
[16.5-21.0]
Female (15+) 221 17.5↑
[14.8-20.2]		 29.1
[25.9-32.3]		 53.4
[50.0-56.7]		 12.0
[10.8-13.3]
15-24 30 22.5↑
[18.3-26.8]		 # 71.2
[66.5-76.0]		 10.8
[9.1-12.5]
25+ 191 16.7
[13.6-19.8]		 32.8
[29.1-36.4]		 50.5↑
[46.6-54.5]		 12.2
[10.8-13.6]
Prince Edward Island Total 116 17.6
[15.7-19.6]		 32.2
[29.6-34.8]		 50.1
[47.6-52.7]		 15.2
[13.8-16.6]
15-19 10 14.2
[10.8-17.6]		 # 83.8
[80.3-87.4]		 13.2
[10.9-15.5]
20-24 10 22.0
[17.4-26.5]		 # 71.5↓
[66.4-76.6]		 13.0
[11.0-15.0]
25-44 35 20.5↑
[16.3-24.8]		 24.7
[20.3-29.2]		 54.7
[49.5-60.0]		 14.1
[12.0-16.1]
45+ 61 15.9
[13.1-18.7]		 45.6
[41.5-49.6]		 38.5↑
[35.0-42.1]		 16.8
[14.4-19.1]
Male (15+) 56 18.5↓
[15.5-21.5]		 37.2
[33.3-41.1]		 44.3
[40.6-48.0]		 16.5
[14.7-18.4]
15-24 10 21.5↑
[17.1-25.9]		 # 76.1
[71.6-80.7]		 14.7
[12.7-16.7]
25+ 46 17.8
[14.3-21.4]		 44.7
[40.0-49.4]		 37.5↓
[33.1-41.9]		 16.9
[14.8-19.1]
Female (15+) 60 16.9
[14.1-19.6]		 27.5↑
[24.4-30.6]		 55.6
[52.2-59.0]		 13.9
[12.1-15.6]
15-24 10 14.4
[10.6-18.1]		 # 79.7
[75.3-84.1]		 10.4
[8.1-12.7]
25+ 50 17.4
[14.2-20.5]		 31.8
[28.1-35.5]		 50.9
[46.9-54.8]		 14.3
[12.4-16.2]
Nova Scotia Total 787 19.8
[17.5-22.0]		 31.4
[28.8-34.0]		 48.8
[46.0-51.7]		 15.1
[14.0-16.2]
15-19 61 14.2
[11.2-17.2]		 # 83.3
[80.0-86.6]		 10.6
[8.8-12.4]
20-24 62 30.0
[24.6-35.5]		 # 61.0
[55.8-66.3]		 13.9
[12.1-15.8]
25-44 242 23.9
[18.9-28.8]		 20.9
[16.2-25.7]		 55.2
[49.5-60.8]		 17.0
[15.0-19.0]
45+ 422 16.7
[14.0-19.3]		 44.9
[40.8-49.0]		 38.4
[34.5-42.4]		 14.1
[12.7-15.5]
Male (15+) 382 22.2
[18.6-25.7]		 35.9
[32.0-39.8]		 41.9
[37.8-46.0]		 17.7
[16.0-19.4]
15-24 62 23.4
[18.9-27.8]		 # 69.6
[65.0-74.1]		 15.4
[13.1-17.7]
25+ 320 21.9
[17.8-26.1]		 41.6
[36.8-46.3]		 36.5↑
[31.7-41.3]		 18.1
[16.1-20.1]
Female (15+) 405 17.5↓
[14.8-20.2]		 27.2
[23.9-30.4]		 55.3
[51.7-59.0]		 12.0
[10.9-13.0]
15-24 60 21.0
[16.9-25.1]		 # 74.6
[70.1-79.0]		 10.2
[8.8-11.6]
25+ 345 16.9
[13.8-20.0]		 31.1
[27.3-34.9]		 52.0
[47.7-56.2]		 12.3
[11.1-13.5]
New Brunswick Total 632 21.3
[19.2-23.5]		 28.8
[26.5-31.1]		 49.9
[47.2-52.5]		 16.1
[14.9-17.3]
15-19 48 15.7
[11.8-19.5]		 # 82.6
[78.6-86.5]		 12.9
[10.7-15.2]
20-24 48 27.3
[22.4-32.3]		 # 66.1
[61.2-71.1]		 13.6
[11.7-15.5]
25-44 199 26.8
[22.5-31.2]		 20.1
[16.2-23.9]		 53.1
[47.8-58.4]		 16.4
[14.7-18.0]
45+ 337 18.0
[15.1-20.9]		 41.0
[37.5-44.5]		 41.0
[37.4-44.7]		 16.7
[14.6-18.8]
Male (15+) 310 23.9
[20.5-27.3]		 31.8
[28.3-35.2]		 44.4
[40.5-48.3]		 17.5
[15.7-19.4]
15-24 49 26.9
[21.9-31.9]		 # 68.0
[63.0-73.1]		 13.8
[11.8-15.8]
25+ 260 23.3
[19.4-27.2]		 36.9
[32.8-41.0]		 39.8
[35.4-44.3]		 18.3
[16.1-20.4]
Female (15+) 322 18.9
[16.2-21.5]		 25.9
[22.7-29.1]		 55.2
[51.6-58.9]		 14.3
[12.8-15.8]
15-24 47 15.9
[12.3-19.5]		 # 80.9
[77.1-84.7]		 12.6
[10.5-14.6]
25+ 276 19.4
[16.3-22.4]		 29.8
[26.0-33.5]		 50.9
[46.6-55.1]		 14.6
[12.9-16.2]
Quebec Total 6,490 20.7
[18.5-22.9]		 31.1
[28.9-33.3]		 48.2
[45.5-50.8]		 15.4
[14.2-16.6]
15-19 495 18.1
[14.8-21.4]		 # 80.1
[76.7-83.4]		 12.5
[11.0-14.1]
20-24 481 30.2
[25.3-35.2]		 9.2
[6.3-12.0]		 60.6
[55.3-65.9]		 14.5
[12.0-16.9]
25-44 2,137 22.2
[17.4-26.9]		 23.3
[19.2-27.4]		 54.5↑
[48.9-60.2]		 14.2
[11.9-16.5]
45+ 3,377 18.8
[15.9-21.8]		 43.5↓
[40.0-47.0]		 37.7
[34.1-41.2]		 16.6
[15.0-18.3]
Male (15+) 3,197 23.7
[20.1-27.2]		 32.0
[28.7-35.3]		 44.3
[40.4-48.2]		 16.6
[15.0-18.2]
15-24 498 25.3
[20.8-29.8]		 # 69.1
[64.5-73.8]		 15.4
[12.8-18.0]
25+ 2,699 23.4
[19.2-27.6]		 36.9
[32.9-40.8]		 39.7
[35.3-44.2]		 16.8
[14.9-18.7]
Female (15+) 3,292 17.9
[15.1-20.6]		 30.3
[27.2-33.3]		 51.9
[48.3-55.4]		 13.8
[12.2-15.4]
15-24 478 22.8
[18.9-26.8]		 # 71.8
[67.7-76.0]		 12.0
[10.2-13.9]
25+ 2,814 17.0
[13.8-20.2]		 34.5↓
[31.0-38.0]		 48.5↓
[44.4-52.6]		 14.1
[12.2-.16.1]
Ontario Total 10,738 15.4
[13.3-17.5]		 23.8
[21.4-26.1]		 60.9
[58.2-63.5]		 14.2
[13.0-15.3]
15-19 873 9.1
[6.6-11.5]		 # 89.6
[87.0-92.1]		 8.7
[6.7-10.8]
20-24 889 18.5↓
[14.7-22.3]		 # 75.0
[70.8-79.1]		 12.9
[10.9-14.9]
25-44 3,717 17.3
[13.0-21.7]		 15.4
[11.6-19.2]		 67.3
[62.3-72.3]		 11.4
[9.8-13.0]
45+ 5,259 14.6
[12.0-17.1]		 36.3
[32.4-40.1]		 49.2
[45.2-53.1]		 16.8
[15.2-18.4]
Male (15+) 5,267 16.3
[13.1-19.4]		 27.5↓
[23.6-31.3]		 56.3
[52.2-60.3]		 15.0
[13.4-16.6]
15-24 899 16.6
[13.0-20.3]		 # 79.2
[75.1-83.2]		 12.8
[10.6-14.9]
25+ 4,368 16.2
[12.5-19.9]		 32.3
[27.7-36.8]		 51.5↑
[46.7-56.4]		 15.3
[13.5-17.1]
Female (15+) 5,471 14.5↑
[11.7-17.3]		 20.2
[17.4-23.0]		 65.3
[61.7-68.8]		 13.1
[11.4-14.7]
15-24 863 10.9
[7.7-14.0]		 # 85.4
[82.0-88.7]		 10.1
[8.1-12.0]
25+ 4,609 15.2
[12.0-18.5]		 23.3
[19.9-26.6]		 61.5↑
[57.3-65.7]		 13.4
[11.6-15.3]
Manitoba Total 970 18.9
[16.7-21.0]		 24.5↓
[22.3-26.7]		 56.7
[54.1-59.2]		 12.9
[11.8-14.0]
15-19 88 17.9
[14.2-21.6]		 # 78.6
[74.6-82.5]		 10.7
[8.3-13.1]
20-24 87 25.4
[20.1-30.6]		 # 69.5↓
[64.0-74.9]		 11.3
[9.5-13.1]
25-44 322 23.5↓
[18.9-28.1]		 17.8
[14.0-21.6]		 58.7
[53.6-63.9]		 11.4
[9.9-12.9]
45+ 474 14.7
[11.9-17.6]		 36.4
[32.7-40.1]		 48.8
[45.0-52.7]		 15.0
[13.2-16.9]
Male (15+) 480 20.4
[17.0-23.7]		 27.2
[24.0-30.4]		 52.4
[48.6-56.2]		 14.9
[13.4-16.5]
15-24 88 23.5↑
[18.4-28.7]		 # 71.5↓
[66.2-76.7]		 11.8
[9.8-13.8]
25+ 391 19.6
[15.8-23.5]		 32.3
[28.4-36.1]		 48.1
[43.7-52.5]		 15.7
[13.8-17.5]
Female (15+) 491 17.4
[14.6-20.2]		 21.8
[18.9-24.6]		 60.8
[57.4-64.2]		 10.3
[9.0-11.6]
15-24 86 19.6
[15.6-23.6]		 # 76.7
[72.5-80.8]		 9.8
[7.9-11.7]
25+ 405 16.9
[13.6-20.3]		 25.6
[22.2-29.0]		 57.4
[53.4-61.5]		 10.4
[9.0-11.9]
Saskatchewan Total 821 22.3
[20.1-24.4]		 27.8
[25.5-30.1]		 49.9
[47.4-52.4]		 14.4
[13.4-15.3]
15-19 76 18.3
[14.5-22.1]		 # 78.2
[74.1-82.4]		 12.8
[9.7-15.8]
20-24 76 27.9
[22.9-32.8]		 8.9
[5.0-12.7]		 63.3
[58.1-68.4]		 13.5
[11.9-15.1]
25-44 261 28.5↓
[23.5-33.5]		 22.3
[17.8-26.8]		 49.2
[43.6-54.8]		 12.9
[11.4-14.3]
45+ 407 18.0
[14.9-21.1]		 39.4
[35.6-43.3]		 42.6
[39.1-46.1]		 16.3
[14.7-17.9]
Male (15+) 405 24.6
[20.9-28.2]		 31.6
[28.0-35.2]		 43.8
[40.1-47.6]		 15.8
[14.4-17.1]
15-24 78 25.7
[21.4-30.0]		 # 69.4
[65.0-73.9]		 15.9
[13.8-18.0]
25+ 327 24.3
[20.0-28.6]		 38.0
[33.5-42.4]		 37.7
[33.2-42.2]		 15.7
[14.2-17.3]
Female (15+) 415 20.0
[17.4-22.6]		 24.1
[21.0-27.2]		 55.9
[52.6-59.1]		 12.8
[11.5-14.0]
15-24 74 20.4
[16.4-24.4]		 # 72.1
[67.1-77.0]		 9.6
[8.1-11.1]
25+ 341 19.9
[16.8-23.1]		 27.7
[24.0-31.5]		 52.3
[48.3-56.3]		 13.2
[11.8-14.5]
Alberta Total 2,913 18.0
[16.0-20.1]		 24.4
[22.2-26.5]		 57.6
[55.0-60.2]		 13.9
[12.7-15.0]
15-19 241 12.4
[9.2-15.6]		 # 84.5↑
[81.0-88.0]		 9.8
[7.6-12.0]
20-24 279 25.6
[20.8-30.4]		 # 68.0
[62.9-73.1]		 10.1
[7.9-12.3]
25-44 1,113 20.8
[16.5-25.2]		 21.2
[17.3-25.1]		 57.9
[52.9-63.0]		 13.6
[11.9-15.3]
45+ 1,280 15.0
[12.2-17.8]		 35.1
[31.2-38.9]		 50.0
[45.8-54.1]		 15.6
[13.7-17.6]
Male (15+) 1,484 20.1
[16.9-23.3]		 24.8
[21.5-28.1]		 55.1
[51.3-59.0]		 15.5
[13.9-17.1]
15-24 270 22.9
[18.5-27.3]		 # 73.0
[68.4-77.6]		 10.9
[8.5-13.3]
25+ 1,215 19.4
[15.7-23.2]		 29.4
[25.4-33.4]		 51.2
[46.6-55.7]		 16.4
[14.5-18.2]
Female (15+) 1,428 15.9
[13.6-18.2]		 24.0
[21.0-26.9]		 60.1
[56.8-63.5]		 11.9
[10.6-13.2]
15-24 250 15.8
[11.8-19.9]		 # 78.5↓
[74.1-82.8]		 8.8
[6.6-10.9]
25+ 1,178 15.9
[13.2-18.7]		 27.8
[24.3-31.4]		 56.2
[52.2-60.3]		 12.4
[11.0-13.9]
British Columbia Total 3,781 14.9
[12.8-17.0]		 28.0
[25.6-30.3]		 57.1
[54.3-60.0]		 13.4
[12.2-14.6]
15-19 285 12.5↑
[9.0-16.0]		 # 85.9
[82.2-89.5]		 14.9
[10.1-19.8]
20-24 313 17.8
[13.4-22.3]		 # 76.9
[71.8-82.0]		 11.6
[9.2-14.0]
25-44 1,257 21.0
[15.7-26.4]		 21.1
[16.1-26.1]		 57.9
[51.5-64.2]		 12.2
[10.4-14.0]
45+ 1,927 10.7
[8.4-13.0]		 40.1
[36.5-43.6]		 49.2
[45.4-53.0]		 15.2
[13.2-17.2]
Male (15+) 1,866 16.0
[12.9-19.0]		 31.5↓
[27.8-35.2]		 52.5↑
[48.3-56.7]		 14.9
[13.3-16.5]
15-24 306 19.3
[14.4-24.3]		 # 76.5↑
[70.9-82.1]		 13.3
[10.3-16.4]
25+ 1,561 15.3
[11.8-18.9]		 36.9
[32.5-41.2]		 47.8
[42.9-52.7]		 15.1
[13.3-16.9]
Female (15+) 1,915 13.8
[10.9-16.6]		 24.6
[21.2-27.9]		 61.7
[57.8-65.6]		 11.8
[10.2-13.4]
15-24 292 11.1
[7.5-14.6]		 # 86.0
[82.0-90.0]		 12.2
[8.4-15.9]
25+ 1,623 14.2
[10.9-17.6]		 28.5↓
[24.5-32.4]		 57.3
[52.7-61.9]		 11.8
[10.1-13.4]


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Table 3. Nicotine dependence by age group and sex, daily smokers, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  How soon after waking do you have your first cigarette?
Sex Age group (years) Population estimate
('000)		 Within 5 minutes
(%)		 6-30 minutes
(%)		 31-60 minutes
(%)		 >60 minutes
(%)

[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 2009
Total All age groups 3,719 21.5↓
[18.8-24.1]		 34.2
[31.0-37.3]		 20.6
[17.4-23.8]		 23.8
[20.7-26.9]
Male 2,045 21.1
[17.3-24.9]		 36.4
[31.6-41.1]		 19.3
[14.9-23.7]		 23.2
[18.7-27.8]
Female 1,674 21.9
[17.7-26.0]		 31.5↓
[26.8-36.2]		 22.2
[17.5-26.8]		 24.5↑
[20.2-28.8]
 
Both sexes 15-19 164 20.3
[14.2-26.4]		 21.8
[15.3-28.4]		 19.5*↓
[13.0-25.9]		 38.4
[30.6-46.2]
20-24 332 19.6
[14.6-24.6]		 29.0
[23.3-34.7]		 21.5↓
[16.5-26.4]		 29.9
[24.7-35.2]
25+ 3,222 21.7
[18.7-24.7]		 35.3
[31.7-39.0]		 20.6
[16.8-24.3]		 22.4
[18.9-25.9]
25-44 1,454 18.9
[14.2-23.6]		 32.5↑
[26.2-38.8]		 20.9
[15.1-26.7]		 27.6
[21.3-34.0]
45+ 1,768 24.0
[20.1-27.9]		 37.6
[32.8-42.4]		 20.3
[15.6-25.0]		 18.1
[14.1-22.1]
 
Male 15-19 95 16.9*
[9.2-24.5]		 26.3*
[17.2-35.4]		 23.3*
[13.6-33.0]		 33.5↑
[23.4-43.6]
20-24 183 20.1*
[13.5-26.7]		 32.4
[24.2-40.6]		 22.5↓
[15.5-29.4]		 25.0
[18.3-31.8]
25+ 1,767 21.5↓
[17.1-25.8]		 37.3
[31.9-42.7]		 18.8
[13.7-23.9]		 22.5↓
[17.3-27.6]
25-44 807 16.6*
[10.4-22.8]		 33.3
[24.3-42.3]		 22.3*
[13.4-31.2]		 27.8*
[18.1-37.5]
45+ 959 25.6
[19.7-31.5]		 40.7
[33.9-47.4]		 15.8*
[10.3-21.3]		 18.0
[12.5-23.5]
Female 15-19 70 25.0*
[15.3-34.7]		 15.7*
[8.1-23.4]		 14.2*
[7.9-20.6]		 45.1
[33.0-57.1]
20-24 149 19.0*
[11.9-26.1]		 24.9
[16.8-32.9]		 20.2*
[12.9-27.6]		 35.9
[26.8-45.1]
25+ 1,455 22.0
[17.3-26.7]		 32.9
[27.5-38.3]		 22.7
[17.3-28.2]		 22.3
[17.5-27.2]
25-44 647 21.9
[14.8-29.0]		 31.6
[23.0-40.2]		 19.1*
[12.4-25.8]		 27.4
[18.9-36.0]
45+ 808 22.1
[16.1-28.1]		 34.0
[26.7-41.3]		 25.6
[18.3-33.0]		 18.3
[12.8-23.8]

Table 4. Number of quit attempts in the past 12 months by age group and sex, daily smokers, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Sex Age group (years) Population estimate
('000)		 No attempts
(%)		 1 attempt
(%)		 2-3 attempts
(%)		 4 or more attempts
(%)

[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 2009
Total All age groups 3,696 54.8
[51.2-58.4]		 14.8
[12.3-17.3]		 19.2
[16.3-22.1]		 11.2
[9.1-13.2]
Male 2,020 53.1
[48.2-57.9]		 16.0
[12.2-19.7]		 19.3
[15.1-23.4]		 11.7
[8.6-14.9]
Female 1,676 56.8
[51.8-61.9]		 13.5↓
[10.0-16.9]		 19.1
[15.3-23.0]		 10.6
[7.8-13.3]
 
Both sexes 15-17 67 24.6*
[14.7-34.5]		 23.0*
[13.0-33.0]		 21.1*
[10.3-31.9]		 31.3*
[19.9-42.8]
18-19 92 37.6
[27.6-47.6]		 13.5*↑
[6.2-20.9]		 17.0*
[10.1-23.9]		 31.9
[21.9-41.9]
15-19 159 32.1
[24.9-39.4]		 17.5*↑
[11.4-23.6]		 18.7
[12.6-24.8]		 31.6
[24.2-39.1]
20-22 184 45.5↑
[36.9-54.1]		 21.7*
[13.8-29.7]		 14.1*
[9.0-19.2]		 18.6*
[12.0-25.2]
23-24 144 43.5↓
[33.1-53.9]		 17.1*
[10.0-24.3]		 25.8*
[16.8-34.7]		 13.6*
[6.8-20.4]
20-24 329 44.6
[37.9-51.3]		 19.7
[14.0-25.4]		 19.2
[14.1-24.4]		 16.4
[11.6-21.3]
25-34 775 46.9
[37.2-56.6]		 21.0*
[12.4-29.5]		 20.4*
[11.9-28.8]		 11.7*
[5.7-17.7]
35-44 686 52.4
[43.7-61.1]		 16.8*
[10.4-23.2]		 22.0*
[14.1-29.9]		 8.8*
[4.5-13.2]
45+ 1,747 63.1
[58.3-68.0]		 10.2
[6.8-13.5]		 17.7
[13.7-21.6]		 9.1
[6.4-11.7]
25+ 3,208 56.9
[52.8-61.0]		 14.2
[11.3-17.0]		 19.2
[15.9-22.5]		 9.6
[7.4-11.9]
 
Male 15-19 90 31.4
[22.5-40.3]		 18.6*
[9.7-27.6]		 13.5*↑
[7.6-19.5]		 36.4
[25.4-47.4]
20-24 183 42.5↑
[33.5-51.6]		 17.6*
[11.0-24.2]		 22.2*
[14.9-29.6]		 17.6*
[11.5-23.7]
25-44 807 43.1
[34.1-52.1]		 20.4*
[13.0-27.8]		 24.9
[16.7-33.0]		 11.7*
[5.6-17.8]
45+ 939 65.8
[58.8-72.8]		 11.6*
[6.0-17.2]		 14.4*
[9.4-19.5]		 8.2*
[4.8-11.6]
Female 15-19 68 33.0*
[21.4-44.6]		 16.0*
[8.4-23.7]		 25.6*
[14.8-36.5]		 25.3*
[16.1-34.5]
20-24 146 47.2
[37.6-56.9]		 22.4*
[13.1-31.7]		 15.5*↓
[9.0-22.0]		 14.9*
[7.5-22.3]
25-44 654 57.5↓
[48.5-66.4]		 17.3*
[10.4-24.2]		 16.5*↑
[9.7-23.3]		 8.7*
[4.3-13.1]
45+ 808 60.1
[52.9-67.3]		 8.5*↓
[4.3-12.7]		 21.4
[15.3-27.4]		 10.0*
[5.8-14.3]


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Table 5. Quit rates by age group and sex, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Sex Age group
(years)		 Population estimate
('000)		 Total quitters
(%)		 Short term quitters
(%)		 Long term quitters
(%)

[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 2009
Both sexes Total 12,266 60.4
[58.5-62.3]		 3.4
[2.7-4.0]		 57.0
[55.1-58.9]
15-24 1,011 19.9
[16.9-22.9]		 8.3
[6.0-10.6]		 11.6
[9.5-13.7]
15-19 328 12.7
[9.1-16.4]		 6.6*
[3.9-9.2]		 6.1*
[3.8-8.5]
20-24 683 23.3
[19.4-27.3]		 9.1*
[6.1-12.2]		 14.2
[11.3-17.0]
25+ 11,255 64.0
[62.0-66.1]		 2.9
[2.2-3.6]		 61.1
[59.1-63.2]
25-44 3,737 48.6
[44.4-52.8]		 3.8*
[2.4-5.2]		 44.8
[40.5-49.0]
45+ 7,517 71.7
[69.5-74.0]		 2.5↓
[1.7-3.2]		 69.3
[67.1-71.4]
Male Total 6,648 60.5↓
[57.6-63.3]		 2.7
[2.0-3.5]		 57.7
[54.9-60.5]
15-24 580 18.2
[14.4-21.9]		 7.8*
[5.1-10.5]		 10.3
[7.6-13.1]
15-19 194 12.8*
[8.6-17.0]		 6.4*
[2.9-9.8]		 6.4*
[3.5-9.4]
20-24 386 20.9
[15.7-26.1]		 8.5*↑
[4.8-12.3]		 12.3
[8.5-16.1]
25+ 6,068 64.5↓
[61.4-67.6]		 2.3*
[1.4-3.1]		 62.2
[59.2-65.3]
25-44 1,987 48.9
[42.8-55.0]		 3.4*
[1.7-5.1]		 45.5↑
[39.3-51.7]
45+ 4,081 72.1
[68.9-75.3]		 1.7*
[0.8-2.6]		 70.4
[67.2-73.6]
Female Total 5,618 60.3
[57.4-63.2]		 4.1
[3.0-5.2]		 56.2
[53.4-59.1]
15-24 431 22.2
[17.3-27.0]		 8.9*
[5.5-12.4]		 13.2
[9.8-16.7]
15-19 135 12.6*
[6.6-18.6]		 6.8*
[2.8-10.9]		 #
20-24 297 26.5↓
[20.4-32.6]		 9.9*
[5.3-14.6]		 16.6
[11.9-21.3]
25+ 5,187 63.5↑
[60.4-66.6]		 3.7
[2.5-4.8]		 59.8
[56.7-62.9]
25-44 1,751 48.2
[42.4-54.0]		 4.2*
[2.1-6.4]		 44.0
[38.4-49.5]
45+ 3,437 71.3
[68.0-74.6]		 3.4*
[2.1-4.7]		 67.9
[64.5-71.3]

Table 6. Stages of change categories by age group and sex, among ever smokers (current and former smokers combined), age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Sex Age group (years) Population estimate
('000)		 Precontemplation
(%)		 Contemplation
(%)		 Preparation
(%)		 Action
(%)		 Maintenance
(%)

[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.

The first 3 categories are current smokers, last 2 categories are former smokers.

Source: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, February - December 2009
Total All age groups 12,266 16.4
[15.1-17.8]		 16.8
[15.3-18.3]		 6.3
[5.3-7.4]		 1.5↓
[1.0-1.9]		 59.0
[57.1-60.9]
Male 6,648 15.7
[13.7-17.7]		 17.0
[14.8-19.1]		 6.9
[5.4-8.4]		 1.0*
[0.6-1.4]		 59.4
[56.6-62.3]
Female 5,618 17.3
[15.2-19.3]		 16.7
[14.5-18.8]		 5.7
[4.3-7.0]		 1.9*
[1.1-2.8]		 58.5↓
[55.6-61.3]
 
Both sexes 15-19 328 37.6
[32.1-43.0]		 33.2
[27.7-38.7]		 16.4
[11.8-20.9]		 # 9.7
[6.8-12.6]
20-24 683 33.2
[29.0-37.5]		 32.2
[28.0-36.3]		 11.2
[8.6-13.8]		 3.3*
[1.4-5.2]		 20.1
[16.3-23.9]
25-44 3,737 18.9
[15.6-22.1]		 23.2
[19.6-26.9]		 9.3
[6.7-11.9]		 2.1*
[1.0-3.1]		 46.6
[42.3-50.8]
45+ 7,517 12.7
[11.0-14.4]		 11.5↑
[9.9-13.1]		 4.0
[3.0-5.0]		 0.9*
[0.4-1.4]		 70.9
[68.7-73.1]
 
Male 15-24 580 33.6
[29.3-37.9]		 33.8
[29.4-38.2]		 14.4
[11.2-17.6]		 3.2*
[1.3-5.2]		 15.0
[11.5-18.5]
25+ 6,068 14.0
[11.8-16.1]		 15.4
[13.1-17.7]		 6.2
[4.6-7.7]		 0.8*
[0.4-1.2]		 63.7
[60.6-66.8]
Female 15-24 431 36.0
[30.8-41.3]		 30.8
[25.8-35.7]		 10.9
[7.8-14.0]		 3.3*
[1.4-5.2]		 19.0
[14.6-23.4]
25+ 5,187 15.7
[13.5-17.9]		 15.5↓
[13.2-17.8]		 5.2
[3.8-6.7]		 1.8*
[0.9-2.7]		 61.8
[58.7-64.8]

Table 7. Smoking and pregnancy, women age 20-44 years**, Canada 2009
Age group
(years)		 Population estimate
('000)		 Smoked regularly during most recent pregnancy
(%)		 Spouse smoked regularly at home during most recent pregnancy***
(%)

[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.

** Among women aged 20-44 who had been pregnant in the previous 5 years.

*** Among women aged 20-44 who reported that they had a spouse/partner.

Source: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, February - December 2009
20-44 1,929 8.7
[6.0-11.3]		 4.1*
[2.5-5.7]
 
20-24 176 21.2
[14.6-27.8]		 14.6*
[9.6-19.6]
25-44 1,754 7.4*
[4.6-10.2]

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Table 8. Smoking and education, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Education level Population estimate
('000)		 Current smokers
(%)		 Former smokers
(%)		 Never smokers
(%)

[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 2009
< Secondary 4,639 23.3
[20.9-25.7]		 24.3
[22.1-26.5]		 52.4
[49.9-54.9]
Completed secondary 9,517 22.3
[20.5-24.2]		 27.6
[25.7-29.5]		 50.1
[47.9-52.3]
Completed college 5,702 15.7
[13.4-18.0]		 29.2
[26.5-31.8]		 55.1
[52.1-58.1]
Completed university 7,390 9.3
[7.8-10.8]		 25.7
[23.3-28.0]		 65.0
[62.3-67.7]

Table 9. Exposure of children at home to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), by province and age group, Canada 2009
Province % Children Age
0-11 regularly exposed		 % Children Age
12-17 regularly exposed		 % Children Age
0-17 regularly exposed

[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, Household component, February - December 2009
Canada 4.6
[4.0-5.2]		 9.8
[8.7-10.9]		 6.7
[6.1-7.3]
 
Newfoundland and Labrador 3.3
[2.3-4.3]		 10.1
[7.8-12.5]		 6.0
[4.8-7.2]
Prince Edward Island 4.6
[3.2-6.0]		 10.3
[8.1-12.6]		 7.1
[5.7-8.5]
Nova Scotia 5.4
[4.0-6.7]		 11.3
[9.2-13.4]		 7.9
[6.6-9.2]
New Brunswick 5.6
[4.1-7.0]		 12.1
[9.5-14.7]		 8.0
[6.5-9.4]
Quebec 11.3
[9.1-13.4]		 19.9
[17.0-22.7]		 14.8
[13.0-16.7]
Ontario 1.3
[0.6-1.9]		 5.4
[3.8-7.1]		 3.0
[2.2-3.8]
Manitoba 6.4
[5.0-7.9]		 9.7
[7.7-11.7]		 8.0
[6.6-9.3]
Saskatchewan 8.4
[6.6-10.2]		 11.5↓
[9.0-14.0]		 9.4
[7.8-11.0]
Alberta 4.0
[2.8-5.2]		 8.2
[5.9-10.5]		 5.4
[4.2-6.6]
British Columbia 1.7
[0.8-2.5]		 4.3
[2.8-5.8]		 2.5↑
[1.7-3.3]

Table 10. Ever used/tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish, by province, Canada 2009
  Population estimate
('000)		 % Tried marijuana only once % Tried marijuana more than once % Never tried marijuana

[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 2009
Canada 26,973 7.5↑
[6.8-8.2]		 30.6
[29.4-31.8]		 61.9
[60.6-63.1]
Males 13,315 7.1
[6.2-8.0]		 37.2
[35.3-39.0]		 55.7
[53.8-57.7]
Females 13,658 7.9
[6.9-8.9]		 24.2
[22.7-25.8]		 67.9
[66.2-69.5]
 
Newfoundland and Labrador 418 6.6
[5.2-8.0]		 26.7
[24.4-29.0]		 66.7
[64.1-69.2]
Prince Edward Island 113 7.3
[5.9-8.7]		 28.0
[25.6-30.3]		 64.7
[62.3-67.1]
Nova Scotia 774 8.0
[6.5-9.4]		 35.0
[32.5-37.5]		 57.0
[54.5-59.5]
New Brunswick 619 8.6
[7.1-10.2]		 28.7
[26.1-31.3]		 62.7
[60.0-65.4]
Quebec 6,317 7.3
[5.8-8.8]		 31.8
[29.4-34.2]		 60.9
[58.4-63.4]
Ontario 10,419 7.0
[5.7-8.4]		 26.5↓
[24.1-28.9]		 66.5↓
[64.0-69.0]
Manitoba 952 8.6
[7.1-10.1]		 29.0
[26.7-31.4]		 62.4
[60.0-64.8]
Saskatchewan 806 8.9
[7.4-10.4]		 30.8
[28.3-33.3]		 60.3
[57.9-62.7]
Alberta 2,844 8.2
[6.6-9.8]		 35.0
[32.4-37.5]		 56.8
[54.1-59.6]
British Columbia 3,711 7.9
[6.2-9.6]		 37.2
[34.6-39.8]		 54.9
[52.3-57.6]

Table 11. Ever used/tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish by smoking status, Canada 2009
Smoking status Population estimate
('000)		 % Tried marijuana only once % Tried marijuana more than once % Never tried marijuana

[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 2009
Current smoker 4,713 9.0
[7.2-10.8]		 54.8
[51.7-57.9]		 36.2
[33.3-39.2]
Former smoker 7,213 9.3
[7.8-10.8]		 38.4
[35.9-40.9]		 52.3
[49.6-54.9]
Never smoker 15,048 6.2
[5.4-7.0]		 19.3
[18.0-20.6]		 74.5↑
[73.1-76.0]


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Table 12. Occupational category by smoking status, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
Occupation Current smoker
(%)		 Daily smoker
(%)

[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, Household component, February - December 2009
Management 20.8
[15.3-26.3]		 15.6
[10.8-20.4]
Business/Finance/Administration 15.3
[12.7-18.0]		 11.2
[8.8-13.6]
Natural/applied science 12.6
[8.8-16.5]		 8.2
[5.6-10.8]
Health 10.6
[7.1-14.2]		 8.5*↓
[5.2-11.7]
Social/education/government/religion 10.0
[7.2-12.8]		 8.1*
[5.4-10.9]
Art/culture/recreation/sport 11.7*
[7.2-16.1]		 6.4*
[3.2-9.6]
Sales/service 21.7
[19.2-24.3]		 16.5↓
[14.0-19.0]
Trades/transport/equipment 29.1
[24.9-33.3]		 22.6
[18.8-26.4]
Primary industry 18.6
[13.2-23.9]		 14.5*↓
[9.6-19.3]
Process/manufacturing/utilities 29.2
[20.5-37.9]		 24.1*
[15.9-32.3]

Table 13. Description of the sample size represented, age 15+ years, Canada 2009
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Canada

Source: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, February - December 2009
Male 892 905 907 886 960 962 960 978 939 819 9,208
Female 1,081 1,070 1,157 1,149 1,153 1,030 1,187 1,147 1,036 903 10,913
15-19 533 539 545 531 627 548 614 530 475 436 5,378
20-24 367 317 361 382 397 408 416 412 401 297 3,758
25+ 1,073 1,119 1,158 1,122 1,089 1,036 1,117 1,183 1,099 989 10,985
25-34 139 151 154 155 163 139 171 176 208 117 1,573
35-44 225 217 204 219 191 204 215 205 233 194 2,107
45-54 249 236 261 268 270 274 224 259 291 231 2,563
55+ 460 515 539 480 465 419 507 543 367 447 4,742
Total 1,973 1,975 2,064 2,035 2,113 1,992 2,147 2,125 1,975 1,722 20,121
Date Modified: 2010-09-27

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