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Youth Smoking Survey - 2004-2005

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Table 6. Ever tried smoking a cigarette, by province and grade, all grades, 2004-05
  Grade 5
(%)		 Grade 6
(%)		 Grade 7
(%)		 Grade 8
(%)		 Grade 9
(%)
Canada 5.8*
 [3.4 - 8.3]		 8.9
 [7.2 - 10.5]		 17.8
 [14.3 - 21.3]		 26.6
 [24.0 - 29.3]		 34.3
 [30.6 - 38.0]
NL 6.9*
 [4.5 - 9.4]		 6.8
 [5.0 - 8.7]		 16.1
 [11.1 - 21.1]		 29.6
 [21.3 - 37.9]		 43.1*
 [28.7 - 57.5]
PE 3.3*
 [1.6 - 5.0]		 7.1*
 [4.8 - 9.4]		 13.5†
 [10.9 - 16.1]		 22.6
 [18.2 - 27.0]		 28.8*
 [17.3 - 40.3]
NS 3.6*
 [2.1 - 5.2]		 9.7
 [7.4 - 11.9]		 19.4
 [16.2 - 22.6]		 28.4
 [24.1 - 32.8]		 36.4
 [29.7 43.1]
NB # # 15.2*
 [6.8 - 23.7]		 21.9
 [18.0 - 25.8]		 34.5
 [27.0 - 42.0]
QC 8.6*
 [4.1 - 13.1]		 17.1
 [12.6 - 21.5]		 36.2
 [26.3 - 46.1]		 45.6
 [39.8 - 51.4]		 48.9
 [39.4 - 58.5]
ON # # 10.1*
 [4.4 - 15.7]		 19.5†
 [14.4 - 24.6]		 27.9
 [21.5 - 34.3]
MB # 8.6
 [3.4 - 13.9]		 # 18.3*
 [8.1 - 28.4]		 37.0*
 [22.3 - 51.7]
SK 6.5*
 [2.5 - 10.6]		 # 13.0*
 [6.0 - 19.9]		 25.5†*
 [12.9 - 38.0]		 40.0*
 [21.3- 58.8]
AB # 10.5†*
 [7.3 - 13.7]		 13.4*
 [8.3 - 18.5]		 28.1
 [22.9 - 33.2]		 32.3
 [26.7 - 37.9]
BC 3.3*
 [12.7 - 52.6]		 5.7*
 [3.2 - 8.2]		 7.4*
 [4.3 - 10.6]		 13.8
 [9.9 - 17.7]		 27.9*
 [15.8 - 40.0]

[95% confidence intervals in brackets]

* Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution.

# High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed

† Note that this number should not be rounded up

Source: 2004-05 Youth Smoking Survey

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Date Modified: 2007-12-12

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