Youth Smoking Survey - 2004-2005

Table 7. Average Number of cigarettes smoked per day (Daily smokers), Canada, 2004-05

	Male (%)	Female (%)	Total (%)
Grade 7	7.2 [5.6 - 8.8]	8.7 [6.8 - 10.5]	8.0 [6.1 - 9.9]
Grade 8	9.5 [7.3 - 11.8]	8.0 [5.6 - 10.3]	8.6 [7.1 - 10.1]
Grade 9	10.7 [7.5 - 13.9]	9.7 [8.0 - 11.5]	10.1 [7.5 - 13.9]
Total (grades 7-9)	10.1 [8.0 - 12.2]	9.2 [8.0 - 10.3]	9.6 [8.4 - 11.8]
Total (grades 5-9)	10.1 [8.0 - 12.2]	9.2 [8.0 - 10.3]	9.6 [8.5 - 10.6]

[95% confidence intervals in brackets]

Due to high variability average number of cigarettes smoked per day is suppressed for grades 5 and 6.

Source: 2004-05 Youth Smoking Survey