Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2007

The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was developed to provide timely, reliable, and continual data on tobacco use and related issues. This section presents the CTUMS results for 2007.

Annual Results

• Summary
• Supplementary Tables

Results for the First-half (February to June)

• Summary
• Supplementary Tables

Result Highlights

Smoking Prevalence, Canada, 1999-2007

The table below shows the long-term trends in the prevalence of currents smokers in Canada for the following three age groups: aged 15+, youth aged 15-19, and young adults aged 20-24.

* Note that this number should not be rounded up to 23%
Both Sexes	Total	15-19 yrs	20-24 yrs
1999 (%)	25	28	35
2000 (%)	24	25	32
2001 (%)	22	22.5*	32
2002 (%)	21	22	31
2003 (%)	21	18	30
2004 (%)	20	18	28
2005 (%)	19	18	26
2006 (%)	19	15	27
2007 (%)	19	15	25

Annual and Semi-Annual Results (1999-2007)

Ever Smokers, Aged 15+, Canada, 2007

The table below provides a break down of Ever Smokers (Current and Former Smokers combined) and current smokers (Daily and Occasional Smokers) for 2007.

CTUMS 2007 Annual	Total
Former Smokers	59%
Current Smokers	41%
Daily Smokers	76%
Occasional Smokers	24%

The following table compares the total number of ever smokers against the total population of Canada (aged 15+).

CTUMS 2007 Annual	Total Number
Population	26,902,101
Ever Smokers	12,721,290
Current Smokers	5,176,302
Former Smokers	7,544,908

Ever Smokers, Aged 15+, Canada, 1999

For comparison purposes, the tables below provide the same breakdown of CTUMS 1999 results.

CTUMS 1999 Annual	Total
Former Smokers	50%
Current Smokers	50%
Daily Smokers	83%
Occasional Smokers	17%

 

CTUMS 1999 Annual	Total Number
Population	24,260,326
Ever Smokers	12,267,384
Current Smokers	6,121,982
Former Smokers	6,145,392

Sources: 1999-2007 - Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey.