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2010 (Previous release)

The public use microdata file for the 2010 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) is now available.

The CTUMS, conducted since 1999 by Statistics Canada on behalf of Health Canada, provides timely, reliable and continuous data on tobacco use and related issues. Its objective is to track changes in smoking status and amount smoked, especially among young people aged 15 to 24, who are most at risk for starting to smoke.

Note: The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) and the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) produce estimates of national and provincial smoking rates. There are a number of differences between these two surveys. Each uses a different sampling frame.

The annual sample for CTUMS is 20,000, compared with 65,000 for CCHS. In the CCHS, smoking questions are asked in the context of a wide range of health-related behaviours; in CTUMS, all questions are related to smoking.

These factors can influence the estimates produced at a single point in time. However, the trends produced by the two surveys have been very consistent over time. Rather than comparing smoking rates produced from the two surveys, users should choose a single source, depending on their objectives, and use that source consistently.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 4440.

February to December 2010 data are now available in the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey Microdata File (82M0020X, free). See How to order products.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (ssd@statcan.gc.ca; toll-free 1-800-461-9050 or 613-951-3321; fax: 613-951-4527), Special Surveys Division.

For more information about the survey and its results, contact Health Canada (tcp-plt-questions@hc-sc.gc.ca; toll-free 1-866-318-1116; fax: 613-954-2377) or visit (www.gosmokefree.gc.ca).