Table 3
Lifetime and past-year prevalence of marijuana use, by sex and age group, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2002 and 2012
Lifetime prevalence | Past-year prevalence | |||||||||||
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2002 | 2012 | 2002 | 2012 | |||||||||
% | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||||
from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||
One-time users included | ||||||||||||
Total | 41.3 | 40.6 | 42.1 | 42.5 | 41.3 | 43.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 47.0Note ‡ | 45.9 | 48.1 | 49.4Note * Note ‡ | 47.7 | 51.1 | 15.5Note ‡ | 14.7 | 16.2 | 16.1Note ‡ | 15.1 | 17.2 |
FemaleNote † | 35.9 | 34.9 | 36.9 | 35.8 | 34.3 | 37.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 9.1 |
Age group | ||||||||||||
15 to 17 | 39.1Note ‡ | 36.1 | 42.2 | 25.0Note * Note ‡ | 21.8 | 28.5 | 28.5Note ‡ | 25.9 | 31.3 | 20.0Note * Note ‡ | 17.0 | 23.4 |
18 to 24Note † | 61.7 | 59.6 | 63.7 | 53.7Note * Note § | 50.8 | 56.5 | 36.0 | 34.0 | 38.1 | 33.3 | 30.6 | 36.0 |
25 to 44 | 55.3Note ‡ | 54.0 | 56.5 | 53.5Note § | 51.2 | 55.7 | 14.0Note ‡ | 13.1 | 14.8 | 15.6Note * Note ‡ | 14.4 | 16.9 |
45 to 64 | 34.5Note ‡ | 33.1 | 35.9 | 45.7Note * Note ‡ Note § | 43.7 | 47.7 | 4.3Note ‡ | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.7Note * Note ‡ | 5.9 | 7.6 |
65 or older | 5.6Note ‡ | 4.9 | 6.4 | 13.1Note * Note ‡ Note § | 11.8 | 14.6 | 0.2Note ‡ Note E: Use with caution | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8Note * Note ‡ Note E: Use with caution | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Repeat users only | ||||||||||||
Total | 32.0 | 31.4 | 32.7 | 33.5Note * | 32.5 | 34.7 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 12.1 |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 37.5Note ‡ | 36.5 | 38.5 | 40.1Note * Note ‡ | 38.5 | 41.8 | 14.5Note ‡ | 13.8 | 15.3 | 15.3Note ‡ | 14.3 | 16.3 |
FemaleNote † | 26.8 | 25.9 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.5 |
Age group | ||||||||||||
15 to 17 | 29.7Note ‡ | 26.9 | 32.7 | 19.8Note * Note ‡ | 16.8 | 23.2 | 24.1Note ‡ | 21.6 | 26.7 | 17.1Note * Note ‡ | 14.2 | 20.4 |
18 to 24Note † | 51.0 | 48.9 | 53.1 | 43.8Note * Note § | 41.2 | 46.6 | 33.1 | 31.2 | 35.2 | 30.8 | 28.3 | 33.3 |
25 to 44 | 44.8Note ‡ | 43.5 | 46.0 | 43.5Note § | 41.5 | 45.6 | 13.3Note ‡ | 12.5 | 14.2 | 15.1Note * Note ‡ | 13.8 | 16.4 |
45 to 64 | 24.4Note ‡ | 23.2 | 25.6 | 36.1Note * Note ‡ Note § | 34.2 | 38.1 | 4.0Note ‡ | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.5Note * Note ‡ | 5.7 | 7.3 |
65 or older | 2.1Note ‡ | 1.7 | 2.6 | 6.8Note * Note ‡ Note § | 5.9 | 7.9 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 0.7Note ‡ Note E: Use with caution | 0.5 | 1.1 |
... not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
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