Smoking status, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada excluding territories, 1994/95-1998/99

Smoking status Total, smoking Daily smokers Occasional smokers Former smokers Never smoked Smoking status not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Total, 12 years and over 23,948,617 5,816,904 24.3 1,205,735 5.0 7,141,740 29.8 9,759,855 40.8 F F
  Males
 11,780,342 3,056,263 25.9 616,285 5.2 3,858,903 32.8 4,239,693 36.0 F F
  Females
 12,168,275 2,760,640 22.7 589,449 4.8 3,282,836 27.0 5,520,162 45.4 F F
                     
12-14 years 1,326,127 55,016E 4.1E F F 258,251 19.5 941,289 71.0 F F
  Males
 705,741 F F F F 152,605 21.6 518,578 73.5 F F
  Females
 620,386 36,822E 5.9E F F 105,646E 17.0E 422,711 68.1 F F
                     
15-19 years 2,046,278 403,213 19.7 179,660 8.8 377,952 18.5 1,085,453 53.0 F F
  Males
 1,057,276 196,437 18.6 94,504E 8.9E 174,168 16.5 592,168 56.0 F F
  Females
 989,002 206,776 20.9 85,156E 8.6 203,784 20.6 493,285 49.9 F F
                     
20-24 years 1,739,550 497,239 28.6 120,460 6.9 338,918 19.5 782,933 45.0 F F
  Males
 837,418 222,628 26.6 53,933E 6.4E 152,332 18.2 408,524 48.8 F F
  Females
 902,132 274,611 30.4 66,527E 7.4E 186,586 20.7 374,408 41.5 F F
                     
25-34 years 4,755,495 1,516,768 31.9 313,459 6.6 1,074,977 22.6 1,850,291 38.9 F F
  Males
 2,337,763 793,185 33.9 145,225 6.2 460,926 19.7 938,427 40.1 F F
  Females
 2,417,732 723,583 29.9 168,234 7.0 614,051 25.4 911,864 37.7 F F
                     
35-44 years 4,864,334 1,464,224 30.1 226,750 4.7 1,455,913 29.9 1,717,447 35.3 F F
  Males
 2,474,091 810,539 32.8 141,478 5.7 765,418 30.9 756,655 30.6 F F
  Females
 2,390,243 653,685 27.3 85,272 3.6 690,495 28.9 960,791 40.2 F F
                     
45-54 years 3,504,062 933,835 26.7 125,926 3.6 1,223,921 34.9 1,212,706 34.6 F F
  Males
 1,817,048 526,783 29.0 72,953E 4.0E 724,171 39.9 487,549 26.8 F F
  Females
 1,687,014 407,052 24.1 52,973E 3.1E 499,750 29.6 725,158 43.0 F F
                     
55-64 years 2,461,802 551,643 22.4 95,899 3.9 956,911 38.9 852,903 34.6 F F
  Males
 1,152,384 287,815 25.0 55,825E 4.8E 557,750 48.4 247,389 21.5 F F
  Females
 1,309,418 263,828 20.1 40,074E 3.1E 399,161 30.5 605,514 46.2 F F
                     
65-74 years 2,059,918 291,819 14.2 64,634E 3.1 940,209 45.6 756,248 36.7 F F
  Males
 920,211 152,109 16.5 28,005E 3.0E 555,977 60.4 184,121 20.0 F F
  Females
 1,139,707 139,711 12.3 36,629E 3.2E 384,233 33.7 572,128 50.2 F F
                     
75 years and over 1,191,051 103,146 8.7 12,633E 1.1E 514,687 43.2 560,585 47.1 F F
  Males
 478,410 48,574E 10.2E F F 315,557 66.0 106,281 22.2 F F
  Females
 712,641 54,573E 7.7E F F 199,129 27.9 454,304 63.7 F F
                     
1996/1997                      
Total, 12 years and over 24,594,887 5,794,518 23.6 986,501 4.0 7,012,968 28.5 10,717,398 43.6 83,502 0.3
  Males
 12,099,440 3,130,030 25.9 504,388 4.2 3,762,372 31.1 4,660,625 38.5 42,025 0.3
  Females
 12,495,447 2,664,487 21.3 482,113 3.9 3,250,596 26.0 6,056,773 48.5 41,477 0.3
                     
12-14 years 1,150,763 49,151E 4.3E 41,738E 3.6E 159,650 13.9 896,279 77.9 F F
  Males
 580,013 F F 17,718E 3.1E 76,744 13.2 466,620 80.4 F F
  Females
 570,750 31,939E 5.6E 24,020E 4.2E 82,906 14.5 429,660 75.3 F F
                     
15-19 years 2,110,798 464,931 22.0 150,234 7.1 394,545 18.7 1,095,794 51.9 F F
  Males
 1,085,998 231,293 21.3 67,531 6.2 184,006 16.9 602,145 55.4 F F
  Females
 1,024,800 233,638 22.8 82,703 8.1 210,539 20.5 493,649 48.2 F F
                     
20-24 years 1,872,592 525,632 28.1 129,445 6.9 368,070 19.7 845,410 45.1 F F
  Males
 948,260 297,871 31.4 66,351 7.0 168,558 17.8 412,149 43.5 F F
  Females
 924,332 227,761 24.6 63,094 6.8 199,511 21.6 433,262 46.9 F F
                     
25-34 years 4,471,514 1,268,559 28.4 232,879 5.2 977,576 21.9 1,982,715 44.3 9,786E 0.2E
  Males
 2,208,851 673,959 30.5 114,904 5.2 417,146 18.9 997,060 45.1 F F
  Females
 2,262,663 594,599 26.3 117,975 5.2 560,430 24.8 985,654 43.6 4,004E 0.2E
                     
35-44 years 5,237,643 1,557,965 29.7 184,909 3.5 1,464,031 28.0 2,010,770 38.4 19,969E 0.4E
  Males
 2,644,862 865,508 32.7 103,165 3.9 761,557 28.8 903,463 34.2 11,169E 0.4E
  Females
 2,592,781 692,458 26.7 81,744 3.2 702,474 27.1 1,107,306 42.7 8,800E 0.3E
                     
45-54 years 3,770,504 960,013 25.5 104,684 2.8 1,282,859 34.0 1,410,422 37.4 12,526E 0.3E
  Males
 1,921,647 532,136 27.7 66,770 3.5 738,172 38.4 577,322 30.0 7,247E 0.4E
  Females
 1,848,857 427,877 23.1 37,914 2.1 544,687 29.5 833,100 45.1 F F
                     
55-64 years 2,564,965 547,450 21.3 59,219 2.3 972,306 37.9 976,016 38.1 9,973E 0.4E
  Males
 1,231,134 288,901 23.5 32,835E 2.7E 580,000 47.1 323,727 26.3 F F
  Females
 1,333,831 258,548 19.4 26,384E 2.0E 392,306 29.4 652,289 48.9 4,304E 0.3E
                     
65-74 years 2,095,818 308,652 14.7 49,248 2.3 857,212 40.9 871,364 41.6 9,342E 0.4E
  Males
 929,806 162,058 17.4 22,958E 2.5E 506,845 54.5 233,274 25.1 F F
  Females
 1,166,013 146,593 12.6 26,290E 2.3E 350,367 30.0 638,090 54.7 4,673E 0.4E
                     
75 years and over 1,320,290 112,166 8.5 34,145E 2.6E 536,720 40.7 628,627 47.6 8,633E 0.7E
  Males
 548,869 61,092 11.1 12,154E 2.2E 329,344 60.0 144,865 26.4 F F
  Females
 771,420 51,074 6.6 F F 207,376 26.9 483,762 62.7 7,218E 0.9E
                     
1998/1999                      
Total, 12 years and over 24,916,127 5,690,624 22.8 931,518 3.7 8,315,832 33.4 9,906,788 39.8 71,365E 0.3E
  Males
 12,259,087 2,981,807 24.3 431,584 3.5 4,564,470 37.2 4,241,617 34.6 39,608E 0.3E
  Females
 12,657,040 2,708,817 21.4 499,934 3.9 3,751,362 29.6 5,665,170 44.8 F F
                     
12-14 years 1,132,916 32,390E 2.9E F F 136,946 12.1 944,910 83.4 F F
  Males
 596,301 F F F F 75,521E 12.7E 492,279 82.6 F F
  Females
 536,615 F F F F 61,425E 11.4E 452,632 84.3 F F
                     
15-19 years 2,140,371 465,781 21.8 126,997 5.9 548,323 25.6 999,270 46.7 F F
  Males
 1,092,483 202,493 18.5 53,599E 4.9E 272,325 24.9 564,066 51.6 F F
  Females
 1,047,889 263,288 25.1 73,398E 7.0E 275,998 26.3 435,204 41.5 F F
                     
20-24 years 1,929,787 550,912 28.5 160,855 8.3 437,587 22.7 779,913 40.4 F F
  Males
 970,659 290,927 30.0 74,686E 7.7E 218,485 22.5 386,561 39.8 F F
  Females
 959,127 259,985 27.1 86,169E 9.0 219,102 22.8 393,352 41.0 F F
                     
25-34 years 4,124,839 1,170,466 28.4 231,405 5.6 1,076,990 26.1 1,631,541 39.6 F F
  Males
 2,034,597 590,150 29.0 101,578 5.0 523,590 25.7 816,739 40.1 F F
  Females
 2,090,242 580,316 27.8 129,827 6.2 553,400 26.5 814,802 39.0 F F
                     
35-44 years 5,423,410 1,523,166 28.1 185,700 3.4 1,767,445 32.6 1,938,205 35.7 F F
  Males
 2,740,807 858,472 31.3 90,177E 3.3 922,819 33.7 866,717 31.6 F F
  Females
 2,682,603 664,695 24.8 95,523 3.6 844,626 31.5 1,071,488 39.9 F F
                     
45-54 years 3,985,865 1,007,829 25.3 102,722E 2.6E 1,517,678 38.1 1,350,807 33.9 F F
  Males
 1,953,552 511,314 26.2 59,336E 3.0E 868,839 44.5 507,234 26.0 F F
  Females
 2,032,312 496,515 24.4 43,386E 2.1E 648,839 31.9 843,573 41.5 F F
                     
55-64 years 2,691,326 543,361 20.2 56,421E 2.1E 1,192,854 44.3 893,791 33.2 F F
  Males
 1,353,049 307,763 22.7 F F 720,222 53.2 293,557 21.7 F F
  Females
 1,338,278 235,598 17.6 27,615E 2.1E 472,632 35.3 600,233 44.9 F F
                     
65-74 years 1,999,320 294,941 14.8 44,956E 2.2E 966,618 48.3 684,590 34.2 F F
  Males
 905,148 147,385 16.3 13,072E 1.4E 573,941 63.4 163,554 18.1 F F
  Females
 1,094,172 147,556 13.5 31,883E 2.9E 392,677 35.9 521,036 47.6 F F
                     
75 years and over 1,488,293 101,778 6.8 F F 671,391 45.1 683,760 45.9 F F
  Males
 612,491 52,787E 8.6 F F 388,728 63.5 150,911 24.6 F F
  Females
 875,802 48,991 5.6 F F 282,663 32.3 532,850 60.8 F F
                     

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file.
2. Population aged 12 and over who reported being either a smoker (daily or occasional) or a non-smoker (former or never smoked).
3. Current smokers are those who smoke on either a daily or an occasional basis.
4. Daily smoking refers to smoking at least one cigarette per day for each of the 30 days preceding the survey.
5. Occasional smoking refers to smoking at least one cigarette during the past 30 days preceding the survey, but not every day.
6. Former smokers are those who previously smoked either daily or occasionally and are now total non-smokers.
7. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
9. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
10. CANSIM table number 01040027.