Smoking status, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, territories, 1994/95-1996/97

Smoking status Total, smoking Daily smokers Occasional smokers Former smokers Never smoked Smoking status, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Territories 65,228 26,869 41.2 4,890 7.5 16,021 24.6 15,210 23.3 2,238 3.4
  Males
 33,977 13,862 40.8 2,837 8.3 8,326 24.5 7,873 23.2 1,079E 3.2E
  Females
 31,251 13,007 41.6 2,053 6.6 7,695 24.6 7,337 23.5 1,159E 3.7E
                     
Yukon Territory 20,759 6,498 31.3 1,485 7.2 6,487 31.3 5,814 28.0 474E 2.3E
  Males
 10,832 3,518 32.5 843E 7.8 3,426 31.6 2,809 25.9 237E 2.2E
  Females
 9,927 2,980 30.0 642E 6.5 3,062 30.8 3,006 30.3 238E 2.4E
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 44,469 20,370 45.8 3,405 7.7 9,534 21.4 9,396 21.1 1,764E 4.0E
  Males
 23,145 10,344 44.7 1,994E 8.6E 4,900 21.2 5,065 21.9 842E 3.6E
  Females
 21,324 10,027 47.0 1,411E 6.6E 4,633 21.7 4,331 20.3 922E 4.3E
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 28,228 10,860 38.5 2,036E 7.2E 6,807 24.1 7,432 26.3 1,094E 3.9E
  Males
 14,692 5,226 35.6 1,279E 8.7E 3,719 25.3 3,931 26.8 F F
  Females
 13,536 5,634 41.6 757E 5.6E 3,088 22.8 3,501 25.9 557E 4.1E
                     
Nunavut 16,241 9,511 58.6 1,369E 8.4E 2,727 16.8 1,964E 12.1E 670E 4.1E
  Males
 8,453 5,118 60.5 715E 8.5E 1,181E 14.0E 1,134E 13.4E F F
  Females
 7,788 4,393 56.4 655E 8.4E 1,546E 19.8E 830E 10.7E F F
                     
1996/1997                      
Territories 69,142 28,426 41.1 4,993 7.2 17,577 25.4 15,684 22.7 2,462E 3.6E
  Males
 36,228 14,738 40.7 2,558E 7.1E 9,660 26.7 7,735 21.4 1,538E 4.2E
  Females
 32,914 13,688 41.6 2,436E 7.4 7,917 24.1 7,949 24.2 924E 2.8E
                     
Yukon Territory 22,408 7,076 31.6 1,341 6.0 8,015 35.8 5,838 26.1 F F
  Males
 11,625 3,568 30.7 770E 6.6E 4,595 39.5 2,626 22.6 F F
  Females
 10,782 3,508 32.5 571E 5.3E 3,420 31.7 3,211 29.8 F F
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 46,734 21,350 45.7 3,652 7.8 9,561 20.5 9,847 21.1 2,325E 5.0E
  Males
 24,603 11,170 45.4 1,787E 7.3E 5,065 20.6 5,109 20.8 1,473E 6.0E
  Females
 22,131 10,180 46.0 1,865E 8.4E 4,497 20.3 4,738 21.4 852E 3.9E
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 30,344 12,290 40.5 2,458E 8.1E 6,538 21.5 7,438 24.5 1,621E 5.3E
  Males
 15,880 6,205 39.1 F 6.7E 3,524E 22.2 3,879E 24.4 F 7.6E
  Females
 14,464 6,084 42.1 1,394E 9.6E 3,014 20.8 3,558 24.6 F F
                     
Nunavut 16,390 9,060 55.3 1,194E 7.3E 3,023 18.4 2,409E 14.7E 704E 4.3E
  Males
 8,723 4,965 56.9 723E 8.3E 1,541E 17.7E 1,229E 14.1E F F
  Females
 7,667 4,096 53.4 F F 1,482E 19.3E F 15.4E F F
                     

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95 and 1996/97, cross sectional sample, health file, North component
2. Population aged 12 and over who reported their smoking status.
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. A simple variance formula was 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 01045027.