Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

 

Table 1. Percentage of current smokers, by sex and age group, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2005
Sex Age group 2000/01 2003 2005
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Both sexes 12 to17
13.8
13.0, 14.6
10.21
9.4, 11.0
8.11
7.4, 8.7
18 to 34
33.1
32.3, 34.0
30.01
29.2, 30.8
28.31
27.6, 29.0
35 to 64
28.2
27.7, 28.8
25.21
24.6, 25.8
24.11
23.6, 24.6
65 and over
12.1
11.5, 12.8
10.91
10.4, 11.5
10.6
10.1, 11.2
Total both sexes
26.0
25.6, 26.3
23.01
22.7, 23.4
21.81
21.4, 22.1
Males 12 to 17
12.5
11.4, 13.6
9.61
8.5, 10.7
7.21
6.4, 8.0
18 to 34
36.0
34.8, 37.3
33.11
31.9, 34.4
31.7
30.6, 32.7
35 to 64
30.5
29.7, 31.3
27.21
26.4, 28.1
26.01
25.2, 26.7
65 and over
13.2
12.2, 14.3
11.51
10.7, 12.3
11.2
10.4, 12.0
Total males
28.1
27.6, 28.7
25.11
24.6, 25.6
23.71
23.2, 24.2
Females 12 to 17
15.2
14.0, 16.4
10.81
9.8, 11.9
9.01
8.0, 10.0
18 to 34
30.2
29.1, 31.2
26.81
25.8, 27.8
24.81
24.0, 25.7
35 to -64
26.0
25.3, 26.7
23.21
22.4, 23.9
22.3
21.6, 23.0
65 and over
11.2
10.5, 12.0
10.5
9.8, 11.2
10.2
9.5, 10.9
Total females
23.8
23.3, 24.3
21.01
20.5, 21.5
19.91
19.4, 20.3
1. Significantly different from estimate for preceding period (p < 0.05)
Data source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey