Description for Chart 2a & 2b
Percentage of heavy, moderate and light smokers among daily smokers, by sex, household population 12 and older, Canada, 2001 to 2011

These two line charts illustrate the total percentage of Canadians aged 12 and over, by sex, who are heavy smokers (25 or more cigarettes per day), moderate smokers (15 to 24 cigarettes per day), and light smokers (less than or equal to 14 cigarettes per day) from 2001 to 2011.
There are separate charts for males and females.
The Y axis is measured in percentages, and increases by increments of 10 from 0 to 70.
On the X axis, from left to right, are the years from 2001 to 2011.
The percentage of the male population aged 12 and older who were heavy smokers was 30.9% in 2001, 26.9% in 2003, 26.9% in 2005, 26.7% in 2007, 24.4% in 2008, 22.6% in 2009, 23.2% in 2010, and 23.5% in 2011.
The percentage of the male population aged 12 and older who were moderate smokers was 32.4% in 2001, 32.1% in 2003, 32.3% in 2005, 31.3% in 2007, 30.4% in 2008, 33.0% in 2009, 33.8% in 2010, and 33.5% in 2011.
The percentage of the male population aged 12 and older who were light smokers was 36.7% in 2001, 41.1% in 2003, 41.9% in 2005, 42.0% in 2007, 45.2% in 2008, 44.3% in 2009, 43.0% in 2010, and 43.0% in 2011.
The percentage of the female population aged 12 and older who were heavy smokers was 20.3% in 2001, 18.4% in 2003, 16.7% in 2005, 15.0% in 2007, 13.9% in 2008, 11.5% in 2009, 14.2% in 2010, and 14.2% in 2011.
The percentage of the female population aged 12 and older who were moderate smokers was 28.6% in 2001, 26.5% in 2003, 26.4% in 2005, 25.9% in 2007, 26.3% in 2008, 28.9% in 2009, 24.6% in 2010, and 23.1% in 2011.
The percentage of the female population aged 12 and older who were light smokers was 51.2% in 2001, 55.1% in 2003, 56.9% in 2005, 59.1% in 2007, 59.9% in 2008, 59.6% in 2009, 61.2% in 2010, and 62.6% in 2011.

Source:  Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.