Chart 2
Percentage who smoke daily or occasionally, by sex and selected age groups, household population aged 12 and older, Canada, 2001 to 2009 – description

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This is a stacked line chart showing the percentages of males and females aged 12 or older and population aged 16 and 17 and 18 and 19, who smoked daily or occasionally in the years 2001 to 2009. The markers are displayed at the years 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of five from 0 to 40.

On the X axis from left to right are the years 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The top line represents the population aged 18 and 19 who smoked daily or occasionally; the second line down represents males; the third line represents females, and the bottom line represents the population aged 16 and 17.

The percentage of the population in the age group 18 and 19 who smoked daily or occasionally was 33.8% in 2001, 29.6% in 2003, and 24.8% in 2005. There were 23.8% of those aged 18 and 19 who smoked daily or occasionally in 2007, 22.4% in 2008, and 21.2% in 2009.

The percentage of males who smoked daily or occasionally was 28.2% in 2001, 25.1% in 2003, and 23.7% in 2005. There were 24.7% of males who smoked daily or occasionally in 2007, 24.4% in 2008, and 22.6% in 2009.

The percentage of females who smoked daily or occasionally was 23.8% in 2001, 21.0% in 2003, and 19.9% in 2005. There were 19.4% of females who smoked daily or occasionally in 2007, 18.5% in 2008, and 17.7% in 2009.

The percentage of the population in the age group 16 and 17 who smoked daily or occasionally was 23.9% in 2001, 20.3% in 2003, and 15.7% in 2005. There were 16.8% of those aged 16 and 17 who smoked daily or occasionally in 2007, 15.9% in 2008, and 16.4% in 2009.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009.