Description for chart 1

The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Percentage who reported heavy drinking in the last year, by sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2001 to 2014."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 11 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 30 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 2 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 2001 to 2014.
The title of series 1 is "Males."
The minimum value is 23.1 occurring in 2001.
The maximum value is 26.8 occurring in 2011.
The title of series 2 is "Females."
The minimum value is 8.3 occurring in 2001.
The maximum value is 13.4 occurring in 2013.

Data table for chart 1
Percentage who reported heavy drinking in the last year, by sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2001 to 2014, percent
  Males Females
2001 23.1 8.3
2003 24.5 8.8
2005 25.3 9.6
2007 25.0 9.6
2008 24.1 9.6
2009 24.8 9.9
2010 24.8 10.1
2011 26.8 11.4
2012 24.3 10.7
2013 24.5 13.4
2014 22.7 13.2
Notes:
For males, heavy drinking refers to having 5 or more drinks, on oneoccasion, at least once a month in the last year. The same definition applies to females between 2001 and 2012. Starting in 2013, the limit for heavy drinking for females was reduced to four or more drinks.
Sources:
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 to 2014.
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