Age–standardized percentage who reported current smoking (daily or occasional), by sex, population 12 years or older, Canada 2000/2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008

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This is a line chart that illustrates the age-standardized percentage of males and females aged 12 or older who reported current smoking (daily or occasional) from 2000/2001 to 2008. 

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of 5 from 0 to 30.

On the X axis from left to right are the years 2000/2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

The top line represents the males and the bottom line represents females who reported current smoking (daily or occasional).

The age-standardized percentage of males who reported current smoking (daily or occasional) decreased from 28.2% in 2000/2001 to 25.3% in 2003 to 24.2% in 2005, then increased to 25.1% in 2007 and decreased to 24.8 in 2008.

The age-standardized percentage of females who reported current smoking (daily or occasional)  decreased from 24.2% in 2000/2001 to 21.3% in 2003 to 20.2% in 2005 to 19.7% in 2007 and to 19.0% in 2008.

In 2003 and 2005, the age-standardized percentage of both females and males aged 12 or older who reported current smoking (daily or occasional) was significantly different from the previous time period at p<0.05. 

The data have been age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian population.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2000/2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008.