Description for chart 1
Percentage who reported heavy drinking in the last year1, by sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2001 to 2013

The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Percentage who reported heavy drinking1 in the last year, by sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2001 to 2013."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 13 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 "%."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 2001 to 2013.
The title of series 1 is "Males."
The minimum value is 23.06 occurring in 2001.
The maximum value is 26.79 occurring in 2011.
The title of series 2 is "Females."
The minimum value is 8.28 occurring in 2001.
The maximum value is 13.41 occurring in 2013.

Data table for chart 1 Percentage who reported heavy drinking1 in the last year, by sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, 2001 to 2013, %
  Males Females
2001 23.06 8.28
2002    
2003 24.54 8.84
2004    
2005 25.27 9.57
2006    
2007 24.99 9.61
2008 24.08 9.61
2009 24.79 9.93
2010 24.83 10.08
2011 26.79 11.42
2012 24.32 10.7
2013 24.51 13.41
Note(s):
1. For males, heavy drinking refers to having 5 or more drinks, 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.
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 - 2013.
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