Table 3.
Selected characteristics of smoking participation (in %) at each cycle, aged 12–65.
| 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole sample | 28.6 (0.4) | 27.4 (0.4) | 24.0 (0.4) | 22.5 (0.4) | 21.8 (0.4) | 21.2 (0.4) | 24.5 (0.2) |
| Male | 29.6 (0.6) | 29.0 (0.6) | 24.4 (0.6) | 23.8 (0.6) | 23.8 (0.6) | 23.4 (0.7) | 25.8 (0.3) |
| Female | 27.6 (0.6) | 26.0 (0.6) | 23.5 (0.6) | 21.2 (0.6) | 19.9 (0.6) | 19.1 (0.6) | 27.6 (0.6) |
| Age 12–24 | 26.1 (0.1) | 26.1 (0.9) | 22.4 (1.0) | 18.6 (0.9) | 17.5 (0.9) | 17.3 (1.1) | 21.6 (0.4) |
| Age 25–44 | 32.5 (0.6) | 31.7 (0.6) | 27.4 (0.7) | 27.8 (0.7) | 27.1 (0.7) | 25.1 (0.8) | 28.8 (0.3) |
| Age 45–65 | 25.5 (0.7) | 24.3 (0.7) | 21.8 (0.6) | 20.8 (0.6) | 20.0 (0.6) | 20.3 (0.6) | 22.1 (0.3) |
| Less secondary | 29.2 (0.8) | 28.4 (0.8) | 24.1 (0.9) | 20.2 (0.9) | 20.7 (1.0) | 25.6 (1.2) | 32.0 (0.4) |
| Secondary | 35.6 (1.2) | 34.5 (1.3) | 30.8 (1.3) | 28.4 (1.4) | 26.5 (1.4) | 24.7 (1.4) | 30.5 (0.5) |
| Some post secondary | 32.0 (0.8) | 29.3 (0.8) | 29.3 (0.9) | 27.6 (0.9) | 26.8 (0.9) | 25.1 (1.0) | 28.6 (0.4) |
| Post secondary | 23.0 (0.7) | 23.0 (0.7) | 19.7 (0.6) | 19.8 (0.7) | 19.6 (0.7) | 18.0 (0.7) | 20.5 (0.3) |
| Newfoundland | 30.2 (1.7) | 27.0 (1.7) | 26.4 (1.8) | 24.6 (1.8) | 20.3 (1.7) | 20.0 (1.9) | 25.1 (0.7) |
| Prince Edward | 38.1 (1.9) | 34.5 (2.0) | 28.0 (1.9) | 26.2 (2.0) | 22.5 (1.8) | 18.3 (1.9) | 28.5 (0.8) |
| Nova Scotia | 32.1 (1.8) | 32.1 (1.8) | 27.5 (1.8) | 27.5 (1.8) | 26.7 (1.8) | 27.0 (2.0) | 29.0 (0.8) |
| New Brunswick | 29.6 (1.7) | 28.0 (1.7) | 25.0 (1.7) | 20.6 (1.7) | 22.1 (1.7) | 20.5 (1.9) | 24.6 (0.7) |
| Quebec | 31.1 (1.0) | 29.3 (1.0) | 25.5 (1.0) | 23.8 (1.0) | 24.0 (1.0) | 24.6 (1.1) | 26.6 (0.4) |
| Ontario | 27.8 (0.8) | 27.0 (0.9) | 23.3 (0.9) | 21.6 (0.8) | 21.3 (0.9) | 19.1 (0.9) | 23.6 (0.4) |
| Manitoba | 29.4 (1.7) | 25.0 (1.6) | 21.1 (1.6) | 21.8 (1.7) | 20.7 (1.7) | 18.5 (1.8) | 23.1 (0.7) |
| Saskatchewan | 29.3 (1.7) | 30.8 (1.8) | 25.0 (1.8) | 25.0 (1.8) | 22.4 (1.8) | 22.3 (2.0) | 26.2 (0.8) |
| Alberta | 29.0 (1.4) | 29.3 (1.4) | 25.5 (1.3) | 24.0 (1.3) | 21.1 (1.3) | 21.3 (1.3) | 25.2 (0.6) |
| British Columbia | 23.8 (1.3) | 21.8 (1.3) | 21.0 (1.3) | 19.0 (1.3) | 18.6 (1.3) | 19.3 (1.5) | 20.7 (0.6) |
| Married | 26.3 (0.6) | 24.5 (0.5) | 20.9 (0.5) | 20.5 (0.5) | 20.0 (0.5) | 19.3 (0.5) | 26.3 (0.5) |
| Separated | 44.7 (1.3) | 41.8 (1.4) | 37.5 (1.4) | 35.0 (1.4) | 34.1 (1.4) | 35.1 (1.6) | 44.8 (1.4) |
| Single | 28.0 (0.7) | 28.1 (0.7) | 25.0 (0.8) | 28.1 (0.9) | 26.7 (0.9) | 22.8 (0.9) | 28.0 (0.7) |
| Low income | 40.0 (1.3) | 42.0 (1.6) | 41.8 (1.7) | 44.4 (2.0) | 39.5 (2.3) | 41.2 (2.7) | 41.3 (0.7) |
| Middle income | 30.1 (0.6) | 29.6 (0.6) | 26.4 (0.6) | 25.4 (0.6) | 25.7 (0.7) | 26.0 (0.8) | 27.6 (0.3) |
| High income | 20.7 (0.8) | 22.0 (0.8) | 19.5 (0.7) | 19.0 (0.7) | 18.4 (0.6) | 18.1 (0.6) | 19.5 (0.3) |
The average smoking prevalence by selected groups was obtained from Canada National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2006/07, & 2008/09. The statistics are weighted using the NPHS sampling weights. Standard errors are given in parenthesis.