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. 2013 Jun 11;13:569. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-569

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for estimates of risk factor prevalence by sex for the population, 2010-2011, Canada

    Male
Female
Total
(n = 849,600) %a (n = 791,400) %a (n = 1,641,000) %a
Grade
9
24.8
25.1
24.9
10
26.1
25.4
25.8
11
25.5
25.7
25.6
12
23.6
23.8
23.7
Current Smoker (based on cigarettes only)
Yes
9.7
7.7
8.8
No
90.3
92.3
91.2
Current Marijuana Use
Yes
22.3
15.3
18.8
No
77.7
84.7
81.2
Current Binge Drinking
Yes
27.7
23.1
25.5
No
72.3
76.9
74.5
Weight Status
Overweight/Obese
29.1
15.2
22.5
Normal Weight
70.9
84.8
77.5
Physical Activity Level
Inactive
23.9
39.0
31.2
Active
76.1
61.0
68.8
Sedentary Behaviour Level
High
89.8
89.1
89.4
Moderate / Low
10.2
10.9
10.6
Fruit / Vegetable Consumption
Inadequate
94.5
92.7
93.6
Adequate
5.5
7.3
6.4
 
 
Male
Female
Total
(n = 577,600) %b
(n = 518,400) %b
(n = 1,096,000) %b
Number of Risk Factors
All 7
0.3
#
0.3
6
2.5
1.9
2.2
5
7.4
5.9
6.7
4
18.4
14.2
16.4
3
32.7
35.8
34.2
2
33.4
33.2
33.3
1
5.1
7.9
6.4
  None # 0.9 0.5

a weighted population estimate where missing data are excluded from the estimate.

b weighted population estimate where respondents were excluded if any individual risk factor data were missing.

1 Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador.

2 Quebec does not include students in Grade 12.

3 Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.

# Data not reportable due to low cell size.