Tobacco Use in Canada
Patterns and Trends - 2012 Edition

end material: INDEX OF STATISTICAL TESTS

Index of Statistical Tests

W Wald test used to compute the p-value (binary variables)
F F test used to compute the p-value (continuous variables)
R Regression of the log of the outcome variable on time

1. Difference in overall smoking prevalence between 2009 and 2010: p=0.28W
2. Difference in daily smoking prevalence between 2009 and 2010: p=0.43W
3. Difference in non-daily smoking prevalence between 2009 and 2010: p=0.50W
4. Overall effect of time (1999-2010) on smoking prevalence: p<0.0001F
5. Overall annual rate of decline in prevalence, 1999-2010=3.43%; relationship of log prevalence and time: p<0.0001R
6. Difference in overall smoking prevalence between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
7. Difference in daily smoking prevalence between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
8. Difference in non-daily smoking prevalence between males and females in 2010: p=0.003W
9. Difference in current smoking prevalence among females between 2009 and 2010: p=0.03W
10. Difference in current smoking prevalence among males between 2009 and 2010: p=0.68W
11. Difference in smoking prevalence between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
12. Difference in smoking prevalence between educational groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
13. Difference in daily smoking prevalence between educational groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
14. Difference in non-daily smoking prevalence between educational groups in 2010: p=0.90W
15. Difference in consumption between 2009 and 2010: p=0.18F
16. Overall effect of time (1999-2010) on consumption: p<0.0001F
17. Overall annual rate of decline in consumption, 1999-2010=1.34%; relationship of log CPD and time: p<0.0001R
18. Difference in consumption between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001F
19. Difference in consumption between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001F
20. Difference in consumption between educational groups in 2010: p=0.05F
21. Difference in smoking prevalence between provinces in 2010: p<0.0001W
22. Difference in consumption between provinces in 2010: p=0.0001F
23. Difference in cigarillo use between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
24. Difference in cigar use between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
25. Difference in pipe use between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
26. Difference in chewing tobacco/snuff use between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
27. Difference in use of any other tobacco product between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
28. Difference in cigarillo use between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
29. Difference in cigar use between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
30. Difference in pipe use between age groups in 2010: p=0.003W
31. Difference in chewing tobacco/snuff use between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
32. Difference in cigar/cigarillo use between provinces in 2010: p=0.007W
33. Difference in use of roll-your-own (at least sometimes) between 2009 and 2010: p=0.57W
34. Difference in use of roll-your-own (at least sometimes) between males and females in 2010: p=0.001W
35. Difference in ‘all the time’ use of roll-your-own between males and females in 2010: p=0.11W
36. Difference in ‘most of the time’ use of roll-your-own between males and females in 2010: p=0.44W
37. Difference in ‘sometimes’ use of roll-your-own between males and females in 2010: p=0.007W
38. Difference in use of roll-your-own (at least sometimes) between age groups in 2010: p=0.94W
39. Difference in use of roll-your-own (at least sometimes) between provinces in 2010: p<0.0001W
40. Difference in quitter percentage between males and females in 2010: p=0.08W
41. Difference in ever smoking between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
42. Difference in current smoking between males and females in 2010: p<0.0001W
43. Difference in quitter percentage between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
44. Difference in 6-month quit intentions between 2009 and 2010: p=0.58W
45. Difference in 30-day quit intentions between 2009 and 2010: p=0.43W
46. Difference in 6-month quit intentions between males and females in 2010: p=0.51W
47. Difference in 30-day quit intentions between males and females in 2010: p=0.62W
48. Difference in 6-month quit intentions between age groups in 2010: p=0.43W
49. Difference in 30-day quit intentions between age groups in 2010: p=0.10W
50. Difference in having made a quit attempt in the past year between 2009 and 2010: p=0.63W
51. Difference in having made a quit attempt in the past year between males and females in 2010: p=0.07W
52. Difference in having made a quit attempt in the past year between age groups in 2010: p<0.0001W
53. Difference in quit success (among attempters in the past year) between 2009 and 2010: p=0.77W
54. Difference in quit success (among attempters in the past year) between males and females in 2010: p=0.51W
55. Difference in quit success (among attempters in the past year) between age groups in 2010: p=0.11W
56. Difference in ever trying a cigarette between males and females in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
57. Difference in ever trying a cigarette between 2006-07 and 2008-09, grades 6-9: p=0.99W
58. Difference in ever trying a cigarette between provinces in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
59. Difference in ever smoking a whole cigarette between 2009 and 2010, age 15-19: p=0.54W
60. Difference in ever smoking a whole cigarette between males and females in 2010, age 15-19: p=0.02W
61. Difference in susceptibility between 2006-07 and 2008-09, grades 6-9: p=0.06W
62. Difference in susceptibility between males and females in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p=0.09W
63. Difference in susceptibility between provinces in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
64. Difference in smoking prevalence between 2006-07 and 2008-09, grades 6-9: p=0.21W
65. Difference in smoking prevalence between 2009 and 2010, age 15-19: p=0.45W
66. Difference in smoking prevalence between males and females in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p=0.001W
67. Difference in smoking prevalence between males and females in 2010, age 15-19: p=0.25W
68. Difference in smoking prevalence between provinces in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
69. Difference in smoking prevalence between provinces in 2010, age 15-19: p<0.0001W
70. Difference in consumption between 2006-07 and 2008-09, grades 7-9: p=0.27F
71. Difference in consumption between 2009 and 2010, age 15-19: p=0.81F
72. Difference in consumption between males and females in 2008-09, grades 7-9: p=0.0009F
73. Difference in consumption between males and females in 2010, age 15-19: p=0.008F
74. Difference in cigar/cigarillo/pipe use between 2009 and 2010, age 15-19: p=0.07W
75. Difference in chewing tobacco/snuff use between 2009 and 2010, age 15-19: p=0.26W
76. Difference in cigar/cigarillo/pipe use between 2006-07 and 2008-09, grades 6-9: p=0.53*
77. Difference in smokeless tobacco use between 2006-07 (chewing tobacco/snuff) and 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
78. Difference in cigar/cigarillo use between males and females in 2010, age 15-19: p=0.0002W
79. Difference in pipe use between males and females in 2010, age 15-19: p<0.0001W
80. Difference in chewing tobacco/snuff use between males and females in 2010, age 15-19: p<0.0001W
81. Difference in cigar/cigarillo use between males and females in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
82. Difference in pipe use between males and females in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
83. Difference in smokeless tobacco use between males and females in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
84. Difference in cigar/cigarillo use between provinces in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
85. Difference in pipe use between provinces in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
86. Difference in smokeless tobacco use between provinces in 2008-09, grades 6-9: p<0.0001W
87. Difference in cigar/cigarillo use between provinces in 2010, age 15-19: p<0.0001W
88. Difference in pipe use between provinces in 2010, age 15-19: p=0.06W
89. Difference in chewing tobacco/snuff use between provinces in 2010, age 15-19: p<0.0001W
90. Difference in ever having made a quit attempt between 2006-07 and 2008-09, smokers in grade 6-9: p=0.75W
91. Difference in having made a quit attempt in the past 12 months between 2009 and 2010, smokers age 15-19: p=0.91W