Tobacco Use in Canada
Patterns and Trends - 2012 Edition

youth: CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION


By Sex | By Age

Cigarette Consumption by Sex

Among daily smokers in grades 7-9, males had significantly higher mean daily cigarette consumption than females in 2008-09 (72) (Figure 8.9). In this age group, consumption appears to have fluctuated over time among males, first decreasing before increasing in the most recent wave, but remained stable among females (Figure 8.10).

Among daily smokers aged 15-19, males consumed significantly more cigarettes per day than females in 2010 (73) (Figure 8.9). Males also appeared to smoke more in all years between 1999 and 2010 (Figure 8.10).

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