Tobacco Use in Canada
Patterns and Trends - 2012 Edition

youth: SMOKING PREVALENCE


By Age | By Sex | By Province

Smoking Prevalence by Sex

Among students in grades 6-9, smoking prevalence was significantly higher among males than females in 2008-09 (66). However, among youth aged 15-19, smoking prevalence was not significantly different between males and females in 2010 (67) (Figure 8.5).

Over time, among 15- to 19-year-olds, prevalence patterns have shifted from higher female smoking prevalence before 2004, to greater percentages of males smoking in the most recent years (Figure 8.6).

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Among students in grades 6-9, the same general pattern was observed, although with much smaller differences between the sexes: females had slightly higher smoking rates from 1994 to 2004-05, and males had slightly higher rates in 2006-07 and 2008-09 (Figure 8.6).

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