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• I: Adult Tobacco Use
• II: Quitting Smoking
• III: Youth Tobacco Use
• Smoking Initiation
  Ever Smoking
  Susceptibility
• Current Smoking
• Sources of Cigarettes
• Other Tobacco Products
• Quitting Smoking
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youth: SMOKING INITIATION

By Grade | By Province

Susceptibility to Smoking by Grade

Susceptibility to smoking among never-smoking students in grades 6-9 did not change significantly between 2006-07 and 2008-09 (61) (Note: comparisons with earlier survey years are not possible due to question changes) (Figure 7.5). The percentage of never-smokers who were susceptible to smoking increased with grade level up to grade 8: for example, in 2008-09, 29% of students in grade 6 were susceptible, while 35% of grade 8 students were susceptible. Susceptibility among grade 9 students was the same or lower than among grade 8 students in all years.

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