Smokers, by sex, provinces and territories (Percent)
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| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | |||||
| Canada | 22.0 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 19.9 |
| Males | 24.7 | 24.3 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 22.3 |
| Females | 19.4 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.4 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 20.4 |
| Males | 29.3 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 24.0 | 23.3 |
| Females | 21.7 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 17.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 21.0 |
| Males | 26.4 | 23.7 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 22.6 |
| Females | 17.0 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 19.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 24.4 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 21.8 |
| Males | 26.0 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 22.4 |
| Females | 23.0 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 22.2 | 21.2 |
| New Brunswick | 23.4 | 23.3 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 21.7 |
| Males | 27.4 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 25.8 | 20.4 |
| Females | 19.5 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 23.0 |
| Quebec | 25.1 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 21.0 |
| Males | 27.5 | 25.5 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 22.2 |
| Females | 22.8 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| Ontario | 20.8 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.4 |
| Males | 23.8 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 23.2 | 23.6 |
| Females | 17.9 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.3 |
| Manitoba | 22.5 | 24.2 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 20.0 |
| Males | 25.1 | 27.3 | 22.4 | 21.0 | 21.3 |
| Females | 20.0 | 21.2 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 18.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 26.0 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 22.8 | 23.8 |
| Males | 26.9 | 28.4 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 24.7 |
| Females | 25.2 | 22.0 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 22.9 |
| Alberta | 22.0 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 21.7 |
| Males | 24.9 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 23.9 |
| Females | 19.0 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 19.4 |
| British Columbia | 17.8 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 15.8 |
| Males | 20.2 | 21.6 | 17.7 | 20.9 | 16.9 |
| Females | 15.6 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 14.7 |
| Yukon | 36.0 | 31.6 | 35.5 | 27.9 | 29.3 |
| Males | 37.1 | 33.1 | 38.4 | 29.6 | 31.5 |
| Females | 34.8 | 30.2 | 32.6 | 26.0 | 27.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 38.3 | 34.3 | 35.7 | 41.7 | 34.9 |
| Males | 41.2 | 39.0 | 37.0 | 41.2 | 38.7 |
| Females | 35.3 | 29.3 | 34.5 | 42.2 | 30.8 |
| Nunavut | 59.0 | 54.2 | 61.3 | 54.4 | 59.7 |
| Males | 57.9 | 53.3 | 61.9 | 48.5 | 58.6 |
| Females | 60.1 | 55.2 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.9 |
| Note: Population aged 12 and over who reported being a current smoker. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 105-0501 and Catalogue no. 82-221-X. Last modified: 2013-05-02. | |||||
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