Table 2
Number and percentage of Canadians reporting never, former and current cannabis use by age and gender, household population aged 15 or older, Canada, fourth quarter 2018
| Thousands – People | % – People | Lower limit (%) – 95% confidence interval4 | Upper limit (%) – 95% confidence interval4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ||||
| Never | 16,594.2 | 54.6 | 52.8 | 56.4 |
| Former – one time | 2,590.0 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| Former – more than one time | 6,575.1 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 23.1 |
| Current | 4,629.7 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 16.7 |
| Females1 | ||||
| Never | 8,926.2 | 58.1 | 55.8 | 60.5 |
| Former – one time | 1,437.1 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 10.9 |
| Former – more than one time | 3,268.4 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Current | 1,720.9 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
| Males | ||||
| Never | 7,651.8 | 51.33 | 48.6 | 54.0 |
| Former – one time | 1,126.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 9.1 |
| Former – more than one time | 3,271.2 | 21.9 | 19.9 | 24.2 |
| Current | 2,865.1 | 19.22 | 17.1 | 21.5 |
| 15 to 241 | ||||
| Never | 2,271.2 | 57.1 | 50.1 | 63.8 |
| Former – one time | 274.7 | 6.9E | 4.1 | 11.3 |
| Former – more than one time | 356.9 | 9.0E | 6.0 | 13.3 |
| Current | 1,075.8 | 27.0 | 21.3 | 33.6 |
| 25 or older | ||||
| Never | 14,323.0 | 54.2 | 52.4 | 56.0 |
| Former – one time | 2,315.3 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Former – more than one time | 6,218.1 | 23.52 | 22.0 | 25.1 |
| Current | 3,553.9 | 13.53 | 12.2 | 14.8 |
E
use with caution
Note(s):
The five current use estimates differ (slightly) from corresponding estimates of current use presented in Table 1 because respondents were required to provide non-missing, valid responses to both the cannabis use in the past three months and lifetime use questions.
Source(s):
National Cannabis Survey (5262).
Table note 1
Reference category.
Table note 2
Significantly higher than reference category.
Table note 3
Significantly lower than reference category.
Table note 4
Confidence intervals are used to express the precision of the estimate.
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