Table 5
Number and percentage of people reporting cannabis use by quarter and other selected characteristics, household population aged 15 years or older, Canada (provinces only), third quarter 2018 and third quarter 2019
| Thousands – People | % – People | Lower limit (%) – 95% confidence interval4 | Upper limit (%) – 95% confidence interval4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third quarter 2019 | ||||
| Canada | 5,197.6 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 18.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female1 | 2,154.7 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 16.0 |
| Male | 3,023.7 | 20.32 | 18.1 | 22.6 |
| Age group | ||||
| 15 to 24 | 1,002.0 | 27.02 | 20.4 | 34.8 |
| 25 to 44 | 2,739.9 | 25.52,3 | 22.7 | 28.6 |
| 45 to 64 | 976.3 | 10.12 | 8.6 | 11.8 |
| 65 or older1 | 479.4 | 7.63 | 6.0 | 9.7 |
| Average age | ... | 38.1 | 36.7 | 39.5 |
| Province | ||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 106.1 | 24.22,3 | 19.7 | 29.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 33.0 | 25.82,3 | 20.8 | 31.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 260.6 | 32.82,3 | 27.2 | 38.9 |
| New Brunswick | 148.5 | 23.72,3 | 19.1 | 29.0 |
| Quebec | 803.8 | 11.52 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| Ontario | 2,022.9 | 16.9 | 14.4 | 19.8 |
| Manitoba | 178.0 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 22.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 152.1 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 21.7 |
| Alberta | 662.5 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 22.9 |
| British Columbia | 830.2 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 24.6 |
| Third quarter 2018 | ||||
| Canada | 4,550.5 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 16.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female1 | 1,898.8 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 14.4 |
| Male | 2,573.5 | 17.52 | 15.5 | 19.8 |
| Age group | ||||
| 15 to 24 | 1,101.6 | 27.02 | 20.7 | 34.4 |
| 25 to 44 | 2,084.4 | 20.72 | 18.1 | 23.5 |
| 45 to 64 | 1,072.7 | 10.92 | 9.2 | 12.9 |
| 65 or older1 | 291.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 6.4 |
| Province | ||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 71.0 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 20.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 18.9 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 20.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 181.4 | 23.02 | 18.9 | 27.6 |
| New Brunswick | 85.8 | 13.8 | 10.4 | 18.2 |
| Quebec | 703.0 | 10.12 | 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Ontario | 1,779.3 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 18.0 |
| Manitoba | 190.5 | 18.9 | 14.5 | 24.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 137.8 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 20.9 |
| Alberta | 586.5 | 17.0 | 13.5 | 21.3 |
| British Columbia | 796.5 | 20.02 | 16.2 | 24.3 |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Because the 2018 survey did not collect single year of age, average age could not be calculated.
Source(s):
National Cannabis Survey (5262).
Table note 1
Reference category.
Table note 2
Significantly different from reference category; for provincial comparisons significantly different from rest of Canada (i.e. province compared to rest of Canada (minus the province)).
Table note 3
Significantly different than corresponding estimate from the third quarter of 2018.
Table note 4
Confidence intervals are used to express the precision of the estimate.