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| Current daily smoker | Recent quitter (5 or fewer years) | Long-term quitter (more than 5 years) | Total current daily and former daily smoker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number '000 | Estimated number '000 | Estimated number '000 | Estimated number '000 | %‡ | |
| Total 45 to 74 | 3,779.0 | 1,273.6 | 2,023.6 | 7,076.2 | 32.4 |
| 45 to 54 | 1,193.8 | 196.2 | 198.6 | 1,588.6 | 31.4 |
| 55 to 64 | 1,450.2 | 339.7 | 303.1 | 2,093.0 | 31.9 |
| 65 to 74 | 1,135.1 | 737.6 | 1,521.9 | 3,394.6 | 33.2 |
| † average number of excess days (Table 5) multiplied by number of people in corresponding age group and smoking category (Table 1) ‡ calculated by dividing number of excess days by total number of days (Table 4) Source: 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey linked to 2000-2005 Hospital Person-Oriented Information. |
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