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Table 6
Number of excess days
hospitalized over subsequent four years, by age group and smoking status, household population aged 45 to 74 in 2000/2001, Canada excluding Quebec

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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.