Smoking status, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Smoking status Total, smoking Daily smokers Occasional smokers Former smokers Never smoked Smoking status not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Canada 23,948,617 5,816,904 24.3 1,205,735 5.0 7,141,740 29.8 9,759,855 40.8 F F
  Males
 11,780,342 3,056,263 25.9 616,285 5.2 3,858,903 32.8 4,239,693 36.0 F F
  Females
 12,168,275 2,760,640 22.7 589,449 4.8 3,282,836 27.0 5,520,162 45.4 F F
                     
Newfoundland 483,366 124,166 25.7 26,046 5.4 139,896 28.9 193,258 40.0 F F
  Males
 242,131 66,622 27.5 11,012E 4.5E 85,902 35.5 78,594 32.5 F F
  Females
 241,235 57,544 23.9 15,034E 6.2E 53,994 22.4 114,663 47.5 F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 109,604 29,860 27.2 4,203E 3.8E 30,794 28.1 44,746 40.8 F F
  Males
 53,800 19,039 35.4 2,071E 3.8E 16,212 30.1 16,478 30.6 F F
  Females
 55,804 10,821 19.4 2,132E 3.8E 14,582 26.1 28,269 50.7 F F
                     
Nova Scotia 763,946 208,238 27.3 41,515E 5.4E 235,850 30.9 278,343 36.4 F F
  Males
 370,343 107,934 29.1 16,414E 4.4E 122,456 33.1 123,538 33.4 F F
  Females
 393,603 100,304 25.5 25,100E 6.4E 113,395 28.8 154,805 39.3 F F
                     
New Brunswick 626,305 164,146 26.2 27,972 4.5 184,918 29.5 249,269 39.8 F F
  Males
 307,396 93,421 30.4 10,817E 3.5E 102,832 33.5 100,326 32.6 F F
  Females
 318,909 70,724 22.2 17,155E 5.4E 82,086 25.7 148,944 46.7 F F
                     
Quebec 6,029,670 1,752,010 29.1 291,588 4.8 1,700,344 28.2 2,271,719 37.7 F F
  Males
 2,954,740 936,251 31.7 150,128 5.1 909,004 30.8 950,160 32.2 F F
  Females
 3,074,930 815,759 26.5 141,460 4.6 791,339 25.7 1,321,559 43.0 F F
                     
Ontario 9,050,018 2,030,595 22.4 441,645 4.9 2,649,104 29.3 3,923,416 43.4 F F
  Males
 4,439,570 1,036,976 23.4 208,670 4.7 1,522,201 34.3 1,671,722 37.7 F F
  Females
 4,610,448 993,619 21.6 232,975 5.1 1,126,903 24.4 2,251,694 48.8 F F
                     
Manitoba 890,753 213,358 24.0 46,337 5.2 257,095 28.9 373,963 42.0 F F
  Males
 437,917 125,968 28.8 27,579E 6.3E 126,797 29.0 157,573 36.0 F F
  Females
 452,836 87,391 19.3 18,758E 4.1E 130,298 28.8 216,390 47.8 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 792,051 189,963 24.0 42,616 5.4 257,602 32.5 301,870 38.1 F F
  Males
 392,388 96,926 24.7 21,898E 5.6E 139,965 35.7 133,600 34.0 F F
  Females
 399,663 93,037 23.3 20,718E 5.2E 117,637 29.4 168,270 42.1 F F
                     
Alberta 2,166,104 500,836 23.1 104,007 4.8 650,599 30.0 910,662 42.0 F F
  Males
 1,082,943 271,763 25.1 63,728E 5.9E 329,269 30.4 418,183 38.6 F F
  Females
 1,083,161 229,073 21.1 40,279E 3.7E 321,329 29.7 492,480 45.5 F F
                     
British Columbia 3,036,800 603,731 19.9 179,806 5.9 1,035,538 34.1 1,212,607 39.9 F F
  Males
 1,499,114 301,363 20.1 103,968 6.9 504,265 33.6 589,518 39.3 F F
  Females
 1,537,686 302,368 19.7 75,838E 4.9E 531,273 34.6 623,089 40.5 F F
                     
1996/1997                      
Canada 24,594,887 5,794,518 23.6 986,501 4.0 7,012,968 28.5 10,717,398 43.6 83,502 0.3
  Males
 12,099,440 3,130,030 25.9 504,388 4.2 3,762,372 31.1 4,660,625 38.5 42,025 0.3
  Females
 12,495,447 2,664,487 21.3 482,113 3.9 3,250,596 26.0 6,056,773 48.5 41,477 0.3
                     
Newfoundland 477,835 126,479 26.5 21,591E 4.5E 146,969 30.8 182,350 38.2 F F
  Males
 238,191 74,533 31.3 11,234E 4.7E 82,132 34.5 70,292 29.5 F F
  Females
 239,644 51,946 21.7 10,357E 4.3E 64,837 27.1 112,058 46.8 F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 112,656 30,066 26.7 6,289E 5.6E 31,482 27.9 44,819 39.8 F F
  Males
 55,226 19,560 35.4 2,588E 4.7E 15,206 27.5 17,873 32.4 F F
  Females
 57,430 10,506 18.3 F F 16,276 28.3 26,946 46.9 F F
                     
Nova Scotia 774,558 214,070 27.6 25,834E 3.3E 240,454 31.0 294,200 38.0 F F
  Males
 375,596 114,134 30.4 16,229E 4.3E 122,020 32.5 123,212 32.8 F F
  Females
 398,962 99,936 25.0 9,604E 2.4E 118,434 29.7 170,988 42.9 F F
                     
New Brunswick 632,008 164,271 26.0 12,503E 2.0E 188,483 29.8 266,383 42.1 F F
  Males
 310,389 86,401 27.8 F F 107,400 34.6 110,573 35.6 F F
  Females
 321,619 77,870 24.2 6,856E 2.1E 81,083 25.2 155,810 48.4 F F
                     
Quebec 6,131,154 1,755,779 28.6 229,748 3.7 1,695,950 27.7 2,436,103 39.7 F F
  Males
 3,006,318 957,830 31.9 112,559 3.7 928,735 30.9 999,010 33.2 F F
  Females
 3,124,836 797,949 25.5 117,189E 3.8E 767,215 24.6 1,437,094 46.0 F F
                     
Ontario 9,323,355 1,934,431 20.7 388,933 4.2 2,530,274 27.1 4,415,292 47.4 54,425 0.6
  Males
 4,570,662 1,052,580 23.0 214,114 4.7 1,368,693 29.9 1,912,057 41.8 23,218 0.5
  Females
 4,752,693 881,852 18.6 174,819 3.7 1,161,581 24.4 2,503,234 52.7 31,207 0.7
                     
Manitoba 902,130 199,269 22.1 37,800 4.2 265,067 29.4 396,748 44.0 3,246E 0.4E
  Males
 442,990 108,475 24.5 20,332 4.6 140,076 31.6 172,726 39.0 F F
  Females
 459,140 90,793 19.8 17,468 3.8 124,991 27.2 224,022 48.8 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 801,115 196,181 24.5 36,994E 4.6E 242,423 30.3 323,799 40.4 F F
  Males
 395,427 94,007 23.8 22,666E 5.7E 131,647 33.3 145,997 36.9 F F
  Females
 405,688 102,174 25.2 14,329E 3.5E 110,777 27.3 177,802 43.8 F F
                     
Alberta 2,243,980 523,756 23.3 105,149 4.7 577,895 25.8 1,030,686 45.9 6,495E 0.3E
  Males
 1,124,701 278,255 24.7 54,051 4.8 315,992 28.1 471,872 42.0 4,532E 0.4E
  Females
 1,119,279 245,501 21.9 51,099 4.6 261,903 23.4 558,814 49.9 1,962E 0.2E
                     
British Columbia 3,196,096 650,215 20.3 121,659 3.8 1,093,972 34.2 1,327,018 41.5 F F
  Males
 1,579,940 344,255 21.8 44,968E 2.8E 550,473 34.8 637,013 40.3 F F
  Females
 1,616,156 305,960 18.9 76,691E 4.7E 543,499 33.6 690,005 42.7 F F
                     
1998/1999                      
Canada 24,916,127 5,690,624 22.8 931,518 3.7 8,315,832 33.4 9,906,788 39.8 71,365E 0.3E
  Males
 12,259,087 2,981,807 24.3 431,584 3.5 4,564,470 37.2 4,241,617 34.6 39,608E 0.3E
  Females
 12,657,040 2,708,817 21.4 499,934 3.9 3,751,362 29.6 5,665,170 44.8 F F
                     
Newfoundland 462,616 113,712 24.6 18,527 4.0 157,801 34.1 172,151 37.2 F F
  Males
 228,462 64,209 28.1 9,390E 4.1E 88,679 38.8 65,978 28.9 F F
  Females
 234,154 49,504 21.1 9,136E 3.9E 69,122 29.5 106,173 45.3 F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 113,090 31,316 27.7 3,112E 2.8E 36,734 32.5 41,755 36.9 F F
  Males
 55,275 18,297 33.1 F F 19,270 34.9 15,886 28.7 F F
  Females
 57,815 13,019 22.5 F F 17,464 30.2 25,869 44.7 F F
                     
Nova Scotia 773,849 197,870 25.6 34,217E 4.4E 294,329 38.0 246,609 31.9 F F
  Males
 373,253 104,092 27.9 13,849E 3.7E 149,611 40.1 105,702 28.3 F F
  Females
 400,596 93,778 23.4 20,368E 5.1E 144,719 36.1 140,907 35.2 F F
                     
New Brunswick 626,897 154,474 24.6 22,083E 3.5E 206,559 32.9 243,781 38.9 F F
  Males
 307,362 75,116 24.4 11,948E 3.9E 115,212 37.5 105,087 34.2 F F
  Females
 319,535 79,358 24.8 10,136E 3.2E 91,347 28.6 138,694 43.4 F F
                     
Quebec 6,097,064 1,638,102 26.9 205,274 3.4 1,995,788 32.7 2,227,193 36.5 F F
  Males
 2,995,492 847,976 28.3 94,454E 3.2E 1,088,306 36.3 945,275 31.6 F F
  Females
 3,101,572 790,126 25.5 110,820 3.6 907,482 29.3 1,281,918 41.3 F F
                     
Ontario 9,460,369 1,968,275 20.8 364,567 3.9 3,013,255 31.9 4,094,408 43.3 F F
  Males
 4,633,917 1,011,636 21.8 165,226 3.6 1,736,870 37.5 1,709,279 36.9 F F
  Females
 4,826,452 956,639 19.8 199,340 4.1 1,276,386 26.4 2,385,129 49.4 F F
                     
Manitoba 893,577 195,374 21.9 43,754E 4.9E 304,587 34.1 348,552 39.0 F F
  Males
 439,089 104,874 23.9 26,767E 6.1E 165,607 37.7 140,900 32.1 F F
  Females
 454,488 90,500 19.9 16,987E 3.7E 138,979 30.6 207,652 45.7 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 806,259 191,622 23.8 33,775E 4.2E 288,285 35.8 291,478 36.2 F F
  Males
 398,709 98,910 24.8 20,937E 5.3E 149,825 37.6 127,937 32.1 F F
  Females
 407,550 92,711 22.7 12,837E 3.1E 138,460 34.0 163,541 40.1 F F
                     
Alberta 2,359,567 572,325 24.3 92,344 3.9 824,460 34.9 865,967 36.7 F F
  Males
 1,185,143 332,429 28.0 40,292E 3.4E 427,329 36.1 381,142 32.2 F F
  Females
 1,174,424 239,896 20.4 52,052E 4.4E 397,132 33.8 484,825 41.3 F F
                     
British Columbia 3,322,839 627,556 18.9 113,865 3.4 1,194,033 35.9 1,374,894 41.4 F F
  Males
 1,642,385 324,269 19.7 47,071E 2.9E 623,763 38.0 644,431 39.2 F F
  Females
 1,680,454 303,287 18.0 66,794E 4.0E 570,270 33.9 730,463 43.5 F F
                     

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file.
2. Population aged 12 and over who reported being either a smoker (daily or occasional) or a non-smoker (former or never smoked).
3. Current smokers are those who smoke on either a daily or an occasional basis.
4. Daily smoking refers to smoking at least one cigarette per day for each of the 30 days preceding the survey.
5. Occasional smoking refers to smoking at least one cigarette during the past 30 days preceding the survey, but not every day.
6. Former smokers are those who previously smoked either daily or occasionally and are now total non-smokers.
7. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
9. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
10. CANSIM table number 01040027.