New Brunswick

Smoking prevalence

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In 2017, smoking prevalence in New Brunswick was 13.7%, below the national average of 15.1%.

Figure 2.21 (below) shows smoking prevalence, overall and by sex, in New Brunswick from 1999-2017. During this time, overall prevalence decreased by nearly half, despite some fluctuation. Prevalence was greater among males than females in most years, although similar in a few, including the most recent.

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.21 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by sex, New Brunswick, 1999-2017
	NB	Males	Females
1999	26.5	30.5	22.6
2000	26.6	27.0	26.3
2001	25.0 [22.7-27.3]	27.2 [23.8-30.6]	22.9 [19.6-26.2]
2002	21.1 [19.0-23.1]	23.2 [20.0-26.4]	19.0 [16.6-21.4]
2003	24.3 [22.0-26.7]	25.4 [21.9-28.9]	23.3 [20.4-26.2]
2004	24.2 [21.9-26.5]	26.5 [22.8-30.2]	22.0 [19.1-25.0]
2005	21.8 [19.5-24.0]	23.8 [20.1-27.5]	19.8 [17.0-22.6]
2006	22.6 [20.3-24.8]	26.1 [22.6-29.6]	19.2 [16.5-21.9]
2007	21.2 [19.1-23.3]	23.9 [20.5-27.3]	18.6 [16.0-21.2]
2008	19.9 [17.9-22.0]	22.4 [19.2-25.7]	17.5 [14.7-20.4]
2009	21.3 [19.2-23.5]	23.9 [20.5-27.3]	18.9 [16.2-21.5]
2010	19.2 [17.2-21.2]	22.1 [18.8-25.4]	16.5 [13.8-19.1]
2011	18.8 [16.4-21.1]	21.7 [18.3-25.1]	16 [12.9-19.1]
2012	17.3 [15.1-19.6]	18.6 [15.1-22.1]	16.1 [13.0-19.2]
2013	19.6 [16.7-22.5]	24.1 [19.5-28.7]	15.3 [11.8-18.8]
2015	14.2 [11.4-17.0]	16.3 [12.2-20.4]	12.2 [9.0-15.4]
2017	13.7 [10.0-17.5]	13.9 [8.3-19.6]	13.5 [8.2-18.9]

* Includes daily and non-daily smokers
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017.

Figure 2.22 shows smoking prevalence by age group in New Brunswick, from 1999-2017. During this time period, smoking prevalence decreased in all age groups; the largest decrease was among youth aged 15-19, whose 2017 smoking rate was approximately one-fifth of the 1999 estimate.

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.22 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by age group, New Brunswick, 1999-2017
	15-19	20-24	25-44	45+	Overall
1999	27.4	35.8	30.2	21.3	26.5
2000	29.9	35.8	31.1	20.5	26.6
2001	24.6 [20.4-28.8]	39.2 [33.4-45.1]	32.5 [28.3-36.8]	16.3 [13.2-19.5]	25.0 [22.7-27.3]
2002	17.6 [14.5-20.7]	30.8 [26.4-35.3]	26.9 [22.8-31.0]	15.3 [12.2-18.5]	21.1 [19.0-23.1]
2003	21.6 [17.3-25.9]	32.4 [27.2-37.6]	31.4 [26.9-35.9]	18.0 [15.0-21.1]	24.3 [22.0-26.7]
2004	17.7 [13.6-21.7]	32.4 [27.8-37.1]	31.6 [27.1-36.1]	18.4 [15.3-21.6]	24.2 [21.9-26.5]
2005	17.9 [13.5-22.2]	30.1 [24.9-35.2]	28.9 [24.3-33.5]	16.1 [13.1-19.1]	21.8 [19.5-24.0]
2006	15.7 [12.3-19.1]	32.1 [27.6-36.7]	25.8 [21.7-29.9]	20.0 [16.9-23.1]	22.6 [20.3-24.8]
2007	16.8 [13.4-20.3]	24.0 [19.4-28.7]	28.7 [23.9-33.4]	16.6 [13.9-19.4]	21.2 [19.1-23.3]
2008	14.1 [11.0-17.3]	29.0 [24.0-34.1]	22.7 [18.2-27.1]	17.8 [14.8-20.7]	19.9 [17.9-22.0]
2009	15.7 [11.8-19.5]	27.3 [22.4-32.3]	26.8 [22.4-31.3]	18.0 [15.1-20.9]	21.3 [19.2-23.5]
2010	11.9 [8.6-15.3]	28.7 [23.2-34.1]	25.8 [21.0-30.6]	15.2 [12.6-17.7]	19.2 [17.2-21.2]
2011	13.8 [9.4-18.2]	25.1 [20.0-30.2]	22.2 [16.9-27.6]	16.7 [13.7-19.6]	18.8 [16.4-21.1]
2012	14.0 [8.0-20.1]	26.4 [20.5-32.4]	21.1 [15.9-26.3]	14.5 [11.9-17.2]	17.3 [15.1-19.6]
2013	12.4 [7.8-17.1]	28 [20.8-35.1]	27.1 [20.1-34.1]	15.5 [12.2-19.0]	19.6 [16.7-22.5]
2015	!	21.1 [14.3-28.0]	15.6 [10.7-20.6]	13.4 [9.6-17.2]	14.2 [11.4-17.0]
2017	5.8 [3.3-8.2]	20.1 [13.2-26.9]	11.0 [4.6-17.3]	15.2 [9.5-20.9]	13.7 [10.0-17.5]

* Includes daily and non-daily smokers
! Estimate suppressed due to unacceptable quality.
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017.

Cigarette consumption

Between 1999 and 2017, average daily cigarette consumption in New Brunswick decreased by more than 5 cigarettes per day, although there were many years with little change during this time period (Figure 2.23). Male smokers consumed considerably more cigarettes per day than female smokers in most years, although consumption was more similar in the most recent survey years.

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.23 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by sex, New Brunswick, 1999-2017
	NB	Males	Females
1999	18.3	19.5	16.8
2000	19.0	21.0	16.9
2001	17.6 [16.4-18.8]	19.9 [18.1-21.7]	14.9 [13.7-16.1]
2002	16.2 [15.0-17.5]	17.6 [15.7-19.5]	14.7 [13.5-16.0]
2003	16.4 [15.2-17.5]	18.7 [17.1-20.3]	14.0 [12.7-15.3]
2004	16.7 [15.7-17.6]	18.5 [17.2-19.9]	14.5 [13.4-15.7]
2005	16.9 [15.8-18.0]	18.1 [16.4-19.8]	15.6 [14.1-17.0]
2006	15.3 [14.3-16.3]	16.7 [15.1-18.3]	13.3 [12.1-14.5]
2007	17.3 [15.9-18.6]	20.2 [18.4-22.1]	13.3 [12.0-14.6]
2008	15.5 [14.4-16.6]	17.8 [16.3-19.3]	12.9 [11.3-14.5]
2009	16.1 [14.9-17.3]	17.5 [15.7-19.4]	14.3 [12.8-15.8]
2010	17.4 [15.7-19.1]	20.0 [17.5-22.6]	14.1 [12.3-15.8]
2011	16.3 [15.0-17.6]	18.6 [16.8-20.4]	13.3 [11.5-15.0]
2012	15.2 [14.0-16.5]	16.9 [15.2-18.7]	13.3 [11.8-14.8]
2013	14.3 [12.8-15.8]	16.2 [14.0-18.3]	11.3 [9.9-12.7]
2015	15.5 [13.8-17.1]	16.0 [13.7-18.4]	14.8 [12.4-17.2]
2017	12.8 [10.6-14.9]	13.8[10.7-16.9]	12.2 [9.4-14.9]

*Among daily smokers
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey,1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017.