Prince Edward Island

Smoking prevalence

$107.32 In 2015, smoking prevalence in Prince Edward Island was 12.9%, comparable with the national average of 13.0%.

Figure 2.27 (below) shows smoking prevalence, overall and by sex, in Prince Edward Island from 1999-2015. Prevalence appeared to decrease slowly but fairly steadily, although with some fluctuation in recent years. Throughout this time period, prevalence was consistently higher among males than females.

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.27 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by sex, Prince Edward Island, 1999-2015
	PEI	Males	Females
1999	25.6	28.1	23.1
2000	25.7	30.0	21.7
2001	25.6 [22.8-28.4]	27.9 [23.6-32.3]	23.4 [17.3-29.5]
2002	23.1 [19.6-26.5]	24.7 [20.7-28.7]	21.5 [17.2-25.8]
2003	21.4 [19.3-23.6]	25.1 [21.7-28.5]	17.9 [15.1-20.7]
2004	21.2 [18.9-23.5]	24.5 [21.1-28.0]	18.1 [15.5-20.7]
2005	19.9 [17.5-22.2]	21.4 [17.8-25.1]	18.4 [15.4-21.4]
2006	19.2 [17.2-21.2]	22.0 [18.6-25.3]	16.7 [14.3-19.1]
2007	18.4 [16.3-20.6]	21.7 [18.3-25.1]	15.4 [13.0-17.8]
2008	19.2 [17.4-20.9]	21.3 [18.5-24.2]	17.1 [14.7-19.6]
2009	17.7 [15.7-19.6]	18.5 [15.5-21.5]	16.9 [14.1-20.0]
2010	16.2 [14.3-18.2]	19.8 [16.7-23.0]	12.8 [10.5-15.2]
2011	19.1 [17.0-21.1]	22.7 [19.4-25.9]	15.6 [13.1-18.1]
2012	15.2 [13.0-17.4]	16.7 [13.3-20.1]	13.8 [11.1-16.4]
2013	17.3 [14.7-19.9]	19 [14.8-23.2]	15.7 [12.5-18.9]
2015	12.9 [10.9-15.0]	16.2 [12.7-19.7]	9.9 [7.4-12.3]

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

Figure 2.28 shows smoking prevalence by age group in Prince Edward Island, from 1999-2015. During this time period, smoking prevalence decreased in all age groups. The largest decreases observed were among youth aged 15-19 and young adults aged 20-24, whose smoking rate dropped to less than half of the 1999 level; however, it appears that youth smoking has increased since the lowest point in 2012, while young adult smoking has continued to decline in recent years.

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 2.28 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by age group, Prince Edward Island, 1999-2015
	15-19	20-24	25-44	45+	Overall
1999	28.3	37.0	30.0	19.0	25.6
2000	21.5	36.1	32.9	18.8	25.7
2001	20.4 [16.9-24.0]	34.8 [30.0-39.6]	30.7 [25.7-35.6]	20.9 [16.2-25.6]	25.6 [22.8-28.4]
2002	19.3 [14.9-23.6]	35.3 [30.4-40.2]	30.1 [24.8-35.4]	16.1 [10.1-22.1]	23.1 [19.6-26.5]
2003	19.5 [15.7-23.4]	32.2 [27.0-37.3]	25.9 [21.3-30.6]	16.4 [13.2-19.6]	21.4 [19.3-23.6]
2004	16.6 [13.1-20.1]	31.2 [25.8-36.6]	27.3 [23.2-31.3]	16.0 [12.9-19.0]	21.2 [18.9-23.5]
2005	12.9 [9.9-15.8]	32.3 [26.8-37.8]	25.9 [20.6-31.1]	15.1 [12.1-18.0]	19.9 [17.5-22.2]
2006	14.1 [10.7-17.5]	30.6 [25.3-35.9]	25.0 [20.5-29.5]	14.6 [11.9-17.3]	19.2 [17.2-21.2]
2007	13.1 [10.3-15.9]	24.8 [19.9-29.7]	20.4 [16.2-24.7]	17.1 [14.1-20.2]	18.4 [16.3-20.6]
2008	13.7 [10.7-16.7]	30.8 [25.2-36.3]	21.4 [17.5-25.3]	16.9 [14.4-19.4]	19.2 [17.4-20.9]
2009	14.2 [10.8-17.6]	22.0 [17.4-26.6]	20.5 [16.3-24.8]	15.9 [13.0-18.8]	17.7 [15.7-19.6]
2010	11.3 [8.2-14.4]	21.8 [16.4-27.2]	19.7 [15.3-24.0]	14.3 [11.4-17.1]	16.2 [14.3-18.2]
2011	14.4 [11.2-17.7]	30.3 [25.5-35.0]	23.3 [18.3-28.2]	15.9 [13.1-18.7]	19.1 [17.0-21.1]
2012	8.5 [5.8-11.3]	20.2 [15.5-24.9]	20.5 [15.0-26.0]	12.7 [10.1-15.3]	15.2 [13.0-17.4]
2013	11.5 [7.9-15.0]	19.5 [14.3-24.6]	25 [17.9-32.0]	14 [11.0-16.9]	17.3 [14.7-19.9]
2015	13.2 [8.6-17.8]	15.4 [10.5-20.4]	15.9 [10.8-21.0]	11.1 [8.5-13.7]	12.9 [10.9-15.0]

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

Cigarette consumption

Average daily cigarette consumption in Prince Edward Island appears to have decreased fairly steadily from 1999 to 2006, and fluctuated around 15 CPD since then (Figure 2.29). Male smokers consistently consumed roughly 3-5 more cigarettes per day than female smokers.

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2013; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 2.29 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by sex, Prince Edward Island, 1999-2015
	PEI	Males	Females
1999	17.2	18.7	15.6
2000	17.7	19.6	15.1
2001	17.5 [16.2-18.9]	19.6 [17.5-21.8]	15.1 [13.5-16.8]
2002	16.8 [15.5-18.1]	18.7 [17.0-20.4]	14.7 [13.2-16.2]
2003	16.4 [15.3-17.5]	18.6 [17.1-20.2]	13.6 [12.1-15.0]
2004	16.1 [14.9-17.4]	18.2 [16.4-20.0]	13.4 [12.0-14.8]
2005	16.1 [14.7-17.5]	17.9 [15.9-20.0]	14.1 [12.5-15.7]
2006	15.3 [14.3-16.4]	17.0 [15.4-18.7]	13.3 [12.1-14.5]
2007	16.5 [15.2-17.8]	18.8 [16.7-20.9]	13.8 [12.4-15.1]
2008	14.7 [13.6-15.8]	16.6 [15.1-18.0]	12.3 [11.0-13.7]
2009	15.2 [13.8-16.6]	16.5 [14.7-18.4]	13.9 [12.1-15.6]
2010	17.1 [15.9-18.3]	19.1 [17.4-20.8]	14.6 [13.1-16.1]
2011	15.5 [14.2-16.8]	17.9 [16.1-19.6]	12.2 [10.8-13.5]
2012	15.6 [13.8-17.4]	18.1 [15.1-21.0]	12.9 [11.5-14.4]
2013	14.6 [13.0-16.1]	17 [14.7-19.3]	12.1 [10.6-13.7]
2015	14.7 [12.0-17.4]	17.3 [13.1-21.5]	11.1 [9.6-12.6]