Prince Edward Island

Smoking prevalence

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In 2017, smoking prevalence in Prince Edward Island was 11.8%, below the national average of 15.1%, and the lowest of all the provinces.

Figure 2.27 (below) shows smoking prevalence, overall and by sex, in Prince Edward Island from 1999-2017. Prevalence appeared to decline fairly steadily during this time, decreasing by more than half overall. Throughout this time period, prevalence was consistently higher among males than females.

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, 1999-2017
	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]
2017	11.8 [8.1-15.4]	13.3 [8.0-18.6]	10.3 [5.2-15.5]

* 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 2.28 shows smoking prevalence by age group in Prince Edward Island, from 1999-2017 (note that 2017 estimates are suppressed for adults over age 25). During this time period, there was a net decrease in smoking prevalence in all age groups. The largest decrease observed was among young adults aged 20-24, whose smoking rate dropped to less than half of the 1999 level. Among youth aged 15-19, prevalence decreased by half in the first decade, but appears to have increased since 2012.

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.28 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Current smoking prevalence* by age group, Prince Edward Island, 1999-2017
	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]
2017	15.8 [9.2-22.3]	16.2 [9.2-23.2]	!	!	11.8 [8.1-15.4]

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

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 more cigarettes per day than female smokers.

See data table below with 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2.29 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by sex, Prince Edward Island, 1999-2017
	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]
2017	14.9 [11.2-18.6]	19.1 [13.6-24.6]	!

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