E-cigarette use among students in grades 7-9

Prevalence of E-cigarette Use

Line graph showing prevalence of ever, past 30-day, and daily/almost daily use of e-cigarettes, grades 7 to 9, from 2015-14 to 2018-19. Trends described in text. Data table below with 95% confidence intervals.
Since 2014-15, the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS) has included questions about e-cigarettes (Figure 12.1).

In 2018-19, 21.0% of Canadian students in grades 7-9 reported having ever tried an e-cigarette (either with or without nicotine), significantly greater than the 2016-17 prevalence of 12.6%.145

Past 30-day use of e-cigarettes was 11.1% in 2018-19, which was also significantly greater than the 2016-17 prevalence of 5.4%.146 Daily/almost daily use was reported by 3.1% of students in grades 7-9.

Figure 12.1 Data table with 95% confidence intervals
Figure 12.1: Prevalence (%) of ever, past 30-day, and daily/almost daily use of e-cigarettes, grades 7-9, 2014-15 to 2018-19
Year Ever use Past 30-day use Daily/almost daily use
2014-15 12.3 [10.8-13.8] 3.9 [2.9-4.9] N/A
2016-17 12.6 [11.2-14.1] 5.4 [4.5-6.4] N/A
2018-19 21.0 [18.9-23.1] 11.1 [9.7-12.5] 3.1 [2.6-3.6]

Data source: Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19.