Cigarette consumption by age

Average daily cigarette consumption* by age, Grades 7-9, 2014-15, and age 15-19, 2015. *Among daily smokers. **Grade 7/8/9 and age 15/16/17/18 combined due to low numbers. ! Estimate suppressed due to unacceptable quality. Data sources: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-15. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below. Among daily smokers, cigarette consumption appeared to be similar among students in grades 7/8 and grade 9 (in 2014-15), but somewhat higher among youth aged 15-19 (in 2015) (Figure 8.9).

Among daily smokers aged 15-19, between 1999 and 2015, average daily cigarette consumption decreased overall, but there has been considerable variation in this downward trend, including some periods of increase (Figure 8.10).

Among smokers in grades 7-9, daily consumption has remained roughly between 9 and 11 since 1994 (Figure 8.10).

Figure 8.9 data table with 95% confidence interval

Average daily cigarette consumption* by age, Grades 7-9, 2014-15, and age 15-19, 2015
	Grades 7/8/9**	15/16/17/18**	19
CPD	8.8 [5.2-12.4]	12.8 [9.6-15.9]	9.5 [5.3-13.6]

*Among daily smokers
**Grade 7/8/9 and age 15/16/17/18 have been combined due to low numbers
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-2015

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015; Youth Smoking Survey, 1994, 2002, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-15. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 8.10 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Average daily cigarette consumption* by age group, Grades 7-9 and age 15-19, 1994-2015
	Grades 7-9	Age 15-17	Age 18-19
1994	10.1
1999		12.3	13.9
2000		11.5	13.9
2001		12.2 [10.8-13.7]	13.5 [12.4-14.6]
2002	10.0 [6.9-13.0]	12.1 [11.2-13.1]	13.8 [12.6-14.9]
2003		11.5 [10.2-12.8]	13.1 [11.9-14.3]
2004 (YSS 2004-05)	9.3 [8.3-10.4]	10.2 [9.1-11.2]	12.7 [10.8-14.5]
2005		9.2 [7.8-10.6]	12.2 [11.0-13.5]
2006 (YSS 2006-07)	9.2 [7.7-10.7]	12.1 [10.6-13.5]	12.4 [11.0-13.8]
2007		10.4 [9.0-11.7]	12.5 [10.9-14.0]
2008 (YSS 2008-09)	10.9 [8.4-13.4]	10.8 [9.6-12.0]	13.0 [11.6-14.4]
2009		11.8 [9.6-14.0]	11.1 [10.1-12.1]
2010 (YSS 2010-11)	8.7 [7.4-9.9]	11.0 [9.3-12.7]	12.0 [10.7-13.3]
2011		11.0 [9.2-12.7]	12.2 [10.0-14.3]
2012 (YSS 2012-13)	10.5	8.8 [7.2-10.4]	12.3 [9.5-15.1]
2013		8.5 [6.5-10.6]	9.5 [7.3-11.6]
2014 (YSS 2014-55)	8.8 [5.2-12.4]
2015		!	12.0 [8.9-15.1]

*Among 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; Youth Smoking Survey, 1994, 2002, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-2015.