Figure 6.1: Smoking status of students in grades 7-9 who had ever tried smoking cigarettes, 2018-19
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% of respondents |
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Daily smoker |
0.4 [0.4-0.5] |
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Non-daily smoker |
0.6 [0.4-0.7] |
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Former smoker |
0.2 [0.1-0.3] |
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Beginner/ Experimenter |
1.1 [0.9-1.3] |
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Past Experimenter |
1.5 [1.3-1.8] |
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Puffer |
5.4 [4.6-6.2] |
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Never tried |
90.7 [89.5-91.9] |
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Current smoker: smoked 100+ cigarettes in lifetime, including:
- Daily smoker: at least one cigarette per day for each of the 30 days preceding the survey.
- Non-daily smoker: at least one cigarette during the last 30 days, but not every day.
Former smoker: smoked 100+ cigarettes in lifetime and has not smoked at all in the last 30 days.
Beginner/Experimenter: smoked ≥1 whole cigarette and has smoked in the last 30 days.
Past experimenter: smoked ≥1 whole cigarette and has not smoked at all in the last 30 days.
Puffer: tried a few puffs, but never smoked a whole cigarette.
Data source: Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS), 2018-19.