Smoking status of students in grades 7-9 who had ever tried smoking cigarettes, 2016-17
Daily smoker |
0.4 [0.3-0.6] |
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Non-daily smoker |
0.5 [0.4-0.6] |
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Former smoker |
0.2 [0.1-0.2] |
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Beginner/ Experimenter |
1.3 [1.1-1.5] |
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Past Experimenter |
1.4 [1.2-1.6] |
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Puffer |
4.8 [4.3-5.3] |
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Never tried |
91.4 [90.6-92.2] |
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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), 2016-17