Percentage of never-smokers in Grades 7-9 who were susceptible to smoking*, by grade, 1994-2016-17
| Survey Year |
1994 |
2002 |
2004-05 |
2006-07 |
2008-09 |
2010-11 |
2012-13 |
2014-15 |
2016-17 |
| Overall |
23.7 |
17.3 |
38.9 [35.4-40.8] |
34.9 [33.0-36.7] |
33.4 [32.4-34.5] |
33.3 [31.9-34.7] |
32.4 [30.7-34.1] |
32.8 [30.4-35.2] |
34.0 [32.7-35.2] |
| Grade 7 |
22.3 |
14.6 |
40.1 [36.5-43.6] |
35.2 [32.1-38.3] |
30.8 [29.0-32.7] |
31.3 [29.2-33.4] |
30.9 [28.8-33.0] |
29.4 [26.1-32.8] |
28.4 [26.3-30.6] |
| Grade 8 |
24.7 |
18.9 |
40.8 [35.2-46.4] |
35.8 [33.3-38.3] |
35.4 [33.5-37.2] |
34.6 [32.2-37.0] |
33.2 [31.0-35.3] |
34.2 [31.4-36.9] |
35.8 [33.9-37.6] |
| Grade 9 |
24.6 |
19.3 |
35.1 [30.0-40.3] |
33.5 [31.0-36.1] |
34.5 [32.6-36.3] |
34.2 [31.8-36.6] |
33.2 [30.1-36.4] |
35.0 [32.1-38.0] |
38.0 [36.1-40.0] |
*From 2004-05 to 2016-17, susceptibility was defined as outlined on the previous page. In 1994 and 2002, students were classified as NOT susceptible if they responded “No” to both of the following items: “Have you ever seriously thought about trying smoking?” and “Do you think you might try smoking within the next month?”; others were classified as susceptible.
Data Sources: Youth Smoking Survey (YSS), 1994, 2002, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS), 2014-15, 2016-17
