Use of other tobacco products by sex

In 2015, among youth aged 15-19, significantly more males than females had tried cigars, cigarillos, and chewing tobacco/snuff,^92-94 but there was not a significant sex difference in waterpipe use⁹⁵ (Figure 10.4). A similar pattern was observed among students in grades 6-9: while prevalence estimates were higher for males ever trying all other tobacco products, sex differences were statistically significant for cigars and smokeless tobacco,^96,97 but not for cigarillos or waterpipe.^98,99

Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-15. See data tables with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 10.4 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Percentage of youth who have ever tried various tobacco products, by sex, Grades 6-9, 2014-15, and age 15-19, 2015
	Sex	Grades 6-9	Age 15-19
Cigarillos	Male	4.9 [3.7-6.1]	27.1 [22.8-31.3]
	Female	3.6 [2.1-5.1]	16.4 [13.2-19.7]
Cigars	Male	3.5 [2.7-4.4]	18.4 [14.7-22.2]
	Female	1.8 [1.0-2.7]	6.9 [4.6-9.2]
Waterpipe	Male	3.9 [3.0-4.8]	13.6 [10.0-17.2]
	Female	3.4 [2.6-4.2]	10.9 [7.8-13.9]
Smokeless/Chewing Tobacco/Snuff	Male	1.9 [1.2-2.5]	9.1 [6.8-11.5]
	Female	0.9 [0.7-1.2]	1.7 [0.7-2.8]

Data sources: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2014-15.

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Figure 10.4 data table with 95% confidence intervals