Percentage of youth who have ever tried various tobacco products, by sex, Grades 7-9, 2016-17, and age 15-19, 2017
|
Sex |
Grades 6-9 |
Age 15-19 |
Cigarillos |
Male |
4.6 [3.9-5.3] |
21.3 [18.0-24.6] |
|
Female |
3.3 [2.8-3.8] |
10.1 [8.0-12.3] |
Cigars |
Male |
3.7 [3.0-4.3] |
15.5 [12.6-18.4] |
|
Female |
2.1 [1.7-2.4] |
4.9 [3.4-6.4] |
Waterpipe |
Male |
3.5 [2.8-4.1] |
11.6 [9.0-14.2] |
|
Female |
2.9 [2.5-3.4] |
7.4 [5.7-9.1] |
Smokeless/Chewing Tobacco/Snuff |
Male |
2.1 [1.8-2.5] |
10.7 [8.0-13.4] |
|
Female |
0.8 [0.6-1.0] |
1.7 [0.8-2.5] |
Data sources: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015; Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2016-17.