Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) 2012
The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was developed to provide timely, reliable, and continual data on tobacco use and related issues. This section presents the CTUMS results for 2012.
During the past 14 years 1999-2012, CTUMS has reported a decline in the overall current smoking rate among Canadians aged 15 years and older from 25% in 1999 to 16% in 2012. The population aged 15 years and older increased by about 4.4 million Canadians, the number of current smokers has decreased by 1.5 million, former smokers increased by 1.9 million and never smokers increased by 4.0 million. Overall, we saw the population increase by about 15% while ever smokers (current and former combined) did not change.
Smoking Population, Age 15+, Canada, 1999 and 2012
Estimates may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
Total Population
Never and Ever Smokers, Aged 15+, Canada, 1999 and 2012
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CTUMS Annual 2012 | 1999 | 2012 | ||
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Population | Percentage | Population | Percentage | |
Never Smoker + Ever Smoker = Total Population |
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Total Population | 24,260,326 | 100 | 28,680,393 | 100 |
Never Smokers | 11,992,942 | 49 | 16,039,065 | 56 |
Ever Smokers | 12,267,384 | 51 | 12,641,328 | 44 |
Former Smokers | 6,145,392 | 25 | 8,011,341 | 28 |
Current Smokers | 6,121,992 | 25 | 4,629,987 | 16 |
Ever Smokers
Current and Former Smokers, Aged 15+, Canada, 1999 and 2012
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CTUMS Annual 2012 | 1999 | 2012 | ||
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Population | Percentage | Population | Percentage | |
Never Smoker + Ever Smoker = Total Population |
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Ever Smokers | 12,267,384 | 100 | 12,641,328 | 100 |
Former Smokers | 6,145,392 | 50 | 8,011,341 | 63 |
Current Smokers | 6,121,992 | 50 | 4,629,987 | 37 |
Daily Smokers | 5,071,670 | 47 | 3,399,566 | 27 |
Occasional Smokers | 1,050322 | 9 | 1,230,421 | 10 |
Current Smokers
Daily and Occasional Smokers, Aged 15+, Canada, 1999 and 2012
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CTUMS Annual 2012 | 1999 | 2012 | ||
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Population | Percentage | Population | Percentage | |
Never Smoker + Ever Smoker = Total Population |
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Current Smokers | 6,121,992 | 100 | 4,629,987 | 100 |
Daily Smokers | 5,071,670 | 83 | 3,399,566 | 73 |
Occasional Smokers | 1,050322 | 17 | 1,230,421 | 27 |
Current Smoking Prevalence by Age, Canada, 1985-2012
1985-2000
Current Smoking Prevalence by Age, Canada, 1985-2000
2001-2008
Current Smoking Prevalence by Age, Canada, 2001-2008
2009-2012
Current Smoking Prevalence by Age, Canada, 2009-2012
Year | Prevalence Rate (%) | ||
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Total | 15-19 years | 20-24 years | |
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1985 | 35 | 27 | 43 |
1991 | 31 | 23 | 40 |
1994 | 31 | 27 | 40 |
1994-1995 | 31 | 28 | 35 |
1996-1997 | 29 | 29 | 35 |
1998-1999 | 28 | 28 | 37 |
1999 | 25 | 28 | 35 |
2000 | 24 | 25 | 32 |
2001 | 22 | 22 | 32 |
2002 | 21 | 22 | 31 |
2003 | 21 | 18 | 30 |
2004 | 20 | 18 | 28 |
2005 | 19 | 18 | 26 |
2006 | 19 | 15 | 27 |
2007 | 19 | 15 | 25 |
2008 | 18 | 15 | 27 |
2009 | 18 | 13 | 23 |
2010 | 17 | 12 | 22 |
2011 | 17 | 12 | 21 |
2012 | 16 | 11 | 20 |
Annual Results
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