Smoking cessation

  • Charts and Tables

    Charts and Tables

    Figure 1.4

    Percentage of recent smokers (aged ≥ 20) reporting quitting smoking in the past two years, by province/territory — 2014 reporting year

    E Interpret with caution owing to large variability in the estimate.

    * Suppressed owing to small numbers.

    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data Table

    Province/TerritoryCasesPercent (%)Quality Indicator Lower bound of 95% confidence intervalUpper bound of 95% confidence interval
    BC154,40023.018.827.2
    MB38,20021.0E15.027.0
    PE5,60019.7E12.826.6
    NB28,80019.114.823.4
    AB139,80018.815.721.9
    QC285,00018.616.420.8
    SK37,40018.514.023.0
    NT2,40018.4E11.525.3
    NS33,80017.312.921.7
    NL18,60016.8E11.522.1
    ON365,80016.314.318.3
    YT1,00013.0E6.819.2
    NU*****

    E Interpret with caution owing to large variability in the estimate.

    * Suppressed owing to small numbers.

    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Figure 1.5

    Percentage of recent smokers (aged ≥ 20) reporting quitting smoking in the past two years, by age group and by sex, Canada — 2014 reporting year

    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

    Data Table

    Age Group/SexCasesPercent (%)Lower bound of 95% confidence intervalUpper bound of 95% confidence interval
    20-34424,60021.018.723.3
    35-44199,60017.214.619.8
    45-64354,40015.413.617.2
    65+133,00021.018.323.7
    Male614,20017.415.819.0
    Female497,40019.517.721.3

    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey.

  • Data specifications

    Data specifications

    Definition: The percentage of recent daily or occasional smokers aged 20 or older who reported quitting smoking in the past two years and no longer smoke

    Numerator: Former smokers aged 20 years and older who were no longer smoking at the time of the survey who have quit in the last 2 years (i.e. recent quitters)

    Denominator: Recent quitters plus current smokers (i.e. those who are currently daily or occasional smokers) aged 20 years and older

    Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)

    Measurement timeframe: 2014

    CCHS variables:

    1. Current smoking status
    2. Number of years stopped smoking daily
    3. Number of years stopped smoking completely

    Stratification variables: Province/territory, age group (20-34, 35-44, 45-64, 65+), sex

    Provinces/territories with data available: All provinces/territories

    Notes:

    1. Current smokers and respondents who have never smoked a whole cigarette and respondents who did not smoke a total of 100 cigarettes or more lifetime were excluded from the population.
    2. CCHS data are based on a representative sample which is then extrapolated to the overall population.
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