Table 2

Smoking status by sex and age group in Canada, 2002

Smoking categories
15–29 years
30–44 years
45–59 years
60–69 years
70–79 years
80+ years
Overall (All ages)

Current
Female
26.3
24.7
23.0
15.1
10.3
5.9
21.8

Male
31.0
30.7
26.0
17.2
9.8
7.5
26.3
Former
Female
26.2
38.3
43.5
45.2
42.7
38.9
37.8

Male
25.8
38.9
53.0
64.2
70.4
73.5
44.6
Never
Female
47.5
36.9
33.4
39.8
47.1
55.2
40.4

Male
43.1
30.4
21.1
18.7
19.7
19.0
29.1
Total per sex
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Source: CCHS cycle 2.1 (2003)

Baliunas et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:247   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-247