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Table 2 Smoking status by sex and age group in Canada, 2002

From: Smoking-attributable morbidity: acute care hospital diagnoses and days of treatment 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

  1. Source: CCHS cycle 2.1 (2003)