Tobacco and alternative tobacco products use data
This includes data relating to cigarette smoking and the use of e-cigarettes and alternative tobacco products.
Data is available from the most recent year collected. Some of the data in this section is sourced from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Canadian Community Health Survey data from 2015 onwards should not be compared to data from previous years.
Summary of student substance use report
Provides data about:
Students who used substances in the past year, including alcohol, high-caffeine energy drinks, electronic and tobacco cigarettes, cannabis, opioids and other drugs.
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Provides data about:
- Smoking status
- Amount of smoking
- Smoking by occupation
- Student smoking status
- Average age when first whole cigarette smoked and when becoming a daily smoker among population 12 years and older (2015/2016)
- Average age when first whole cigarette smoked and when becoming a daily smoker among population 12 years and older (up to 2013/2014)
- Grade first tried whole cigarette among students in grades 7 to 12
- Past year smoking initiation among students in grades 7 to 12
- Exposure to second-hand smoke in the home among population 12 years and older (2015/2016)
- Exposure to second-hand smoke in the home among population 12 years and older (up to 2013/2014)
- Exposure to second-hand smoke in private vehicles and in public places among population 12 years and older (2015/2016)
- Exposure to second-hand smoke in private vehicles and in public places among population 12 years and older (up to 2013/2014)
- Exposure to second-hand smoke at work or school among population 12 years and older
- Exposure to second-hand smoke among students in grades 7 to 12
- Reside with a smoker at admission for birth
- Smoking allowed inside the home among population 12 years and older (2015/2016)
- Smoking allowed inside the home among population 12 years and older (up to 2013/2014)
- Type of smoking restrictions in the home among population 12 years and older (2015/2016)
- Type of smoking restrictions in the home among population 12 years and older (up to 2013/2014)
- Restrictions by smoking status among population 12 years and older (2015/2016)
- Restrictions by smoking status among population 12 years and older (up to 2013/2014)