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Smokers, by province and territory

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Smokers, by province and territory
(Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario)
  2005
  Age groups
  All age groups 12 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 64 65 and older
  % of population aged 12 and older
Canada 16.5 1.1 10.3 19.9 21.0 18.7 8.8
Males 18.2 0.5E 10.5 22.7 23.3 19.8 9.7
Females 14.9 1.7E 10.0 17.2 18.6 17.6 8.1
N.L. 18.9 F 19.1 23.8 24.9 18.1 10.1
  Males 19.5 F 18.3E 25.8 26.1 16.6 13.4
  Females 18.4 F 19.8E 21.7 23.8 19.5 7.3E
P.E.I. 17.6 F 9.6E 22.6 18.0 23.3 9.0E
  Males 21.1 F 9.8E 31.3 20.2E 24.6 14.2E
  Females 14.4 F F 14.9E 15.9E 22.1 4.8E
N.S. 18.1 F 8.3E 22.2 27.5 18.6 10.5
  Males 18.7 F 7.1E 22.0 30.5 19.2 10.7
  Females 17.5 F 9.5E 22.4 24.9 18.0 10.4
N.B. 18.1 F 10.7E 24.9 23.2 19.3 8.8
  Males 19.9 F 11.9E 25.9 26.1 21.3 8.9E
  Females 16.5 F 9.3E 23.8 20.4 17.4 8.8E
Que. 18.7 2.8E 12.8 21.3 22.8 21.7 10.5
  Males 19.8 F 14.5 21.7 24.9 22.5 12.5
  Females 17.6 5.1E 11.2 20.9 20.6 20.9 9.1
Ont. 15.7 0.3E 9.0 19.4 20.1 17.8 7.6
  Males 17.8 F 8.9 24.1 22.2 19.4 8.2
  Females 13.6 0.6E 9.1 14.9 17.8 16.2 7.2

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