Beverly OMalley offers the following royalty-free article for you to publish online or in print. Feel free to use this article in your newsletter, website, ezine, blog, or forum. ----------- PUBLICATION GUIDELINES - You have permission to publish this article for free providing the "About the Author" box is included in its entirety. - Do not post/reprint this article in any site or publication that contains hate, violence, porn, warez, or supports illegal activity. - Do not use this article in violation of the US CAN-SPAM Act. If sent by email, this article must be delivered to opt-in subscribers only. - If you publish this article in a format that supports linking, please ensure that all URLs and email addresses are active links. - Please send a copy of the publication, or an email indicating the URL to [email protected] - Article Marketer (www.ArticleMarketer.com) has distributed this article on behalf of the author. Article Marketer does not own this article, please respect the author's copyright and publication guidelines. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this article. ----------- Article Title: Smoking Statistics in Canada Author: Beverly OMalley Category: Wellness, Consumer, Government Word Count: 475 Keywords: smoking statistics, smoking facts, smoking risks,smoking laws Author's Email Address: [email protected] Article Source: http://www.articlemarketer.com ------------------ ARTICLE START ------------------
Smoking statistics for Canada are generated by the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) which collects data on tobacco use and related issues in Canada. The data collected provides useful information on both the incidence (number of new smokers) and the prevalence (total number of smokers) of smoking in the Canadian population. Overall the long term trends show that the prevalence of smoking in Canada is decreasing from a high of 35% of the population in 1985 to less than 20% of the population in 2007. The first wave of 2008 smoking statistics from the CTUMS show that prevalence could now be approaching 18%. The province of British Columbia has the lowest rate of prevalence for smoking across the country (15%) with Saskatchewan having the highest prevalence at 21%. All other provinces were very close to the national average of 18%. Here is how the Canadian smoking statistics break down by age groups. As all the data from 2008 is not yet available this data is from the first half of 2008. 15-19 yr old age group 15% of this population classify themselves as smokers. While unchanged from the previous year this does represent the lowest rate since Canada began collecting and monitoring smoking statistics. 20-24 yr old age group 28% of this population are smoking. Among this age group males continue to smoke at a higher rate but smoke more cigarettes per capital than the female smoking population in this age group. 30-50 yrs old age group This age group is giving up smoking at the the highest rate. There has been a consistent effort on the part of both federal and provincial governments to get the message out about the smoking risks to health. Smoking laws have been passed in many provinces and municipalities that prohibit smoking in public buildings of any kind (even bars and restaurants). Recently the smoking laws in Vancouver BC and surrounding areas have been extended to included a ban on smoking within 7 meters of a building entrance. If you are going to smoke in that area you really have to work at it. Since the smoking statistics show a significant drop in the prevalence of smoking it is clear there are a lot of smokers in Canada who are giving up smoking. But more importantly less and less Canadians are being influenced to take up the habit in the first place. So of those people who are still in the smoking minority who are they? An examination of the social epidemiology reveals some interesting statistics. The highest prevalence of smokers is among the unemployed, poorly educated, and low income populations. The very people who have the least amount of disposable income purchase the majority of cigarettes. For this population at least, it would appear that the economic impact and the dangers of cigarette smoking are not important enough to motivate a change in smoking behaviour. Beverly Hansen OMalley is a nurse who is passionate about health promotion. You are invited to visit http://www.registered-nurse-canada.com where you can explore the nursing profession in Canada including how to become a nurse in Canada if you graduated in another country. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
