Community Dashboard: Daily smoker
Rationale and analysis
How we measure this data
As reported by Statistics Canada with occasional frequency.
Data collected for this indicator is based on the question referring to smoking of cigarettes only. Note that data on smoking alternative tobacco products is captured in a different module.
Statistics Canada has two main surveys that produce national and provincial smoking rates. The Canadian Community health Survey, and the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, which replaces the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey beginning in 2013.
For further information, please refer to Statistics Canada resources directly.
Progress and advancements
While having decreased from 12.2 per cent in 2018, the 2020 Niagara average of 10.3 per cent is above the Ontario average of 8.9 per cent and the national average of 9.5 per cent, for the same period.
About this indicator
This indicator shows the percentage of Niagara residents aged 12 and older who reported smoking cigarettes every day, which doesn't take into account the number of cigarettes smoked.
More information
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