Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS): 2020 detailed tables

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Table 1: Smoking status, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 2: Smoking status, by province and age group, 2020
Table 3: Number of times attempted to quit smoking in the past 12 months among daily smokers, by age group, 2020
Table 4: Quit methods used by recent quitters and current smokers who made a quit attempt in the past 12 months, by age group, 2020
Table 5: Past-30-day use of individual tobacco products and vaping, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 6: Pattern of vape use over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 7: Past-30-day vaping of nicotine and non-nicotine, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 8: Most often used flavour among those who vaped in the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 9: Main reason for vaping among those who vaped in the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 10: Sources of vaping devices and liquids among those who vaped in the past 30 days by age group, 2020
Table 11: Smoking status of those who vaped in the past 30 days by age group, 2020
Table 12: Number of times attempted to quit vaping in the past 12 months among daily vapers, by age group, 2020
Table 13: Perception of harm using a vape compared to smoking cigarettes among all respondents and those who used a vape or smoked a cigarette in the past 30 days by age, 2020
Table 14: Pattern of alcohol use over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 15: Pattern of heavy alcohol use over the past 12 months, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 16: Pattern of smoking cannabis over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 17: Pattern of vaping cannabis over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Table 18: Description of the sample by age and province, 2020

Table 1: Smoking status, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Current smoking (%)	Daily smoking (%)	Occasional smoking (%)	Former smoking (%)	Never smoking (%)
All Genders	All age groups	31,281	10.3 [9.5-11.2]	8.0 [7.2-8.7]	2.4 [1.9-2.8]	24.8 [23.6-26.0]	64.9 [63.6-66.3]
Men		15,458	12.1 [10.7-13.4]	9.1 [7.9-10.3]	3.0 [2.3-3.6]	26.6 [24.9-28.4]	61.3 [59.4-63.2]
Women		15,819	8.6 [7.5-9.7]	6.9 [5.9-7.9]	1.8 [1.2-2.3]	22.9 [21.3-24.5]	68.4 [66.7-70.2]
All Genders	15-19	2,017	3.1^{Footnote *} [2.0-4.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	95.2 [93.8-96.6]
	20-24	2,391	8.4 [6.7-10.1]	4.9 [3.5-6.3]	3.5^{Footnote ↓} [2.4-4.6]	5.6 [4.2-7.0]	86.0 [83.8-88.1]
	25+	26,872	11.0 [10.0-12.0]	8.8 [7.9-9.7]	2.3 [1.8-2.7]	28.2 [26.8-29.6]	60.8 [59.2-62.3]
	25-44	10,325	10.5^{Footnote ↓} [8.7-12.3]	7.1 [5.5-8.6]	3.4 [2.5-4.4]	18.8 [16.7-20.9]	70.7 [68.1-73.2]
	45+	16,547	11.4 [10.2-12.6]	9.8 [8.7-10.9]	1.5^{Footnote ↑} [1.1-2.0]	34.0 [32.3-35.8]	54.6 [52.7-56.5]
Men	15-19	1,034	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	94.1 [92.0-96.1]
	20-24	1,234	12.3 [9.4-15.2]	6.9^{Footnote *} [4.6-9.2]	5.4^{Footnote *} [3.5-7.3]	7.0 [4.9-9.2]	80.7 [77.3-84.1]
	25+	13,190	12.7 [11.1-14.2]	9.9 [8.5-11.3]	2.8 [2.0-3.5]	30.4 [28.4-32.4]	56.9 [54.7-59.1]
	25-44	5,170	12.5^{Footnote ↓} [9.7-15.3]	8.3 [5.8-10.7]	4.2^{Footnote *} [2.7-5.8]	20.4 [17.3-23.4]	67.1 [63.4-70.8]
	45+	8,021	12.8 [11.0-14.5]	11.0 [9.3-12.6]	^{Footnote #}	36.9 [34.2-39.5]	50.4 [47.6-53.1]
Women	15-19	980	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	96.6 [94.7-98.4]
	20-24	1,157	4.3^{Footnote *} [2.5-6.1]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	91.6 [89.2-94.0]
	25+	13,682	9.5^{Footnote ↓} [8.2-10.7]	7.7 [6.5-8.8]	1.8 [1.2-2.4]	26.1 [24.2-27.9]	64.5^{Footnote ↓} [62.4-66.5]
	25-44	5,156	8.5^{Footnote ↓} [6.3-10.6]	5.8 [4.0-7.7]	^{Footnote #}	17.3 [14.4-20.2]	74.2 [70.8-77.7]
	45+	8,526	10.0 [8.5-11.6]	8.8 [7.3-10.2]	^{Footnote #}	31.4 [29.0-33.7]	58.6 [56.0-61.1]
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 1 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 1 note * referrer Table 1 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 1 note # referrer Table 1 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 1 note ↑ referrer Table 1 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 1 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.

Table 2: Smoking status, by province and age group, 2020
Age group (years)	Canada (%)	NL (%)	PE (%)	NS (%)	NB (%)	QC (%)	ON (%)	MB (%)	SK (%)	AB (%)	BC (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 2 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 2 note * referrer Table 2 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 2 note # referrer Table 2 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 2 note ↑ referrer Table 2 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 2 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
Current smoking
Total	10.3 [9.5-11.2]	14.8^{Footnote *} [9.6-19.9]	11.6^{Footnote *} [7.0-16.2]	13.7 [9.7-17.7]	9.7^{Footnote *} [6.2-13.2]	12.2 [10.2-14.3]	9.9 [8.5-11.3]	13.0 [8.9-17.1]	11.2^{Footnote *} [7.3-15.0]	8.9 [6.1-11.7]	7.7 [5.8-9.5]
15-19	3.1^{Footnote *} [2.0-4.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
20-24	8.4 [6.7-10.1]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
25+	11.0 [10.0-12.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	14.8 [10.2-19.3]	9.8^{Footnote *} [6.0-13.6]	13.1 [10.8-15.4]	10.7 [9.1-12.3]	13.6^{Footnote *} [8.9-18.3]	12.1^{Footnote *} [7.7-16.5]	9.3^{Footnote *} [6.1-12.5]	7.9 [5.8-10.0]
25-44	10.5^{Footnote ↓} [8.7-12.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	13.9 [9.5-18.2]	10.3 [7.5-13.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
45+	11.4 [10.2-12.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	15.1^{Footnote *} [9.6-20.5]	13.0^{Footnote *} [7.7-18.3]	12.7 [10.0-15.3]	11.0 [9.1-12.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	9.8^{Footnote *} [6.4-13.2]	9.6 [6.7-12.6]
Former smoking
Total	24.8 [23.6-26.0]	26.4 [19.9-32.8]	27.3 [21.1-33.5]	28.1 [22.6-33.5]	34.2 [27.6-40.7]	27.6 [24.8-30.3]	22.0 [20.0-23.9]	24.9 [20.2-29.5]	27.6 [22.5-32.8]	24.5^{Footnote ↓} [20.9-28.0]	25.5^{Footnote ↑} [22.3-28.7]
15-19	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
20-24	5.6 [4.2-7.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
25+	28.2 [26.8-29.6]	29.4 [22.1-36.8]	30.6 [23.5-37.8]	31.5^{Footnote ↓} [25.2-37.8]	38.1 [30.7-45.6]	31.0 [27.9-34.2]	25.2 [22.9-27.4]	28.6 [23.1-34.0]	31.7 [25.7-37.7]	27.8 [23.7-31.9]	29.3 [25.6-32.9]
25-44	18.8 [16.7-20.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	18.2 [13.5-22.8]	17.7 [14.2-21.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	21.5^{Footnote ↑} [15.5-27.5]	20.5^{Footnote ↑} [14.5-26.5]
45+	34.0 [32.3-35.8]	30.6 [22.2-38.9]	36.0 [26.8-45.1]	35.6 [27.6-43.7]	45.6 [36.3-54.8]	38.5^{Footnote ↓} [34.5-42.5]	29.9 [27.0-32.8]	37.4 [30.2-44.5]	43.3 [34.9-51.7]	32.8 [27.3-38.4]	34.5^{Footnote ↓} [29.8-39.2]
Never smoking
Total	64.9 [63.6-66.3]	58.9 [51.8-66.0]	61.1 [54.2-68.0]	58.3 [52.4-64.2]	56.1 [49.6-62.7]	60.2 [57.2-63.2]	68.1 [66.0-70.3]	62.1 [56.8-67.4]	61.2 [55.6-66.8]	66.6 [62.7-70.5]	66.8 [63.5-70.1]
15-19	95.2 [93.8-96.6]	90.5^{Footnote ↓} [81.6-99.3]	97.0 [90.9-103.1]	95.8 [89.8-101.7]	93.6 [87.2-100.0]	94.7 [91.0-98.5]	96.4 [94.6-98.2]	97.2 [93.1-101.2]	97.9 [93.8-102.0]	93.2 [88.3-98.0]	93.3 [88.7-97.8]
20-24	86.0 [83.8-88.1]	^{Footnote #}	76.7 [62.7-90.6]	77.9 [67.0-88.7]	76.5^{Footnote ↑} [64.4-88.6]	87.9 [83.1-92.7]	86.8 [83.2-90.4]	74.7 [62.3-87.1]	83.0 [72.3-93.7]	85.7 [79.4-92.0]	89.1 [83.8-94.3]
25+	60.8 [59.2-62.3]	56.1 [48.1-64.1]	57.1 [49.2-65.0]	53.7 [46.9-60.6]	52.1 [44.7-59.4]	55.8 [52.4-59.2]	64.1 [61.6-66.6]	57.8 [51.7-63.9]	56.2 [49.7-62.6]	62.9 [58.3-67.4]	62.8 [59.0-66.6]
25-44	70.7 [68.1-73.2]	58.7 [42.4-75.0]	66.5^{Footnote ↓} [51.3-81.6]	62.5^{Footnote ↑} [50.7-74.3]	75.2 [61.3-89.1]	67.9 [62.2-73.7]	72.0 [67.8-76.2]	69.3 [59.0-79.5]	71.7 [60.9-82.6]	69.7 [62.3-77.1]	74.4 [68.0-80.7]
45+	54.6 [52.7-56.5]	54.9 [45.7-64.1]	52.3 [43.0-61.7]	49.3 [41.1-57.5]	41.4 [32.4-50.5]	48.8 [44.7-53.0]	59.1 [56.0-62.2]	50.1 [42.5-57.7]	45.3 [37.3-53.4]	57.4 [51.5-63.2]	55.9 [50.9-60.8]

Table 3: Number of times attempted to quit smoking in the past 12 months among people who smoke daily, by age group, 2020
Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Zero (%)	One time (%)	Two to three times (%)	Four or more times (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 3 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 3 note * referrer Table 3 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 3 note # referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All ages	2,469	61.0 [55.7-66.3]	11.8 [8.5-15.2]	19.0 [14.9-23.1]	8.1^{Footnote *} [5.3-10.9]
15-19	16	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
20-24	118	54.9 [40.5-69.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
25+	2,335	61.4 [55.8-66.9]	12.0 [8.5-15.5]	18.7 [14.4-23.0]	8.0^{Footnote *} [5.1-10.9]
25-44	720	60.2 [48.8-71.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
45+	1,615	61.9 [55.8-68.0]	13.7^{Footnote *} [9.2-18.2]	16.3 [12.0-20.6]	8.2^{Footnote *} [4.7-11.6]

Table 4: Quit methods used by people who recently quit^{Footnote 1} and people who currently smoke who made a quit attempt in the past 12 months, by age group, 2020
Age group (years)	Switched to vaping (%)	Used nicotine replacement products (%)	Made deal with a friend/family member (%)	Reduced number of cigarettes you smoked (%)	Used a 1-800 quitline or a smokers helpline (%)	Used an internet-based program (%)	Used a smart phone app (%)	Tried to quit smoking on your own (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 4 Note 1 Quit smoking within the past 12 months. Return to table 4 note 1 referrer Table 4 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 4 note * referrer Table 4 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 4 note # referrer Table 4 Note ↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 4 note ↓ referrer Table 4 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 4 note ↑ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All ages	26.5^{Footnote ↓} [20.7-32.2]	31.8 [25.9-37.6]	12.5^{Footnote ↓}^{Footnote *} [8.2-16.7]	49.4 [43.0-55.8]	^{Footnote #}	28.7 [22.7-34.7]	^{Footnote #}	65.0 [59.0-70.9]
15-19	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
20-24	50.0 [37.0-62.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	57.5^{Footnote ↑} [44.4-70.7]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	68.8 [56.0-81.5]
25+	23.0 [16.9-29.2]	33.7 [27.3-40.2]	12.1^{Footnote *} [7.4-16.9]	48.6 [41.5-55.7]	^{Footnote #}	29.9 [23.3-36.6]	^{Footnote #}	64.2 [57.6-70.9]
25-44	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	54.1 [42.0-66.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	75.1 [65.5-84.7]
45+	16.9^{Footnote *} [10.3-23.5]	37.3 [28.5-46.0]	^{Footnote #}	44.7 [36.1-53.4]	^{Footnote #}	30.7 [22.3-39.2]	^{Footnote #}	56.7 [47.7-65.7]

Table 5: Past-30-day use of individual tobacco products and vaping^{Footnote 1}, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Any tobacco product^{Footnote 2} (%)	Cigarettes (%)	Cigars (%)	Little cigars or cigarillos (%)	Pipe (%)	Chewing tobacco (%)	Water-pipe w/ tobacco (%)	Vaping (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 5 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes used of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vapes are excluded. Return to table 5 note 1 referrer Table 5 Note 2 Any tobacco product includes past-30-day use of cigarettes, little cigars or cigarillos, cigars, pipe, chewing tobacco, and/or a waterpipe with tobacco. E-cigarettes and other vaping devices are excluded. Return to table 5 note 2 referrer Table 5 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 5 note * referrer Table 5 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 5 note # referrer Table 5 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 5 note ↑ referrer Table 5 Note ↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 5 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	12.1 [11.2-13.0]	10.3 [9.4-11.2]	1.2 [0.8-1.5]	1.7 [1.3-2.1]	^{Footnote #}	0.5^{Footnote ↑}^{Footnote *} [0.2-0.8]	0.5^{Footnote ↑}^{Footnote *} [0.2-0.8]	4.7 [4.1-5.2]
Men		14.8 [13.4-16.2]	12.1 [10.7-13.4]	1.9^{Footnote *} [1.3-2.6]	2.7 [1.9-3.4]	^{Footnote #}	1.0^{Footnote *} [0.5-1.6]	^{Footnote #}	5.7 [4.7-6.6]
Women		9.5^{Footnote ↓} [8.3-10.6]	8.6 [7.5-9.7]	^{Footnote #}	0.8^{Footnote *} [0.5-1.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	3.6 [3.0-4.3]
All Genders	15-19	6.0 [4.5-7.5]	3.1^{Footnote *} [2.0-4.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	14.4 [12.2-16.6]
	20-24	12.5^{Footnote ↑} [10.4-14.6]	8.4 [6.7-10.1]	^{Footnote #}	2.8^{Footnote *} [1.8-3.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	13.0 [10.9-15.1]
	25+	12.5^{Footnote ↑} [11.5-13.6]	11.0 [10.0-12.0]	1.1^{Footnote *} [0.7-1.5]	1.6 [1.1-2.1]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	3.2 [2.6-3.8]
	25-44	12.4 [10.5-14.2]	10.5^{Footnote ↓} [8.7-12.3]	^{Footnote #}	2.0^{Footnote *} [1.0-3.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	5.1 [3.8-6.5]
	45+	12.6 [11.4-13.9]	11.4 [10.2-12.5]	0.7^{Footnote *} [0.4-1.0]	1.3 [0.9-1.7]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	2.0 [1.4-2.5]
Men	15-19	7.3 [5.1-9.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	14.7 [11.7-17.6]
	20-24	17.8 [14.4-21.3]	12.3 [9.4-15.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	15.7 [12.5-18.9]
	25+	15.1 [13.5-16.7]	12.7 [11.1-14.2]	1.9^{Footnote *} [1.1-2.6]	2.6^{Footnote *} [1.7-3.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	4.1 [3.0-5.1]
	25-44	15.6 [12.6-18.5]	12.5^{Footnote ↓} [9.7-15.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	7.0 [4.8-9.3]
	45+	14.8 [12.9-16.7]	12.8 [11.0-14.5]	^{Footnote #}	2.2^{Footnote *} [1.4-2.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	2.1^{Footnote *} [1.3-3.0]
Women	15-19	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	13.9 [10.7-17.1]
	20-24	6.8^{Footnote *} [4.6-9.1]	4.3^{Footnote *} [2.5-6.1]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	10.2 [7.6-12.9]
	25+	10.0 [8.8-11.3]	9.4 [8.2-10.7]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	2.3 [1.6-3.0]
	25-44	9.1 [6.9-11.3]	8.5^{Footnote ↓} [6.3-10.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	45+	10.6 [9.0-12.2]	10.0 [8.5-11.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	1.8^{Footnote *} [1.0-2.5]

Table 6: Pattern of vape^{Footnote 1} use over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Daily (%)	Less than daily but at least once a week (%)	Less than weekly but at least once in past month (%)	Not at all (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 6 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 6 note 1 referrer Table 6 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 6 note * referrer Table 6 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 3 note # referrer Table 6 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 6 note ↑ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	31,303	2.3 [1.9-2.7]	1.1 [0.7-1.4]	1.3 [1.0-1.5]	95.3 [94.8-95.9]
Men		15,459	2.9 [2.3-3.5]	1.4^{Footnote *} [0.8-2.1]	1.4 [1.0-1.8]	94.3 [93.4-95.3]
Women		15,841	1.7 [1.2-2.2]	0.7^{Footnote *} [0.5-1.0]	1.2 [0.8-1.5]	96.4 [95.7-97.0]
All Genders	15-19	2,017	5.3 [3.9-6.7]	3.7^{Footnote *} [2.4-5.0]	5.4 [4.0-6.8]	85.6 [83.4-87.8]
	20-24	2,391	5.5^{Footnote ↑} [4.1-6.9]	3.2^{Footnote *} [2.1-4.3]	4.3 [3.0-5.6]	87.0 [84.9-89.1]
	25+	26,895	1.8 [1.4-2.2]	^{Footnote #}	0.7^{Footnote *} [0.4-0.9]	96.8 [96.2-97.4]
	25-44	10,327	2.8 [1.9-3.7]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	94.9 [93.5-96.2]
	45+	16,568	1.2^{Footnote *} [0.8-1.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	98.0 [97.5-98.6]
Men	15-19	1,033	5.6^{Footnote *} [3.7-7.5]	^{Footnote #}	5.3^{Footnote *} [3.5-7.2]	85.3 [82.4-88.3]
	20-24	1,234	8.0 [5.7-10.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	84.3 [81.1-87.5]
	25+	13,192	2.2 [1.6-2.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	95.9 [94.9-97.0]
	25-44	5,171	3.9^{Footnote *} [2.5-5.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	93.0 [90.7-95.2]
	45+	8,021	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	97.9 [97.0-98.7]
Women	15-19	980	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	86.1 [82.9-89.3]
	20-24	1,157	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	89.8 [87.1-92.4]
	25+	13,703	1.4^{Footnote *} [0.8-1.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	97.7 [97.0-98.4]
	25-44	5,156	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	96.8 [95.4-98.1]
	45+	8,548	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	98.2 [97.5-99.0]

Table 7: Past-30-day vaping of nicotine and non-nicotine^{Footnote 1}, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Vaped e-liquid with nicotine (%)	Vaped e-liquid without nicotine (%)	Vaped e-liquid with unknown nicotine content (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 7 Note 1 Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 7 note 1 referrer Table 7 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 7 note * referrer Table 7 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 7 note # referrer Table 7 Note ↓ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 7 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	3.8 [3.3-4.3]	0.9^{Footnote *} [0.5-1.2]	^{Footnote #}
Men		4.9 [4.0-5.8]	0.9^{Footnote *} [0.4-1.5]	^{Footnote #}
Women		2.7 [2.2-3.2]	0.8^{Footnote *} [0.4-1.1]	^{Footnote #}
All Genders	15-19	12.4 [10.4-14.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	20-24	11.4 [9.4-13.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25+	2.5^{Footnote ↓} [1.9-3.1]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25-44	4.3 [3.0-5.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	45+	1.4 [1.0-1.8]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}

Table 8: Most often used flavour among those who vaped ^{Footnote 1} in the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Tobacco (%)	Fruit (%)	Candy (%)	Dessert (%)	Mint or Menthol (%)	Flavourless (%)	No usual flavour (%)	Other (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 8 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 8 note 1 referrer Table 8 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 8 note * referrer Table 8 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 8 note # referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	1,453	10.3^{Footnote *} [6.4-14.1]	45.0 [38.6-51.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	16.7 [12.8-20.7]	^{Footnote #}	9.4^{Footnote *} [4.2-14.6]	^{Footnote #}
Men		880	^{Footnote #}	39.4 [31.4-47.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	18.8 [13.1-24.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
Women		569	^{Footnote #}	53.7 [44.2-63.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	13.4^{Footnote *} [8.0-18.8]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
All Genders	15-19	291	^{Footnote #}	62.6 [54.7-70.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	17.3^{Footnote *} [10.9-23.8]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	20-24	312	^{Footnote #}	45.1 [36.6-53.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	27.1 [19.7-34.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25+	850	^{Footnote #}	39.0 [29.4-48.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25-44	530	^{Footnote #}	41.8 [28.9-54.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	45+	320	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}

Table 9: Main reason for vaping^{Footnote 1} among those who vaped in the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Curiosity (%)	Because I enjoy it (%)	To reduce stress (%)	Smoking cessation^{Footnote 2} (%)	To use where smoking is not allowed (%)	To avoid returning to smoking (%)	Other (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 9 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 9 note 1 referrer Table 9 Note 2 Smoking cessation includes respondents who responded yes to either "to quit smoking cigarettes" or "to cut down on smoking cigarettes" for their main reason for vaping. Return to table 9 note 2 referrer Table 9 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 9 note * referrer Table 9 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 9 note # referrer Table 9 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 9 note ↑ referrer Table 9 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 9 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	1,450	12.7 [9.3-16.0]	17.0 [12.8-21.2]	16.7 [12.1-21.3]	28.5^{Footnote ↑} [22.7-34.4]	^{Footnote #}	9.0^{Footnote *} [5.6-12.4]	10.6^{Footnote *} [6.9-14.3]
Men		878	8.4^{Footnote *} [5.2-11.6]	16.5^{Footnote ↑} [11.2-21.9]	15.8^{Footnote *} [9.4-22.1]	31.3 [23.4-39.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	11.0^{Footnote *} [6.0-16.0]
Women		569	19.3^{Footnote *} [12.7-25.8]	17.5^{Footnote ↑}^{Footnote *} [10.7-24.3]	18.1^{Footnote *} [11.7-24.5]	24.4^{Footnote *} [15.9-32.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
All Genders	15-19	291	26.3 [18.8-33.8]	27.2 [19.8-34.7]	22.5^{Footnote ↑} [16.0-29.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	20-24	309	17.0^{Footnote *} [10.9-23.0]	24.5^{Footnote ↓} [16.9-32.1]	24.0 [16.8-31.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25+	850	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	41.8 [32.0-51.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25-44	530	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	45+	320	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	52.5^{Footnote ↑} [38.1-67.0]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}

Table 10: Sources of vaping devices and liquids among those who vaped^{Footnote 1} in the past 30 days, by age group, 2020
Age group (years)	Social sources^{Footnote 2} (%)	Retail sources^{Footnote 3} (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 10 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 10 note 1 referrer Table 10 Note 2 Social sources include buying from a friend or family member, asking someone else to buy them for you, and having a friend or family member give or lend them to you. Return to table 10 note 2 referrer Table 10 Note 3 Retail sources include vape shops, convenience or gas, supermarkets, grocery stores, drug stores, and online sales. Return to table 10 note 3 referrer Table 10 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 10 note # referrer Table 10 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 10 note ↑ referrer Table 10 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 10 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
Vaping Devices
Total	24.5^{Footnote ↓} [19.0-30.0]	79.5^{Footnote ↑} [75.6-83.5]
15-19	54.9 [47.0-62.9]	44.9 [36.9-52.8]
20-24	25.4 [18.1-32.6]	77.9 [71.0-84.9]
25+	^{Footnote #}	92.0 [87.4-96.6]
25-44	^{Footnote #}	91.2 [85.3-97.1]
45+	^{Footnote #}	93.3 [86.1-100.6]
Vaping Liquids
Total	22.7 [17.2-28.1]	77.8 [73.4-82.2]
15-19	49.6 [41.7-57.6]	46.0 [38.1-53.9]
20-24	24.6 [17.5-31.8]	76.9 [69.8-84.0]
25+	^{Footnote #}	89.0 [83.0-94.9]
25-44	^{Footnote #}	90.1 [83.8-96.4]
45+	^{Footnote #}	87.1 [75.8-98.4]

Table 11: Smoking status of those who vaped^{Footnote 1} in the past 30 days, by age group, 2020
Vaping status	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Current smoking (%)	Daily smoking (%)	Occasional smoking (%)	Former smoking (%)	Never smoking (%)
Past-30-day use	Total	1,456	36.6 [30.0-43.1]	25.8 [19.2-32.4]	10.8 [7.4-14.2]	33.3 [27.3-39.3]	30.1 [25.5-34.8]
	15-19	290	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	74.0 [66.6-81.5]
	20-24	312	28.3 [20.9-35.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	17.6^{Footnote *} [11.1-24.2]	54.1 [45.5-62.7]
	25+	854	45.9 [35.9-55.8]	38.0 [27.9-48.2]	^{Footnote #}	47.7 [38.1-57.3]	^{Footnote #}
Daily	Total	721	25.6 [18.4-32.9]	16.2^{Footnote *} [9.7-22.7]	^{Footnote #}	55.5^{Footnote ↓} [47.2-63.7]	18.9 [13.9-23.9]
	15-19	107	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	65.0 [52.0-78.0]
	20-24	132	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25+	482	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	72.0 [61.5-82.5]	^{Footnote #}
Occasional	Total	735	47.3 [37.9-56.6]	35.2 [24.8-45.5]	12.1^{Footnote *} [7.0-17.2]	^{Footnote #}	41.1 [33.0-49.2]
	15-19	183	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	79.3 [70.3-88.3]
	20-24	180	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	63.4 [52.2-74.6]
	25+	372	72.2 [58.7-85.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 11 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 11 note 1 referrer Table 11 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 11 note * referrer Table 11 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 1 note # referrer Table 11 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 1 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.

Table 12: Number of times attempted to quit vaping^{Footnote 1} in the past 12 months among those who vape daily, by age group, 2020
Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Zero (%)	One time (%)	Two to three times (%)	Four or more times (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 12 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 1 note 1 referrer Table 12 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 12 note * referrer Table 12 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 12 note # referrer Table 12 Note ↓ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 12 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All ages	717	63.3 [55.4-71.3]	^{Footnote #}	13.7^{Footnote *} [8.5-19.0]	12.2^{Footnote *} [7.1-17.3]
15-19	107	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
20-24	132	56.9 [44.1-69.8]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
25+	478	71.9 [61.2-82.6]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
25-44	289	74.5^{Footnote ↓} [60.6-88.3]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
45+	189	68.0 [51.1-84.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}

Table 13: Perception of harm using a vape^{Footnote 1} compared to smoking cigarettes among all respondents and those who used a vape or smoked a cigarette in the past 30 days by age group, 2020
	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Much less harmful than cigarettes (%)	Somewhat less harmful than cigarettes (%)	About the same as cigarettes (%)	Somewhat more harmful than cigarettes (%)	Much more harmful than cigarettes (%)	Don't know (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 13 Note 1 Vaping e-liquid with nicotine and/or without nicotine (i.e. just flavouring). Includes use of e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens. Cannabis vaping is excluded. Return to table 13 note 1 referrer Table 13 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 13 note * referrer Table 13 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 13 note # referrer Table 13 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 13 note ↑ referrer Table 13 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 13 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
Total	All ages	31,183	3.7 [3.2-4.3]	15.7 [14.8-16.7]	32.4 [31.1-33.8]	7.9 [7.2-8.6]	9.0 [8.2-9.8]	31.2 [29.9-32.4]
	15-19	2,012	5.8 [4.4-7.2]	29.3 [26.6-31.9]	31.1 [28.3-34.0]	11.3 [9.3-13.2]	6.0 [4.5-7.4]	16.5^{Footnote ↑} [14.3-18.7]
	20-24	2,386	5.3 [4.0-6.7]	29.8 [27.0-32.7]	34.7 [31.8-37.7]	8.0 [6.3-9.7]	6.7 [5.1-8.3]	15.4 [13.1-17.6]
	25+	26,785	3.4 [2.8-4.0]	13.5^{Footnote ↓} [12.4-14.5]	32.3 [30.9-33.8]	7.7 [6.9-8.5]	9.4 [8.5-10.3]	33.7 [32.3-35.1]
	25-44	10,283	4.8 [3.6-6.0]	21.1 [18.8-23.4]	34.8 [32.0-37.6]	7.7 [6.2-9.1]	6.8 [5.4-8.1]	24.9 [22.5-27.3]
	45+	16,502	2.6 [2.0-3.2]	8.7 [7.7-9.7]	30.8 [29.1-32.6]	7.7 [6.7-8.6]	11.1 [9.9-12.3]	39.2 [37.4-41.0]
Past-30-day e-cigarette use	All ages	1,454	26.2 [20.8-31.5]	31.5^{Footnote ↑} [26.0-37.1]	21.5^{Footnote ↓} [15.8-27.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	12.1^{Footnote *} [7.9-16.2]
	15-19	288	19.7^{Footnote *} [13.2-26.2]	31.8 [24.0-39.5]	22.6 [15.4-29.9]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	20-24	312	16.2^{Footnote *} [10.2-22.3]	39.9 [31.7-48.0]	25.4 [18.4-32.5]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25+	854	32.0 [23.4-40.6]	28.4 [19.7-37.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25-44	530	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	45+	324	41.4 [28.1-54.8]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
Past-30-day cigarette use	All ages	3,218	4.9^{Footnote *} [3.2-6.6]	17.4 [14.0-20.7]	29.2 [25.0-33.4]	8.6 [6.1-11.1]	8.5^{Footnote ↑} [6.1-10.9]	31.4 [27.3-35.6]
	15-19	63	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	20-24	201	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	34.1 [23.7-44.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}
	25+	2,953	^{Footnote #}	16.6 [13.0-20.2]	28.9 [24.4-33.3]	8.7 [6.0-11.4]	8.2 [5.6-10.8]	33.4 [28.9-37.9]
	25-44	1,080	^{Footnote #}	25.9 [18.1-33.6]	35.5^{Footnote ↓} [26.7-44.2]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	21.6^{Footnote *} [14.5-28.8]
	45+	1,873	^{Footnote #}	11.3 [8.0-14.6]	25.1 [20.3-29.8]	8.4^{Footnote *} [5.1-11.7]	11.0^{Footnote *} [7.3-14.6]	40.2 [34.8-45.5]

Table 14: Pattern of alcohol use over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Daily (%)	Less than daily but at least once a week (%)	Less than weekly but at least once in past month (%)	Not at all (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 14 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 14 note * referrer Table 14 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 14 note # referrer Table 14 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 14 note ↑ referrer Table 14 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 14 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	31,275	8.2 [7.4-9.0]	29.3 [28.0-30.6]	26.4 [25.1-27.6]	36.1 [34.7-37.4]
Men		15,442	9.4 [8.2-10.6]	31.9 [30.0-33.7]	24.4 [22.6-26.1]	34.4 [32.5-36.3]
Women		15,832	7.1 [6.0-8.2]	26.9 [25.2-28.6]	28.3 [26.5-30.1]	37.7 [35.8-39.7]
All Genders	15-19	2,018	^{Footnote #}	9.8 [8.0-11.6]	26.3 [23.7-29.0]	63.1 [60.2-65.9]
	20-24	2,383	3.4^{Footnote *} [2.2-4.6]	26.2 [23.5-29.0]	36.9 [33.9-39.8]	33.5^{Footnote ↑} [30.5-36.5]
	25+	26,878	9.2 [8.3-10.2]	31.1 [29.6-32.6]	25.4 [24.0-26.8]	34.3 [32.8-35.8]
	25-44	10,321	5.6 [4.2-7.0]	35.0 [32.4-37.5]	27.3 [24.8-29.7]	32.2 [29.5-34.9]
	45+	16,556	11.5^{Footnote ↓} [10.2-12.7]	28.6 [26.9-30.4]	24.3 [22.7-25.9]	35.6 [33.8-37.4]
Men	15-19	1,034	^{Footnote #}	11.4 [8.8-14.0]	24.1 [20.6-27.7]	63.4 [59.5-67.2]
	20-24	1,226	^{Footnote #}	26.6 [22.6-30.5]	34.5^{Footnote ↓} [30.2-38.8]	34.7 [30.4-39.0]
	25+	13,182	10.5^{Footnote ↑} [9.1-11.9]	33.9 [31.8-36.1]	23.4 [21.5-25.4]	32.1 [29.9-34.2]
	25-44	5,166	6.5^{Footnote ↓}^{Footnote *} [4.4-8.6]	37.4 [33.6-41.1]	25.1 [21.6-28.6]	31.1 [27.1-35.0]
	45+	8,017	13.2 [11.3-15.0]	31.7 [29.2-34.3]	22.4 [20.1-24.6]	32.7 [30.1-35.3]
Women	15-19	980	^{Footnote #}	8.1 [5.7-10.4]	28.4 [24.4-32.5]	63.0 [58.7-67.3]
	20-24	1,157	^{Footnote #}	25.9 [22.0-29.7]	39.4 [35.2-43.6]	32.2 [27.9-36.6]
	25+	13,696	8.0 [6.7-9.2]	28.3 [26.4-30.2]	27.3 [25.3-29.3]	36.4 [34.2-38.6]
	25-44	5,156	4.7^{Footnote *} [2.9-6.5]	32.6 [29.1-36.0]	29.5^{Footnote ↓} [25.9-33.0]	33.3 [29.3-37.2]
	45+	8,540	9.9 [8.3-11.6]	25.7 [23.5-28.0]	26.1 [23.8-28.4]	38.3 [35.7-40.8]

Table 15: Pattern of heavy alcohol use^{Footnote 1} over the past 12 months, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Daily or almost daily (%)	Less than daily but at least once a week (%)	Less than weekly but at least once a month (%)	Less than once a month (%)	Not at all (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 15 Note 1 Heavy alcohol use refers to having four or more drinks on one occasion. "On one occasion" means at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Return to table 15 note 1 referrer Table 15 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 15 note * referrer Table 15 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 15 note # referrer Table 15 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 15 note ↑ referrer Table 15 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 15 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	31,229	1.3 [0.9-1.7]	11.1 [10.3-11.9]	13.6 [12.7-14.5]	21.4 [20.3-22.5]	52.6 [51.2-53.9]
Men		15,426	1.9^{Footnote *} [1.2-2.7]	13.6 [12.4-14.9]	14.6 [13.3-16.0]	21.8 [20.1-23.5]	48.0 [45.9-50.0]
Women		15,802	^{Footnote #}	8.6 [7.6-9.7]	12.6 [11.4-13.8]	21.0 [19.4-22.7]	57.0 [55.2-58.9]
All Genders	15-19	2,013	^{Footnote #}	5.1 [3.8-6.4]	11.3 [9.3-13.2]	18.4 [16.1-20.7]	65.1 [62.2-68.0]
	20-24	2,380	^{Footnote #}	9.1 [7.3-10.9]	25.5^{Footnote ↑} [22.7-28.3]	29.7 [26.9-32.5]	35.0 [31.9-38.2]
	25+	26,839	1.5^{Footnote ↓Footnote *} [1.0-1.9]	11.7 [10.8-12.7]	12.7 [11.7-13.8]	20.9 [19.6-22.2]	53.2 [51.7-54.7]
	25-44	10,320	^{Footnote #}	11.9 [10.2-13.5]	16.5^{Footnote ↓} [14.4-18.6]	29.0 [26.5-31.5]	41.7 [39.1-44.4]
	45+	16,519	1.8^{Footnote *} [1.2-2.4]	11.7 [10.5-12.8]	10.4 [9.3-11.5]	15.9 [14.5-17.3]	60.3 [58.5-62.1]
Men	15-19	1,034	^{Footnote #}	5.7^{Footnote *} [3.8-7.7]	10.1 [7.7-12.6]	17.8 [14.6-21.0]	66.2 [62.3-70.0]
	20-24	1,224	^{Footnote #}	11.0 [8.3-13.6]	25.9 [21.9-29.9]	26.0 [22.2-29.8]	36.6 [32.1-41.1]
	25+	13,169	2.2^{Footnote *} [1.3-3.1]	14.5^{Footnote ↑} [13.0-16.0]	13.9 [12.4-15.5]	21.7 [19.8-23.7]	47.6 [45.3-49.9]
	25-44	5,164	^{Footnote #}	15.4 [12.6-18.1]	16.5^{Footnote ↓} [13.5-19.5]	27.1 [23.5-30.8]	39.3 [35.4-43.2]
	45+	8,005	2.5^{Footnote ↑Footnote *} [1.4-3.6]	13.9 [12.2-15.7]	12.3 [10.6-14.0]	18.3 [16.2-20.3]	53.0 [50.2-55.8]
Women	15-19	976	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	12.2 [9.3-15.2]	19.2 [15.9-22.4]	64.2 [60.0-68.4]
	20-24	1,157	^{Footnote #}	7.1^{Footnote *} [4.7-9.5]	25.1 [21.4-28.8]	33.6 [29.4-37.7]	33.4 [29.2-37.6]
	25+	13,670	^{Footnote #}	9.1 [7.9-10.3]	11.6 [10.2-13.0]	20.1 [18.3-21.9]	58.5^{Footnote ↑} [56.5-60.6]
	25-44	5,156	^{Footnote #}	8.3 [6.4-10.3]	16.5^{Footnote ↑} [13.6-19.5]	30.8 [27.2-34.5]	44.2 [40.4-48.0]
	45+	8,514	^{Footnote #}	9.5^{Footnote ↑} [7.9-11.1]	8.6 [7.2-10.0]	13.6 [11.8-15.4]	67.2 [64.8-69.6]

Table 16: Pattern of smoking cannabis over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Daily (%)	Less than daily but at least once a week (%)	Less than weekly but at least once in past month (%)	Not at all (%)
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 16 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 16 note * referrer Table 16 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 16 note # referrer Table 16 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 16 note ↑ referrer Table 16 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 16 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.
All Genders	All age groups	31,287	3.9 [3.4-4.5]	3.0 [2.5-3.4]	3.4 [2.9-3.9]	89.7 [88.8-90.5]
Men		15,448	5.0 [4.1-6.0]	4.2 [3.4-5.0]	4.2 [3.4-4.9]	86.6 [85.3-88.0]
Women		15,839	2.9 [2.2-3.6]	1.8 [1.3-2.2]	2.7 [2.1-3.3]	92.6 [91.6-93.7]
All Genders	15-19	2,012	2.6^{Footnote *} [1.5-3.6]	3.4^{Footnote *} [2.2-4.7]	4.6 [3.4-5.9]	89.4 [87.4-91.3]
	20-24	2,389	7.4 [5.7-9.1]	7.4 [5.8-9.0]	8.7 [6.9-10.5]	76.5^{Footnote ↓} [73.8-79.1]
	25+	26,890	3.7 [3.1-4.4]	2.5^{Footnote ↑} [2.0-3.0]	2.9 [2.3-3.4]	90.9 [89.9-91.8]
	25-44	10,326	6.3 [4.8-7.8]	4.2 [3.1-5.3]	4.4 [3.3-5.4]	85.1 [83.1-87.2]
	45+	16,565	2.1 [1.7-2.6]	1.5^{Footnote ↓} [1.0-1.9]	2.0 [1.4-2.5]	94.4 [93.6-95.3]
Men	15-19	1,030	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	4.5^{Footnote ↑}^{Footnote *} [2.9-6.2]	89.8 [87.3-92.2]
	20-24	1,234	9.6 [6.9-12.2]	9.3 [6.7-11.9]	8.1 [5.7-10.4]	73.0 [69.1-77.0]
	25+	13,185	4.8 [3.7-5.9]	3.8 [2.9-4.7]	3.8 [2.9-4.6]	87.7 [86.1-89.2]
	25-44	5,170	8.2 [5.8-10.7]	6.0 [4.1-7.8]	5.6 [3.8-7.4]	80.2 [76.9-83.4]
	45+	8,015	2.6 [1.8-3.4]	2.4^{Footnote *} [1.6-3.2]	2.5^{Footnote ↑} [1.8-3.3]	92.5^{Footnote ↓} [91.2-93.8]
Women	15-19	979	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	89.2 [86.2-92.2]
	20-24	1,155	^{Footnote #}	5.4^{Footnote *} [3.5-7.3]	9.4 [6.7-12.0]	80.1 [76.5-83.7]
	25+	13,705	2.7 [2.0-3.4]	1.3^{Footnote *} [0.8-1.8]	2.0^{Footnote *} [1.3-2.7]	93.9 [92.8-95.1]
	25-44	5,156	4.4^{Footnote *} [2.8-6.0]	^{Footnote #}	3.1^{Footnote *} [1.9-4.3]	90.1 [87.7-92.4]
	45+	8,550	1.7^{Footnote *} [1.1-2.4]	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	96.3 [95.2-97.4]

Table 17: Pattern of vaping cannabis over the past 30 days, by age group and gender, 2020
Gender	Age group (years)	Population estimate ('000)	Daily (%)	Less than daily but at least once a week (%)	Less than weekly but at least once in past month (%)	Not at all (%)
All Genders	All age groups	31,299	0.8^{Footnote *} [0.5-1.1]	1.3 [1.0-1.6]	1.6 [1.2-1.9]	96.4 [95.9-96.9]
Men		15,456	1.1^{Footnote *} [0.6-1.7]	1.5^{Footnote ↓} [1.0-1.9]	2.0 [1.5-2.5]	95.4 [94.5-96.3]
Women		15,843	^{Footnote #}	1.1^{Footnote *} [0.7-1.5]	1.1 [0.8-1.5]	97.3 [96.8-97.9]
All Genders	15-19	2,018	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	2.8^{Footnote *} [1.9-3.8]	95.8 [94.6-97.0]
	20-24	2,391	^{Footnote #}	3.3 [2.2-4.4]	4.7 [3.3-6.1]	90.3 [88.4-92.2]
	25+	26,893	0.7^{Footnote *} [0.4-1.1]	1.2 [0.8-1.5]	1.2 [0.9-1.5]	97.0 [96.4-97.5]
	25-44	10,327	^{Footnote #}	2.0^{Footnote *} [1.2-2.7]	2.1^{Footnote *} [1.3-2.8]	94.5^{Footnote ↑} [93.3-95.8]
	45+	16,566	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	0.6^{Footnote *} [0.4-0.9]	98.5^{Footnote ↓} [98.0-98.9]
Men	15-19	1,034	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	95.2 [93.4-97.0]
	20-24	1,234	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	90.9 [88.3-93.5]
	25+	13,188	^{Footnote #}	1.3^{Footnote *} [0.8-1.8]	1.6^{Footnote *} [1.1-2.2]	95.8 [94.9-96.8]
	25-44	5,171	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	93.0 [90.8-95.2]
	45+	8,016	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	97.7 [96.9-98.5]
Women	15-19	980	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	96.5^{Footnote ↑} [94.8-98.2]
	20-24	1,157	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	89.6 [86.9-92.3]
	25+	13,705	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	98.0 [97.4-98.6]
	25-44	5,156	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	96.1 [94.6-97.5]
	45+	8,550	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	^{Footnote #}	99.2 [98.8-99.6]
[95% confidence intervals in brackets] Table 17 Note * Moderate sampling variability, interpret with caution. Return to table 17 note * referrer Table 17 Note # High sampling variability - although an estimate may be determined from the table, data should be suppressed. Return to table 17 note # referrer Table 17 Note ↑ Rounds up to whole number. Return to table 17 note ↑ referrer Table 17 Note↓ Rounds down to whole number. Return to table 17 note ↓ referrer Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020.

Table 18: Description of the sample, by age group and province, 2020
Age group (years)	Canada	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC
Source: Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey, 2020
All age groups	8,108	299	292	404	334	1,476	2,644	439	384	820	1,020
15-19	1,230	49	39	51	57	229	417	63	49	124	152
20-24	1,155	35	40	65	46	199	371	60	67	119	153
25+	5,727	215	213	288	231	1,048	1,856	316	268	577	715
25-44	1,691	51	53	79	48	319	559	84	83	222	193
45+	4,036	164	160	209	183	729	1,297	232	185	355	522

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