Descriptive statistics for the sample of youths who are current smokers* in grades 5–12 by smoking status, 2006–2007, Canada
| Student characteristics | Occasional smoker (n = 2,399) | Daily smoker (n = 3,129) | χ2† |
| %† (n)‡ | %† (n)‡ | ||
| Sex | |||
| Boy | 56.7 (1255) | 59.3 (1654) | χ2 = 2.82, df = 1, p = 0.093 |
| Girl | 43.3 (1135) | 40.7 (1440) | |
| Grade | |||
| (Elementary) 5–8 | 12.6 (296) | 8.9 (280) | χ2 = 21.48, df = 4, p<0.001 |
| 9 | 14.5 (368) | 16.2 (431) | |
| 10 | 19.0 (533) | 21.4 (721) | |
| 11 | 27.2 (648) | 24.6 (880) | |
| 12 | 26.7 (554) | 28.9 (817) | |
| Region of Canada | |||
| Atlantic | 6.9 (1136) | 11.4 (1839) | χ2 = 25.88, df = 4, p<0.001 |
| Quebec | 21.4 (492) | 21.1 (512) | |
| Ontario | 36.2 (343) | 34.7 (386) | |
| Prairies | 18.8 (268) | 18.1 (240) | |
| British Columbia | 16.5 (160) | 14.7 (152) | |
| Type of cigarette usually smoked based on the brand price | |||
| No usual brand | 13.6 (298) | 4.6 (158) | χ2 = 170.14, df = 4, p<0.001 |
| Premium | 51.2 (925) | 47.4 (1134) | |
| Discount | 9.3 (323) | 16.5 (563) | |
| Native | 5.6 (139) | 13.1 (320) | |
| Other | 20.3 (363) | 18.4 (458) | |
| Reasons for smoking a particular brand of cigarette¶ | |||
| Those who responded “yes” | |||
| Friends smoke the same brand | 16.9 (312) | 13.8 (266) | |
| Parents smoke the same brand | 6.2 (154) | 9.9 (268) | |
| Likes the packaging | 4.6 (76) | 7.6 (154) | |
| Costs less | 11.8 (291) | 21.8 (646) | |
| Likes the image | 1.8 (46) | 4.6 (94) | |
| Likes the taste | 54.8 (882) | 56.3 (1308) | |
| Only ones they can get | 2.8 (77) | 3.3 (102) | |
| Have less tar | 2.8 (50) | 2.8 (60) | |
| For the nicotine buzz | 9.2 (126) | 12.4 (253) |
*Includes both occasional and daily smokers.
†Based on weighted estimates.
‡Unweighted sample size; numbers may not add to total because of missing values.
¶Only among current smokers who report having a usual brand of cigarettes: occasional smokers (n = 1750), daily smokers (n = 2475).