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Table 1 Summary of unweighted sample characteristics, 2010–2011, Canada

From: The association between senior student tobacco use rate at school and alternative tobacco product use among junior students in Canadian secondary schools

Region

Gender

Grade, n (%)

9

10

11

12

Atlantica

Male

338 (4.4)

1181 (15.3)

1162 (15.1)

1060 (13.8)

Female

381 (5.0)

1263 (16.4)

1243 (16.2)

1070 (13.9)

Quebecb

Male

277 (18.4)

223 (14.9)

240 (16.0)

n/a

Female

292 (19.4)

233 (15.5)

237 (15.8)

n/a

Ontario

Male

894 (14.1)

767 (12.1)

730 (11.5)

665 (10.5)

Female

956 (15.0)

881 (13.9)

793 (12.5)

670 (10.5)

Prairiesc

Male

1034 (11.6)

1367 (15.4)

1174 (13.2)

943 (10.6)

Female

910 (10.3)

1365 (15.4)

1160 (13.1)

929 (10.5)

British Columbia

Male

680 (13.5)

753 (14.9)

667 (13.2)

586 (11.6)

Female

622 (12.3)

621 (12.3)

617 (12.2)

511 (10.1)

TOTAL

Male

3223 (10.9)

4291 (14.6)

3973 (13.5)

3254 (11.0)

Female

3161 (10.7)

4363 (14.8)

4050 (13.7)

3180 (10.8)

  1. Note: Data derived from the 2010–2011 National Youth Smoking Survey.
  2. aAtlantic region includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
  3. bIn Quebec, the maximum grade in secondary school is grade 11.
  4. cPrairie region includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.