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Smoking stats for Canada are generated by the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) which collects data on tobacco use and related issues in Canada. The selective information collected provides utile info 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 18% of the population in 2008.

The province of British Columbia has the lowest rate of prevalence for smoking all over the country (14.7%) with all prairie provinces having the most eminent prevalence at 20.8%. Remaining provinces were somewhat above the national average, hovering around 19-20%.

Here is how the Canadian smoking stats break down by age groups. This selective information is from the 2008 CTUMS database. Complete selective information sets for 2009 are not yet available.

• 15-19 yrs old. – 15% of this population classify themselves as smokers. While unchanged from the former year, this figure is the lowest since Canada started out gathering and monitoring smoking statistics. Some provinces such as Newfoundland and Labrador have shown a decrease of 3% in this age group from the former year.
• 20-24 yrs old. – 27% of this population are smoking. Among this age group males carry on to smoke at a higher rate and smoke more cigarettes per capita than the female smokers in this age group.
• 25 – 45 yr old age group has the most eminent number of humans who are giving up smoking. Between 25 and 45 yrs of age the number of people who classify themselves as former smokers increased by just over 16%.

Canada has been engaged in smoking reduction attempts for over ten years. There has been a consistent venture to get the message out when it comes to the health risks of smoking. Laws have been passed in a lot of provinces to prevent smoking in public buildings and municipalities have imposed smoking bans that prevent smoking in any building, even bars and restaurants. Recently the smoking bans in Vancouver, BC and surrounding areas have been extended to included a restriction on smoking cigarettes within 7 meters of a building entrance.

Some communities are taking into account smoking laws to invent smoke free outdoor patios, parks, and beaches. These types of measure reflect a modify in the attitude of the public that welcomes regulation to protect the health of all citizens.

Since the smoking stats show a clear drop in the prevalence of smoking in Canada it is clear there are a significant number of people who are giving up smoking cigarettes. But more importantly, less and less Canadians are being influenced to take up the habit in the primary place.

So of those persons who are still in the smoking minority who are they? An examination of the social epidemiology reveals a good deal of interesting statistics.

The most eminent prevalence of smokers is amid the unemployed, poorly educated, and low income populations. The very people who have the least amount of disposable income buy the majority of cigarettes. For this population at least, it would appear that the economic affect of cigarette smoking is not important sufficient to motivate a change in smoking behaviour.

Vancouver Province

The Province is one of the two major daily papers in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has been a critical portion of the community since 1898. It has particular responsibilities to the community and it is people, and the newspaper takes those responsibilities very seriously.

The Province is an award-winning newspaper and has been publishing as a every day since 1898.

The Province, a tabloid, publishes each day except Saturdays and chosen holidays. The Province is published by Pacific Newspaper Group Inc., a Canwest company.

The Kindle Edition of The Province holds articles found in the print edition, but will not include a great deal of images and tables. Also, a lot of features such as the crossword puzzle, box scores and classifieds are not presently available. For your convenience, issues are mechanically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle starting at 5:00 AM Vancouver local time.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26842 in Digital Text Feeds
• Format: Newspaper Subscription

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Almost, but…
By Arnold Gill
I just compared the Kindle edition with the paper edition (Jan 14, 2011) and found tiny differences. One article in Driving missing, one article in Sports missing, one article in Sports swapped with another, no ads, no pictures, no stats, no comics, no classifieds.

Much better than I hoped for, but…. Print edition is $1.25, Kindle edition is $0.99. I find it just a bit overpriced.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent newspaper choices at Amazon
By Duke21
This is a good choice for anyone wanting news from the Canadian West. There are ample pictures included and the price makes the purchase far worth its cost. I don’t have time to read each day so it beats having a weekly subscription. I load these issues onto my Kindle and read the news wherever I go which is convenient. If this paper doesn’t work for you then Amazon has many others to choose from. Titles are for papers right across Canada and there are International issues available as well. They can be read on your computer as well if you download the correct app from Amazon’s store menu. Good luck and happy reading!!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
could be meatier.
By waffle girl
Seems like so many articles are missing, the lifestyle section.. where is it all? comics would be excellent too. where’s the beef?

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