Section 6

Lifestyle Choices

This section focuses on the impact of lifestyle choices such as smoking, drinking and drug use on a growing healthy body. Levels of consumption, trends and impacts are presented as well as initiatives currently in place to reduce these behaviours in Canadian children and youth.

Section 6.1

Smoking

6.1.1

Percentage of children under 2 years of age whose mother reported smoking during pregnancy, Canada, 1993 to 2008

6.1.2

Percentage of children under 2 years of age whose mother reported smoking during pregnancy, Canada and the provinces, 2005 to 2008

6.1.3

Percentage of Canadian youth aged 12 to 19 years who were current smokers (daily or occasional), Canada, 2003 to 2014

6.1.4

Percentage of Canadian youth aged 12 to 17 years who are current smokers (daily or occasional), Canada and the provinces/territories, 2015/2016

Section 6.2

Alcohol

6.2.1

Percentage of children <2 years of age whose mother reported drinking any alcohol during pregnancy, Canada and the provinces, 1993 to 2008

6.2.2

Percentage of Canadian youth aged 12 to 19 who report binge drinking once a month or more, by gender, Canada, 2013/14

6.2.3

Percentage of Canadian youth in Grade 10 who reported drinking beer at least once a week, Canada, 1990 to 2014

6.2.4

Percentage of Canadian youth in Grade 10 who reported drinking liquor at least once a week, Canada, 1990 to 2014

6.2.5

Number of reported days that students drank alcohol in the last 30 days, by grade and gender, Canada, 2014