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Database name:
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Survey of Smoking Habits 
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Thematic Coverage:
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This supplement to the Labour Force Survey collected information used to examine trends in the smoking behaviour of the Canadian population. The primary focus of the analysis of the data is on three specific groups: non-smokers, regular cigarette smokers and occasional cigarette smokers.
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Maintained by:
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Special Surveys Division, Statistics Canada
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Availability:
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A public version of the file is available through the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). Some variables are suppressed and other are aggregated to protect the anonymity of individual survey respondents. Custom tabulations are also available on a cost recovery basis.
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Start Date:
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1965
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Release Date:
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N/A - Discontinued
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Frequency of collection:
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Once a year - 1965 to 1974 inclusive
Every second year - 1975 through 1985
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Data Collection:
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Sample of the working-aged population 15 years and older drawn from 2 of the 6 rotating panels of the Labour Force Survey. Data collected through telephone and personal interviews.
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Sample size:
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23,000 households
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Geographic coverage:
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All provinces, excluding residents of Territories, inmates of institutions, full-time members of the Armed Forces and residents Indian reserves. These exceptions represent less than 3% of the populations.
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Lowest geographic
level collected:
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Postal Code
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Lowest geographic
level of release:
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Province
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Existing rural variable:
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No
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Rural definitions that can be constructed from this database include (building block)*:
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Census "rural areas"
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(Enumeration Area)
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Rural and Small Town definition
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(Census Subdivision)
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Metropolitan area and census agglomeration Influenced Zones
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(Census Subdivision)
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OECD "rural communities" definition
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(Census Consolidated Subdivision)
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OECD "predominantly rural regions" definition
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(Census Division)
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Ehrensaft's "Beale codes"
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(Census Division)
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* Results for these areas of geography could conceivably be derived from postal codes if respondent confidentiality is ensured.
Data Elements:
- Demography
- Education, Literacy, Training
- General Health
- Smoking behaviours, habits, consumption and attitudes of young Canadians
- Health status indicators
- Social behaviour
Notes:
This survey complements other smoking-related survey files such as: SURVEY OF SMOKING IN CANADA (1995), the YOUTH SMOKING SURVEY (1994), and the CANADIAN TOBACCO USE MONITORING SURVEY (1999 & 2000), along with other health surveys containing questions on smoking behaviour.
The LFS uses a rotating panel sample design so that selected dwellings remain in the LFS sample for six consecutive months. One feature is that each of the six rotation groups can be used as a representative sample by itself.
For more information, the Special Surveys Division, ssd@statcan.ca
This area contains documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view documents in PDF, you will need the Adobe Acrobat® Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe website.
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