Definition
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson—tobacco smoking start age
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyTobacco smoking start age
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Value DomainTotal years NNN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total years NNN ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N[NN] |
Maximum character length | 3 |
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Supplementary Values | 999 | Unknown/not stated |
Comments
Guide for use:
In this data collection, cigarette includes manufactured cigarettes, roll-your-own cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other tobacco products.
Origin:
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2008. 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results. Drug Statistics Series number 20.Cat. no. PHE 98. Canberra: AIHW
Comments:
The 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey includes a question on the age at which a person smoked their first full cigarette.
Questions on age first smoked full cigarette can provide some insight into the pattern of drug use among younger children (DHFS 1996).
References
AIHW 2009. From corrections to community: a set of indicators of the health of Australia's prisoners. Bulletin 75. Cat no. AUS 120. Canberra: AIHW.
DHFS (Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services) 1996. National Drug Strategy Household Survey: survey report 1995 Canberra: AGPS
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