Number of persons aged 18 years or over who smoke tobacco every day
This item has been superseded by a newer version by one or more Registration Authorities.
Definition
Proportion of adults who are current daily smokers.
Indicator Summary
Daily smoking: currently smokes cigarettes (manufactured or roll-your-own) or equivalent tobacco product every day.
Rates are directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Analysis by remoteness and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.
Presented as a percentage.
95% confidence intervals and relative standard errors calculated for rates.
2011–12 (updated for full AHS sample)—State and territory, by:
- sex by age
- Indigenous status (non-Indigenous)
- remoteness (Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Remoteness Structure)
- 2011 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
- disability status
2011–12 (updated for full AHS sample)—Nationally, by:
- sex by remoteness (ASGS Remoteness Structure)
- 2011 SEIFA IRSD deciles
- remoteness (ASGS Remoteness Structure) by 2011 SEIFA IRSD deciles
2012–13—State and territory, by:
- Indigenous status (Indigenous only)
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small …
Calculation rules
- Description
Daily smoking: currently smokes cigarettes (manufactured or roll-your-own) or equivalent tobacco product every day.
Rates are directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Analysis by remoteness and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.
Presented as a percentage.
95% confidence intervals and relative standard errors calculated for rates.
Number of persons aged 18 years or over who smoke tobacco every day
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- Data Element
- Person—age, total years N[NN]
Population aged 18 years or over
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- Data Element
- Person—age, total years N[NN]
2011–12 (updated for full AHS sample)—State and territory, by:
- sex by age
- Indigenous status (non-Indigenous)
- remoteness (Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Remoteness Structure)
- 2011 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
- disability status
2011–12 (updated for full AHS sample)—Nationally, by:
- sex by remoteness (ASGS Remoteness Structure)
- 2011 SEIFA IRSD deciles
- remoteness (ASGS Remoteness Structure) by 2011 SEIFA IRSD deciles
2012–13—State and territory, by:
- Indigenous status (Indigenous only)
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
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- Data Element
- Person—age, total years N[NN]
References
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