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Person—tobacco smoking start age, total years N[NN]

Definition

The age in years at which a person first started to smoke.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—tobacco smoking start age, total years N[NN]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total years NNN ".
Data Type Number
Format N[NN]
Maximum character length 3
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
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


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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