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This item has been superseded by a newer version by one or more Registration Authorities.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.
State and territory, by:
- sex by age
- Indigenous status
- remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure)
- SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
- disability status
Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles.
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
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
Population aged 18 years or over
State and territory, by:
- sex by age
- Indigenous status
- remoteness (Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Structure)
- SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintiles
- disability status
Nationally, by SEIFA IRSD deciles.
Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.
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