Australian Bureau of Statistics 4364.0.55.001 - Australian
Health Survey: First Results, 2011-12 Latest ISSUE Released at
11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/10/2012 First Issue |Page tools:
Print Page Print All RSS Search this Product| Smoking is a
significant risk factor for chronic disease. It is important to
monitor rates of smoking in the population to identify high risk
groups, and recognise patterns in smoking behaviour. Persons 18
years and over In 2011-12, there were 2.8 million Australians
aged 18 years and over who smoked daily (16.3%). This rate has
decreased consistently over the past decade, from 18.9% in
2007-08 and 22.4% in 2001. Decreases in smoking rates have
occurred across all age groups, and particularly amongst people
aged under 45 years. Source(s): Australian Health Survey: First
Results Around 50.9% of adults reported that they had never
smoked, 31.0% were ex-smokers and the remaining 1.8% smoked, but
less often than daily. Men were more likely to smoke daily than
women in 2011-12 (18.2% compa