According to the National Health Survey conducted during the 2021 financial year in Australia, the vast majority of young Australians between the ages of 15 and 17 years had never smoked. Approximately eight percent of young Australians aged 18 to 24 years old smoked on a daily basis.
Smoker status of young people aged 15 to 24 years old in Australia in financial year 2021
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Notes from source:
(a) Current smoker data has been sourced from the Microdata: Smoker Status dataset.
(b) Includes current smoker weekly (at least once a week, but not daily) and current smoker less than weekly.
(c) These estimates have been sourced from NHS 2020-21.
Components may not sum to total due to different data sources.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 21, 2021). Smoker status of young people aged 15 to 24 years old in Australia in financial year 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358431/australia-smoker-status-of-young-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Smoker status of young people aged 15 to 24 years old in Australia in financial year 2021." Chart. March 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358431/australia-smoker-status-of-young-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Smoker status of young people aged 15 to 24 years old in Australia in financial year 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358431/australia-smoker-status-of-young-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Smoker Status of Young People Aged 15 to 24 Years Old in Australia in Financial Year 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358431/australia-smoker-status-of-young-people/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Smoker status of young people aged 15 to 24 years old in Australia in financial year 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358431/australia-smoker-status-of-young-people/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Smoker status of young people aged 15 to 24 years old in Australia in financial year 2021 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358431/australia-smoker-status-of-young-people/
