ASSAD Tobacco use, daily smoker, by age group
Please note that these indicators are not currently up to date and will be replaced shortly with dashboards. In the meantime the most currently available data is available at https://www.data.act.gov.au or contact healthinfo@act.gov.au
Commentary
The prevalence of tobacco use in ACT secondary students has decreased steadily over time. In 1996, 9.3% of secondary students surveyed reported smoking cigarettes every day in the seven days before the survey ('daily smokers') while in 2017, the proportion has not been reported due to a relative standard error greater than 50% or small numbers.
Please note that this indicator was updated in 2022 and replaces all previous versions.
The following estimates have a relative standard error between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution:
- 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 persons
- 2008 and 2011 12-15 year olds
- 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 16-17 year olds
The following estimates have not been published due to a relative standard error greater than 50% or small numbers:
- 2017 persons
- 2014 and 2017 12-15 year olds
- 2017 16-17 year olds
For the purpose of reporting the Australian Secondary Students' Alcohol and Drug survey data on HealthStats, if the 95% confidence intervals of the estimates do not overlap, they are considered to be significantly different.
Chart
Smoked tobacco every day in the last week, ACT Secondary Students aged 12-17 years, by age group, 1996-2017
Data
To access the data, select "View source data" link at the bottom of the visualisation. This link will open up a data table that you can download.
Codes and sources
A copy of the Australian Secondary Students' Alcohol and Drug survey can be found in Data collections.