In a survey conducted in Australia in 2021, respondents in the 55-64 age group were most likely to be a current smoker. Approximately 14.6 percent of 55-64 year old respondents reported being a current smoker, in comparison to young adults aged 18-24 years old, of which 10.6 percent reported being a current smoker.
Share of current smokers in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 21, 2022). Share of current smokers in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629204/australia-distribution-of-smokers-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of current smokers in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group." Chart. March 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629204/australia-distribution-of-smokers-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of current smokers in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629204/australia-distribution-of-smokers-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Current Smokers in Australia in Financial Year 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629204/australia-distribution-of-smokers-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of current smokers in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629204/australia-distribution-of-smokers-by-age/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Share of current smokers in Australia in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629204/australia-distribution-of-smokers-by-age/