Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 7.1
Smoking status among people with current asthma, by age group and sex, people aged 18 years and over, Australia, 2001
Source: ABS National Health Survey 2001.
Data table
| Sex | Age group (years) | Current smoker |
Ex-smoker |
95% CI ever smoked |
| Males | 18 to 34 | 40.0 |
15.4 |
(48.6–62.4) |
| 35 to 64 | 19.6 |
35.5 |
(48.8–61.4) |
|
| 65 and over | 9.3 |
67.0 |
(66.4–86.3) |
|
| 18 years and over | 27.4 | 30.6 | (52.6–63.4) |
|
Females |
18 to 34 | 33.0 |
14.4 |
(42.0–52.8) |
| 35 to 64 | 22.3 |
27.8 |
(45.2–54.9) |
|
| 65 and over | 9.0 |
35.1 |
(35.8–52.6) |
|
| 18 years and over | 24.8 | 23.4 | (44.3–52.2) |
Persons |
18 to 34 | 36.0 |
14.8 |
(45.8–55.9) |
| 35 to 64 | 21.3 |
30.7 |
(47.2–56.8) |
|
| 65 and over | 9.2 |
47.7 |
(46.7–67.1) |
|
| 18 years and over | 25.9 | 26.3 | (49.3–55.0) |
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