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Smoking
In 2004–05, half the adult Indigenous population (50%) were current daily smokers. A daily smoker is someone who smoked one or more cigarettes per day, on average. For both males and females, smoking was more prevalent among Indigenous than non-Indigenous adults in every age group.
Current Daily Smokers, by Indigenous status and sex, 2004–05
Age group (years) | Indigenous
% | Non-Indigenous
% |
MALES |
| 18–24 | 50 | 29 |
| 25–34 | 56 | 29 |
| 35–44 | 57 | 29 |
| 45–54 | 50 | 25 |
| 55 and over | 35 | 14 |
FEMALES |
| 18–24 | 51 | 23 |
| 25–34 | 54 | 23 |
| 35–44 | 54 | 23 |
| 45–54 | 51 | 20 |
| 55 and over | 26 | 9 |
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
Current Daily Smokers by Age groups, Males 2004–05
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
Current Daily Smokers by Age groups, Females  2004–05
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
Further Information: See National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
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