Smoking is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in New South Wales and is the
main cause, or a significant cause of many diseases including cancer and cardiovascular
disease, the leading causes of death. Tobacco use (including passive smoking) is
responsible for the greatest burden of premature death and disability of all
behavioural risk factors (Mathers et al,1999).
This chart presents data on current smoking in the Hunter New England Area from the
2003 NSW Health survey. Overall, 23.8% of all males and 21.0% of females are current
'daily' or 'occasional' smokers. These rates are slightly lower than for New South
Wales, where 24.9% of males and 20.0% of females were current 'daily' or
'occasional' smokers.
Rates of current smoking in Hunter New England were highest in young adults.
In males, prevalence of current smoking peaked at 30.9% in the 25-34 years age group
and declined in older groups with 7.9% among males aged 65-74 years. In females rates
peaked at 31.6% among females aged 25-34 years. Rates declined to 4.1% among 65-74
years and over age group. For New South Wales, overall rates were also highest in
young adults. The prevalence of current smoking peaked in the 25 to 34 year age group
in both males (32.5%) and females (25.8%), and declined with age to 7.5% among males
and 4.1% among females aged 75 years and over.
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For more information:
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Mathers C, Vos T, Stevenson C. The burden of disease and injury in Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1999. Online: www.aihw.gov.au
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Public Health Division. NSW Tobacco Action Plan 2001-2004. Sydney: NSW Department of Health, 2001. Online: www.health.nsw.gov.au
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Victorian Smoking and Health Program. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and Issues. Melbourne: Quit Victoria, 1995. Online: www.quit.org.au/quit/FandI/welcome.htm
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Rider:
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The information presented in this report result from analyses of a variety of social and health focused datasets. These datasets originate from a variety of sources including Hunter New England Health, the NSW Department of Health, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The timing of the release of these data to third parties is controlled by the owner of these data. It is therefore possible for these organisations to publish data that they have not yet made available to Hunter New England Population Health for analysis and release. Users should therefore check the publications of these organisations as it is possible that they may have published even more up to date information on Hunter New England than those available in this report. As this report is an ongoing project, the indicators presented will be updated as soon as possible after the release of all datasets to Hunter New England Population Health.
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Copyright notice:
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This work is copyright Hunter New England Area Health Service, 2005. It may be reproduced
in whole or in part, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Commercial usage or sale is prohibited.
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Suggested citation:
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Hunter New England Population Health. Health in Hunter New England. Hunter New England Area Health Service, 2005. Available at:
http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/HHNE/beh/beh_smkage.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
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Produced by:
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Hunter New England Population Health,
Hunter New England Health, with assistance from:
Centre for Epidemiology and Research,
NSW Health.
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Last updated:
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28 February 2006
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See NSW Data:
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To view state data, see NSW Chief Health Officer's Report:
internet version,
intranet version
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