Weighted sample characteristics by smoking status
| Demographic characteristics | Smokers | Non-smokers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| n=14 507 (%) | n=57 143 (%) | n=71 650 (%) | |
| SEIFA | |||
| Bottom-two SEIFA quintiles | 56.7 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
| Top-two SEIFA quintiles | 43.3 | 56.6 | 53.9 |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 13.0 |
| 25–39 | 36.3 | 26.1 | 28.1 |
| 40–54 | 31.2 | 27.7 | 28.4 |
| 55+ | 17.1 | 33.8 | 30.5 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 46.4 | 52.4 | 51.2 |
| Male | 53.6 | 47.6 | 48.8 |
| Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) | |||
| Non-ATSI | 97.1 | 99.0 | 98.6 |
| ATSI | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Main language spoken not English | |||
| English | 94.4 | 91.4 | 92.0 |
| Language other than English | 5.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Migrant (not born in Australia) | |||
| No | 77.0 | 72.6 | 73.5 |
| Yes | 23.0 | 27.4 | 26.5 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 62.4 | 57.7 | 58.7 |
| Student | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Not employed—in workforce | 6.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Not employed—not in workforce | 24.9 | 32.3 | 30.8 |
| Other | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/de facto | 56.5 | 69.5 | 67.0 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 14.9 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Never married | 28.6 | 19.2 | 21.1 |
| Single parents with dependent children | |||
| No | 91.9 | 96.2 | 95.3 |
| Yes | 8.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Education | |||
| High school or lower | 46.4 | 38.8 | 40.3 |
| Diploma or certificate | 40.9 | 34.7 | 35.9 |
| University degree | 12.8 | 26.5 | 23.8 |
SEIFA, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas.