Sentences with phrase «daily smokers decreased»
The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were current daily smokers decreased from 46 % in 2008 to 38 % in 2014 - 15.
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However, despite the decrease in the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander daily smokers reported in 2012 - 13, the ABS estimates that health outcomes will continue to reflect the smoking patterns in 2002 as the damage from these high levels of smoking will take some time to dissipate.
Forty - two per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years or older were daily smokers in 2012 — 2013, 2.6 times the age - standardised prevalence among other Australians.7 This is a decrease from 45 % in 2008 and 49 % in 2002, a similar rate of decline as among other Australians.7 In 2008, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who smoked daily were less likely than other Australians to live in homes where no one usually smoked inside (56 % v 68 %).5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers with lower household incomes were significantly more likely to live in homes where someone usually smoked inside.5