Share of current daily smokers Australia FY 2022, by highest education level

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024
In a survey conducted in Australia in the 2022 financial year, adults whose highest level of education attainment was year 10 or below were the most likely to be current daily smokers. Adults with a postgraduate degree were the least likely to be current daily smokers.

Share of current daily smokers in Australia in financial year 2022, by level of highest educational attainment

CharacteristicShare of population
Postgraduate degree 3.7%
Graduate diploma/Graduate certificate 3.5%
Bachelor degree 4.2%
Bachelor degree or above 4%
Certificate III/IV or Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.8%
Year 12 or equivalent 8.7%
Year 11 14.4%
Year 10 or below (including certificate I/II)* 17.6%
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Release date

December 2022

Region

Australia

Survey time period

FY 2022

Number of respondents

26,156 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Current daily smoker – a respondent who regularly smoked one or more cigarettes, cigars, or pipes per day.

Smoker status analysis excludes chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes (and similar vaping devices), and smoking of non-tobacco products.

Note from source:
*Includes Year 10, Certificate I and II, Year 9 and below, Certificate not further defined, and those persons with no educational attainment.

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