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This information paper will be of interest to anyone who uses health information for research or policy making. It will facilitate discussion about the methods of collecting and reporting the information and how it is applied and interpreted. Presented in this report is the latest information about four health risk factors: alcohol consumption; physical inactivity; tobacco smoking; overweight and obesity.

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Published 17 October 2003; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 313 1; AIHW cat. no. PHE 47; 39pp.; $21.00

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Preliminary material (177K PDF)
- Title page and verso
- Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
Sections
- 1. Physical inactivity (161K PDF)
  - Sedentary activity
  - Comparison of surveys
  - Conclusion
  - Recommendations
- 2. Overweight and obese (156K PDF)
  - Body Mass Index
  - Self-reported and actual measures
  - Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australians based on self-reports
  - Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australians based on measurements
  - Comparison of surveys
  - Conclusions
  - Recommendations
- 3. Tobacco smoking (143K PDF)
  - Daily smoking
  - Current smoking
  - Comparison of surveys
  - Conclusion
  - Recommendations
- 4. Alcohol consumption (184K PDF)
  - Summary alcohol consumption status
  - Alcohol risk
  - Comparison of surveys
  - Conclusion
  - Recommendations
End matter
- Glossary (137K PDF)
- Appendix 1: Current surveys and collections
- References