Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) Smoking among Australia's veterans 2020–21, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 June 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022). Smoking among Australia's veterans 2020–21. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/veterans/smoking-among-australias-veterans-2020-21
Smoking among Australia's veterans 2020–21. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 21 September 2022, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/veterans/smoking-among-australias-veterans-2020-21
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Smoking among Australia's veterans 2020–21 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022 [cited 2023 Jun. 1]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/veterans/smoking-among-australias-veterans-2020-21
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2022, Smoking among Australia's veterans 2020–21, viewed 1 June 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/veterans/smoking-among-australias-veterans-2020-21
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This web report presents key insights into the prevalence of smoking amongst Australians who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and aims to identify subpopulations of veterans who may be at higher risk of smoking.
Male veterans aged 45–64 had the highest rate of current smoking of any age group (21%)
Male veterans living alone or in group households were more likely to smoke than those living in family households
Male veterans were more likely to smoke than female veterans (13% compared with 6.7%)
Among male veterans, rates of smoking decreased as level of educational attainment increased
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