A lot less than you might think – and it’s getting less popular by the year. Here’s why smoking is so last year.

• Almost 93% of young people aged 12 to 17 years are not current smokers**
• The number of current smokers aged 12 to 17 years has decreased significantly over time falling from 19% in 1999, to 7.3% in 2008**
• 73% of young people aged 12 to 17 years have never smoked**
• In 2005, smoking rates were much higher among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; with approximately 22% of young people aged 13 to 17 years being current smokers.
   
    *Current Smoker: Students who had smoked tobacco on at least one day in the week prior to the survey

**Source: Australian School Students Alcohol and Drug (ASSAD) Survey. The above statistics are the most current statistics available and can be found in the Australian secondary school students' use of tobacco, alcohol and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2008 report

For more information and smoking statistics check out:

• Australian secondary school students' use of tobacco, alcohol and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2008 report
• 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey
• Tobacco in Australia: Facts and Issues - Chapter . Trends in the prevalence of smoking
• Just the Facts: A fact sheet about tobacco use among Indigenous Australians
• Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC)
• Tobacco in Australia: Facts and Issues - Chapter 8: Tobacco use in Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders