Profiles of young people and adults who smoke using national surveys in a cluster analysis

Publication date: 7 April 2025

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Accessible table for Figure 1. Percentage of responses for selected questions and categories in smokers aged 11-16 years by cluster groups (includes responses with 'I do not want to answer' smoking status, N=8,842)
Clusters 1-6 were 21%, 21%, 10%, 11%, 21%, 17% of the response respectively; SHRN 2021/22

Cluster	Boy	Aged 14-16	Smoke tobacco every day	Tried e-cigarettes more than once	Physically active 0-1 days in last 7 days	Drink 5+ alcoholic drinks	Used laughing gas	SDQ: Very high total score	Worst possible life	low mental wellbeing score	Low FAS
1	77	65	21	49	8	29	21	10	1	15	33
2	27	86	50	85	38	64	35	76	12	69	58
3	50	61	30	53	16	37	29	9	8	48	57
4	60	37	8	10	6	7	8	4	3	10	59
5	27	46	10	58	15	15	18	70	3	66	59
6	30	80	15	66	15	39	17	35	1	27	57

Accessible table for Figure 2. Percentage of responses for selected questions and categories in adult smokers by cluster groups (N=833 weighted)
Clusters 1-4 were 33%, 14%, 39%, 13% of the response respectively; NSW 2021/22

Cluster	Under 16 when started smoking	Social Housing	None working household	Single adult without children	Bad or very bad general health	Limiting Long Term Illness	Mental illness	High anxiety	Low life satisfaction	BMI overweight / obese	No fruit/veg eaten previous day	Physical activity doesn't meet guidelines	Tried e-cigs
1	42	26	3	12	8	38	17	21	4	64	73	42	9
2	67	71	59	37	38	77	51	62	30	54	93	71	51
3	39	27	8	20	8	39	27	31	11	55	82	32	98
4	48	25	2	2	24	55	6	15	10	49	87	60	42

Accessible table for Figure 3. Percentage of responses for selected questions and categories in adult ex-smokers by cluster groups (N=1,887 weighted)
Clusters 1-4 were 7%, 38%, 20%, 34% of the response respectively; NSW 2021/22

Cluster	Under 16 when started smoking	Social housing	None working household	Single adult without children	Bad or very bad general health	Limiting Long Term Illness	Mental illness	High anxiety	Low life satisfaction	BMI overweight / obese	No fruit/veg eaten previous day	Physical activity doesn't meet guidelines	Tried e-cigs
1	66	32	26	27	54	97	48	44	26	80	84	84	27
2	36	7	2	11	3	26	6	18	4	66	65	36	1
3	43	20	3	8	8	30	18	24	4	65	71	40	91
4	35	12	0	0	11	57	4	17	4	66	72	52	7