A review of evidence on the prevalence of and trends in cigarette and e-cigarettes use by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and adults

This report was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health to review the evidence on tobacco smoking and e-cigarette use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. The objective was to describe current patterns of cigarette and e-cigarette use, and trends in cigarette smoking prevalence. The most recent, population-based, representative estimates of smoking prevalence, and the first estimates of e-cigarette use, are available from the 2018/19 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). To analyse trends in cigarette smoking prevalence, data are drawn from nationally-representative ABS cross-sectional surveys conducted between 1994 and 2018/19. This report also includes evidence on youth smoking prevalence and trends based on the Australian Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey (ASSAD), conducted between 1996 and 2017. All findings presented in this report are specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, unless specified otherwise. We humbly acknowledge and respect that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are diverse and constitute many nations, cultures, language groups, perspectives, and experiences.