Table 9.1
Prevalence of cigarette smoking by sex, 1983 to 2007-08
Persons aged 16+											Percentages
Sex	Cigarette Smokers
	1983	1990-91	1992-93	1994-95	1996-97	1998-99	2000-01	2002-03	2004-05	2006-07	2007-08
All	33	32	30	28	29	29	27	26	26	25	23
Base=All Persons	5,575	5,845	5,572	5,382	4,801	4,570	4,402	5,176	4,038	3,675	3,403
Males	39	33	31	29	31	28	26	27	27	25	23
Base= (All Males)	2,498	2,629	2,475	2,323	2,074	1,916	1,811	2,454	1,710	1,500	1,465
Females	29	31	29	27	27	29	28	26	25	26	23
Base = (All Females)	3,077	3,216	3,097	3,059	2,727	2,654	2,591	2,722	2,328	2,175	1,938
									Source:Continuous Household Survey