The graphs show the smoking status and the percentage of daily smokers by age groups between 1990 and 2010 in Australia. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 60 Tobacco smoking status, people aged 14 and over 40 ercent 30 —Daily Smoker -Ex-smoker •• Never smoked 10 1990 40 1995 2000 2005 2010 Daily tobacco smokers, by age percent 25 20 15 10 —18-24 -25-49 •. 50+ 1990 1995 2000 2005 E2 2010

The Line graphs illustrate the fraction of individuals aged 14 and older who smoked, stopped, or never smoked, and the proportion of everyday smokers by age group: 18 to 24, 25 to 49 and over 50, from 1990 to 2010 in Australia.

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the highest percentage recorded was people who never smoked,

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trend only saw a modest increase over the period;

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, ex-smokers increased over time,

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smokers dropped significantly.

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, citizens of age groups 18-24 and 25-49 who smoked daily showed fluctuating decrease patterns throughout,

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those 50+ stayed constant.

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, looking at the ratio of people with different tobacco smoking status in detail, in 1990, approximately 40% of individuals never smoked.

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was the highest recorded figure throughout the period. There was a slight dip in 2000, and the number rose considerably to 50% in 2010.

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, roughly 20% of the population stopped smoking in 1990. Despite being the lowest in the early period, it surged to nearly 30 over the following 10 years, and continued unchanged.

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, in 1990, well above 20% smoked, but

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decreased to about 10% in 2010.

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, considering daily tobacco users by age, 18-24 had the remarkable rate of 35 in 1990.

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markedly fell to 15 in 2005 and levelled off. In comparison, even though fewer than 30% of the adults between the ages of 25 and 49 were smoking daily in 1990,

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declined to almost 20% in 2010. Meanwhile, around 20% of those 50 and older engaged in daily smoking, and

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rate remained relatively stable throughout.