Over three quarters of Australians have a long-term health condition

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The National Health Survey offers insights into health conditions and health risks in twenty-twenty twenty-one during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that seventy-eight per cent of Australians had a long-term health condition, with almost half reporting at least one more serious chronic condition. Mental and behavioural conditions, back problems and arthritis were the most commonly reported chronic conditions. More than half of Australians over fifteen years rated their health as being excellent or very good.

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Interestingly, new data on e-cigarette use found almost ten percent of adults have tried an e-cigarette, while more than one in five people aged between eighteen to twenty-four years have tried a vaping device. Two-point-two per cent of people aged eighteen years and over were current e-cigarette users. We also found that the majority of eighteen to twenty four year olds had never smoked tobacco. 

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One in four adults aged eighteen years and over exceeded the Australian alcohol guidelines set by the National Health and Medical Research Council by consuming more than ten standard drinks in a week or five or more standard drinks on any day in the last year. Men were more likely than women to have exceeded the guidelines, with over a quarter of men consuming more than ten standard drinks a week.

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Just over one in four people aged fifteen years and over met the physical activity guidelines, while four in ten people aged sixty-five years and over met the guidelines. Nearly half of employed people aged eighteen to sixty-four years old described their day at work as mostly sitting. Men were four times more likely than women to report doing mostly heavy labour at work.