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Provided with quitting advice and referral by a general practitioner, time trends<br />

The age-standardised prevalence <strong>of</strong> 15–64-year-old current smokers who had seen a<br />

GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months being provided with advice/information and referred to quitting<br />

programmes/given quitting products in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months increased significantly<br />

between 2008 (24.2%, 20.9–27.5) and <strong>2009</strong> (29.5%, 25.7–33.3).<br />

There were no significant differences in this indicator between 2008 and <strong>2009</strong> by sex<br />

(Figure 58).<br />

Figure 58: Provided with quitting advice and referral by a GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, among<br />

current smokers aged 15–64 years who had seen a GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, by<br />

sex, 2008–<strong>2009</strong> (age-standardised prevalence)<br />

Percent<br />

60<br />

50<br />

2008<br />

<strong>2009</strong><br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

23.3 30.6 25.0<br />

28.6<br />

Males<br />

Sex<br />

Females<br />

Sources: 2008 and <strong>2009</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Tobacco Use Surveys<br />

Note: Age standardised to <strong>the</strong> WHO world population.<br />

84 Tobacco Use in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>

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