Key findings from the 2009 New Zealand ... - Ministry of Health
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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>