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For Māori, <strong>the</strong> age-standardised prevalence <strong>of</strong> 15–64-year-old current smokers who<br />

had seen a GP in past 12 months being provided with advice/information and referred to<br />

quitting programmes/given quitting products in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months did not change<br />

significantly between 2008 and <strong>2009</strong> (Figure 59).<br />

Figure 59: Provided with quitting advice and referral by a GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, among<br />

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

months, by 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 />

35.4 34.9 36.5<br />

33.7<br />

Māori males<br />

Sex<br />

Māori 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 />

Tobacco Use in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> 85

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