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