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

Exposure to second-hand smoke at home in the past week, by neighbourhood
deprivation
Exposure to second-hand smoke exposure in the most deprived areas was over three
times that in the least deprived areas (Figure 66).
Figure 66: Exposure to second-hand smoke at home in the past week, among non-smokers
aged 15–64 years, by NZDep2006 quintile, 2009 (age-standardised prevalence)
30
Percent
25
20
15
10
5
0
4.0 5.4 7.3 5.6 14.2
1
Least deprived
2 3 4 5
Most deprived
NZDep2006 quintile
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
Note: Age standardised to the WHO world population.
Exposure to second-hand smoke at home in the past week in
households with at least one child
The 2009 NZTUS did not directly ask if children aged 0–14 years had been exposed to
second-hand smoke at home in the past week. As a proxy for second-hand smoke
exposure for children, the proportion of households where at least one resident
(including the respondent) had smoked anywhere inside the house in the past week and
that had at least one child aged 0–14 years living there has been used.
It should be noted that as with any proxy measure, this indicator may under- or
overestimate the true exposure of children to second-hand smoke.
In 10.1% (8.5–11.7) of households with one or more children aged 0–14 years living
there, at least one resident had smoked anywhere inside the house in the past week.
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