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Exposure to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> car, by ethnic group<br />

Table 17 gives an indication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prevalence <strong>of</strong> second-hand smoke exposure in <strong>the</strong><br />

car, among non-smokers, by ethnic group.<br />

Table 17: Exposure to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> car <strong>the</strong>y usually travel in, in <strong>the</strong> past week,<br />

among non-smokers aged 15–64 years, by ethnic group, <strong>2009</strong> (unadjusted<br />

prevalence)<br />

Ethnic group Prevalence (95% CI) Number<br />

European/O<strong>the</strong>r 5.5 (4.5–6.5) 89,200<br />

Māori 14.7 (10.9–18.6) 25,900<br />

Pacific 12.4 (8.0–16.8) 13,300<br />

Asian 4.9 (2.9–7.8) 14,800<br />

Source: <strong>2009</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Tobacco Use Survey<br />

Note: Total response ethnicity has been used.<br />

After adjusting for age, Māori non-smokers were found to be approximately twice as<br />

likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> car compared with <strong>the</strong> total<br />

population <strong>of</strong> non-smokers (Figure 70). Pacific non-smokers were found to be almost<br />

75% more likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> car compared with <strong>the</strong><br />

total population <strong>of</strong> non-smokers.<br />

There was no difference between European/O<strong>the</strong>r and Asian non-smokers and nonsmokers<br />

in <strong>the</strong> total population in terms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> age-standardised prevalence <strong>of</strong> having<br />

been exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> car <strong>the</strong>y usually travel in, in <strong>the</strong> past week.<br />

Tobacco Use in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> 99

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