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Of Pacific smokers who made a recent quit attempt, 15.6% used quitting products or<br />

advice in <strong>the</strong>ir most recent quit attempt. After adjusting for age, Pacific smokers who<br />

made a recent quit attempt were found to be only one-third as likely as all smokers who<br />

made a recent quit attempt to have used quitting products or advice in <strong>the</strong>ir most recent<br />

quit attempt.<br />

Nearly one-third (32.2%) <strong>of</strong> Māori smokers who made a recent quit attempt used<br />

quitting products or advice in <strong>the</strong>ir most recent quit attempt, which, after adjusting for<br />

age, was not significantly different <strong>from</strong> all smokers who made a recent quit attempt.<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ABC approach by health care workers<br />

The ABC approach for quitting smoking comprises <strong>the</strong> following steps: health care<br />

workers should Ask about smoking status, give Brief advice to stop smoking to all<br />

smokers, and provide evidence-based Cessation (quitting) support for those who wish<br />

to stop smoking.<br />

Nearly half (47.5%) <strong>of</strong> all 15–64-year-olds reported that, at some time in <strong>the</strong> past<br />

12 months, a health care worker had asked if <strong>the</strong>y had ever been or currently were a<br />

smoker. After adjusting for age, European/O<strong>the</strong>r and Māori were found to be<br />

significantly more likely than <strong>the</strong> total population to report that <strong>the</strong>y had been asked by a<br />

health care worker in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months if <strong>the</strong>y had ever been or currently were a<br />

smoker.<br />

Approximately one-third (33.6%) <strong>of</strong> 15–64-year-old current smokers received <strong>the</strong> ABC<br />

approach <strong>from</strong> a health care worker in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months. Māori current smokers were<br />

slightly more likely to have received ABC <strong>from</strong> a health care worker in <strong>the</strong> past<br />

12 months than <strong>the</strong> total population, after adjusting for age.<br />

After adjusting for age, those living in <strong>the</strong> most deprived areas were found to be more<br />

likely than those living in <strong>the</strong> least deprived areas to have been asked <strong>the</strong>ir smoking<br />

status, and if a smoker, to have been provided with ABC support by a health care<br />

worker, in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months.<br />

Exposure to second-hand smoke<br />

One in 16 (6.4%) non-smoking adults were exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

home in <strong>the</strong> past week. A similar proportion <strong>of</strong> non-smoking adults (6.1%) were<br />

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

One in 22 (4.5%) non-smoking adults were exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong><br />

workplace in <strong>the</strong> past month.<br />

Māori non-smokers were more likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> home,<br />

in <strong>the</strong> car and at <strong>the</strong> workplace than non-smokers in <strong>the</strong> total population.<br />

Pacific non-smokers were more likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke in <strong>the</strong> car<br />

than non-smokers in <strong>the</strong> total population. There were no o<strong>the</strong>r differences for Pacific<br />

people in terms <strong>of</strong> exposure to second-hand smoke.<br />

xiv<br />

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

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