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The <strong>2009</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Tobacco Use Survey did not directly ask if children aged 0–14<br />

years had been exposed to second-hand smoke at home. As a proxy for second-hand<br />

smoke exposure for children, <strong>the</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> households where at least one resident<br />

(including <strong>the</strong> respondent) had smoked anywhere inside <strong>the</strong> house in <strong>the</strong> past week and<br />

that had at least one child aged 0–14 years living <strong>the</strong>re has been used. In 1 in 10<br />

(10.1%) households with one or more children aged 0–14 years living <strong>the</strong>re, at least one<br />

resident had smoked anywhere inside <strong>the</strong> house in <strong>the</strong> past week.<br />

Around one in five (21.3%) Māori and one in seven (14.1%) Pacific households with at<br />

least one child aged 0–14 years had at least one resident who had smoked anywhere<br />

inside <strong>the</strong> house in <strong>the</strong> past week. After adjusting for age, for Māori, this was twice <strong>the</strong><br />

prevalence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total population with one or more children aged 0–14 years living at<br />

home. There was no significant difference between Pacific people and <strong>the</strong> total<br />

population.<br />

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

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