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For Māori, <strong>the</strong>re was no change in <strong>the</strong> age-standardised current smoking rate for males<br />

or females between 2006 and <strong>2009</strong> (Figure 8).<br />

Figure 8: Current smoking among 15–64-year-olds, for Māori, by sex, 2006–<strong>2009</strong><br />

(age-standardised prevalence)<br />

60<br />

50<br />

Percent<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

<strong>2009</strong><br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

41.0 40.3 41.5 39.3<br />

48.9 47.3 49.1 48.3<br />

Māori males<br />

Māori females<br />

Sex<br />

Sources: 2006 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Tobacco Use Survey (NZTUS); 2006/07 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Survey; 2008 NZTUS and<br />

<strong>2009</strong> NZTUS.<br />

Note: Age standardised to <strong>the</strong> WHO world population.<br />

Tobacco Use in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> 21

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