Key findings from the 2009 New Zealand ... - Ministry of Health
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Māori youth were more than twice as likely to be current smokers as youth in <strong>the</strong> total<br />
population, while Asian youth were about one-quarter as likely to be current smokers as<br />
youth in <strong>the</strong> total population (Figure 9). There was no significant difference in <strong>the</strong><br />
prevalence <strong>of</strong> current smoking between European/O<strong>the</strong>r and Pacific youth and youth in<br />
<strong>the</strong> total population.<br />
Figure 9:<br />
Current smoking in youth aged 15–19 years, by ethnic group, <strong>2009</strong> (unadjusted<br />
rate ratio)<br />
3.0<br />
Ratio<br />
2.5<br />
2.0<br />
1.5<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
0.94<br />
2.12<br />
1.49<br />
0.24<br />
European/O<strong>the</strong>r Māori Pacific Asian<br />
Ethnic group<br />
Source: <strong>2009</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Tobacco Use Survey<br />
Notes:<br />
1. The reference group is indicated by <strong>the</strong> bold line with a rate ratio <strong>of</strong> 1.0, which represents <strong>the</strong> total youth<br />
population aged 15–19 years.<br />
2. Total response ethnicity has been used.<br />
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