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Current smoking in youth, by neighbourhood deprivation<br />

Youth living in <strong>the</strong> most deprived areas (NZDep2006 quintile 5) were significantly more<br />

likely than those in <strong>the</strong> least deprived areas (NZDep2006 quintile 1) to be current<br />

smokers (Figure 10).<br />

Figure 10: Current smoking in youth aged 15–19 years, by neighbourhood deprivation, <strong>2009</strong><br />

(unadjusted prevalence)<br />

60<br />

Percent<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

9.9 16.0 14.2 18.1 30.6<br />

1<br />

Least deprived<br />

2 3 4 5<br />

Most deprived<br />

NZDep2006 quintile<br />

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

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

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