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Chapter 5: Type of Cigarette Consumption
This chapter looks at the two most common types of cigarettes consumed in New Zealand:
roll-your-own cigarettes and factory-manufactured cigarettes. Research has found that
both types of cigarettes carry the same risk for adverse health effects (Fowles 2008).
In the 2009 NZTUS, respondents were shown a list of products, including manufactured
cigarettes, roll-your-owns, pipes and cigars. They were asked, ‘Which of these products
do you currently smoke?’ and were able to select multiple responses.
Roll-your-own cigarette consumption
Among current smokers aged 15–64 years, 59.8% (56.8–62.8) smoked roll-your-own
cigarettes. There was no significant difference by sex.
Roll-your-own cigarette consumption, by age group
In general, the prevalence of smoking roll-your-own cigarettes was higher in younger
age groups than in older age groups (confirmed by logistic regression) (Figure 13).
Current smokers aged 15–19 years were significantly more likely than all other age
groups to smoke roll-your-own cigarettes. Current smokers aged 50–59 years were
significantly less likely than all other age groups (except 60–64-year-olds) to smoke rollyour-own
cigarettes.
Figure 13: Roll-your-own cigarette consumption, among current smokers aged 15–64 years,
by age group, 2009 (unadjusted prevalence)
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Percent
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82.7 63.8 62.4 62.3 56.9 41.9 52.9
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–64
Age group (years)
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
Note: Respondents were able to select multiple types of tobacco products, and so the estimates reported in this figure
do not represent exclusive use of roll-your-own cigarettes.
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