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Manufactured cigarette consumption, by ethnic group
Table 6 shows the proportion of 15–64-year-old current smokers who smoke
manufactured cigarettes, by ethnic group.
Table 6:
Manufactured cigarette consumption, among current smokers aged 15–64 years, by
ethnic group, 2009 (unadjusted prevalence)
Ethnic group Prevalence (95% CI) Estimated number
European/Other 60.1 (56.1–64.0) 247,300
Māori 51.4 (46.1–56.7) 79,100
Pacific 72.2 (62.9–81.4) 34,700
Asian 74.8 (60.2–89.4) 27,800
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
Notes:
1. Total response ethnicity has been used.
2. Respondents were able to select multiple types of tobacco products, and so the estimates reported in
this table do not represent exclusive use of manufactured cigarettes.
After adjusting for age, Māori current smokers were found to be significantly less likely
to smoke manufactured cigarettes than current smokers in the total population, while
Pacific current smokers were found to be significantly more likely to smoke
manufactured cigarettes than current smokers in the total population (Figure 19).
There was no significant difference in the age-standardised prevalence of smoking
manufactured cigarettes between European/Other or Asian people and the total
population.
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