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Reasons for quitting
The most common reason that recent quit attempters gave for their most recent quit
attempt was their own health (Figure 27).
Figure 27: Reasons for most recent quit attempt, among recent quit attempters aged
15–64 years, by sex, 2009 (age-standardised prevalence)
100
Percent
Males
Females
80
60
40
20
0
76.9 77.4 42.6 38.7 37.4 39.5 19.0 35.2 21.6 23.2 12.8 13.5 9.8 10.4
Own health Cost Sick of smoking Someone else's
health
Reason
Pressure from
family/friends
Antisocial
Other
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
Notes:
1. Age standardised to the WHO world population.
2. Recent quit attempters were able to give multiple reasons for their most recent quit attempt, and so may be
included in more than one category.
Younger recent quit attempters were more likely to cite cost as a reason for their most
recent quit attempt than those in the older age groups.
After adjusting for age, recent quit attempters in the least deprived areas were found to
be more likely than those in the most deprived areas to give the following reasons for
their most recent quit attempt: their own health, sick of smoking, pressure from
family/friends, smoking is antisocial/not socially acceptable.
All four ethnic groups (European/Other, Māori, Pacific, Asian) gave the same top four
reasons for their most recent quit attempt, as follows: their own health, cost, sick of
smoking, and someone else’s health. After adjusting for age, European/Other recent
quit attempters were found to be more likely than all recent quit attempters to give the
following reasons for their most recent quit attempt: their own health, sick of smoking,
and smoking is antisocial/not socially acceptable.
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