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Quit smoking for at least a week in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, by age group<br />

Among current and casual smokers, significantly fewer 15–19-year-olds had quit<br />

smoking for at least a week in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months than 20–24 and 30–39-year-olds<br />

(p-values < 0.05) (Figure 29).<br />

Figure 29: Quit smoking for at least a week in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, among current and casual<br />

smokers aged 15–64 years, by age group, <strong>2009</strong> (unadjusted prevalence)<br />

60<br />

Percent<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

15.7 28.1 25.8 28.9 21.9 20.9 14.0<br />

15–19 20–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–64<br />

Age group (years)<br />

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

Tobacco Use in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> 47

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