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Use of any quitting products or advice in most recent quit attempt, by age group
Recent quit attempters aged 20–24 years were less likely to have used quitting products
or advice in their most recent quit attempt than those in some of the older age groups
(25–29, 40–49 and 50–59-year-olds) (p-values < 0.05) (Figure 32).
Figure 32: Used quitting products or advice in most recent quit attempt, among recent quit
attempters aged 15–64 years, by age group (unadjusted prevalence)
100
Percent
80
60
40
20
0
37.6 21.2 41.4 29.4 43.8 49.3
*
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–64
Age group (years)
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
* The value for 60–64-year-olds cannot be provided due to small numbers.
Use of any quitting products or advice in most recent quit attempt, by ethnic
group
Table 7 gives an indication of the proportion of 15–64-year-old recent quit attempters
who used quitting products or advice in their most recent quit attempt, by ethnic group.
Table 7:
Used quitting products or advice in most recent quit attempt, among recent quit
attempters aged 15–64 years, by ethnic group (unadjusted prevalence)
Ethnic group Prevalence (95% CI) Estimated number
European/Other 43.0 (37.2–48.7) 86,100
Māori 32.2 (24.5–40.0) 22,500
Pacific 15.6 (8.3–25.8) 4400
Asian 20.7 (5.6–46.0) 4600
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
Note: Total response ethnicity has been used.
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