Key findings from the 2009 New Zealand ... - Ministry of Health

Use of the ABC approach by general practitioners
Asked smoking status by a general practitioner
Nearly half (46.0%, 43.8–48.1) of all 15–64-year-olds and approximately seven in 10
current smokers (70.4%, 66.8–73.9) who had seen a GP in the previous 12 months
reported that in the past 12 months a GP had asked if they had ever been or currently
were a smoker. In the total 15–64-year-old population, there was no difference between
males and females in terms of having been asked their smoking status by a GP in the
past 12 months, after adjusting for age.
Asked smoking status by a general practitioner, by age group
Of those who had seen a GP in the past 12 months, significantly fewer 15–19-year-olds
were asked if they had ever been or currently were a smoker than all of the older age
groups (Figure 52). In contrast, significantly more 20–24 and 25–29-year-olds who had
seen a GP in the past 12 months were asked if they had ever been or currently were a
smoker than all of the other age groups.
Figure 52: Asked smoking status by a GP in the past 12 months, among the 15–64-year-old
total population who had seen a GP in the past 12 months, by age group, 2009
(unadjusted prevalence)
100
Percent
80
60
40
20
0
33.4 56.2 58.1 46.8 45.6 44.4 40.4
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69
Age group (years)
Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey
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