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Figure 53: 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 ethnic group, 2009 (age-standardised rate ratio) 1.6 Ratio 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.97 1.31 1.28 0.91 European/Other Māori Pacific Asian Ethnic group Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey Notes: 1. The reference group is indicated by the bold line with a rate ratio of 1.0, which represents the total population aged 15–64 years who had seen a GP in the past 12 months. 2. Total response ethnicity has been used. 3. Age standardised to the WHO world population. 78 Tobacco Use in New Zealand

Asked smoking status by a general practitioner, by neighbourhood deprivation People living in the more deprived areas who had seen a GP in the past 12 months (NZDep2006 quintiles 4 and 5) were significantly more likely to have been asked if they had ever been or currently were a smoker by a GP in the past 12 months than those living in the least deprived areas (NZDep2006 quintiles 1 and 2) (p-values < 0.05) (Figure 54). Figure 54: Asked smoking status by a GP, among the total population aged 15–64 years who had seen a GP in the past 12 months, by NZDep2006 quintile, 2009 (age-standardised prevalence) 100 Percent 80 60 40 20 0 35.3 42.4 48.8 50.0 59.8 1 Least deprived 2 3 4 5 Most deprived NZDep2006 quintile Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey Note: Age standardised to the WHO world population. Time trends in being asked smoking status by a general practitioner There were no statistically significant differences between 2008 and 2009 in the agestandardised prevalence of being asked smoking status by a GP in the past 12 months (for those 15–64-year-olds who had seen a GP in past 12 months) (graphs not shown). Provided with quitting advice and referral by a general practitioner Nearly one-third (30.9%, 27.0–34.8) of 15–64-year-old current smokers who had seen a GP in the past year were provided with quitting advice or information and referred to quitting programmes or given quitting products by a GP in the past 12 months. There was no significant difference by sex. Tobacco Use in New Zealand 79

Figure 53: Asked smoking status by a GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, among <strong>the</strong> 15–64-year-old<br />

total population who had seen a GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months, by ethnic group, <strong>2009</strong><br />

(age-standardised rate ratio)<br />

1.6<br />

Ratio<br />

1.4<br />

1.2<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

0.0<br />

0.97<br />

1.31<br />

1.28<br />

0.91<br />

European/O<strong>the</strong>r Māori Pacific Asian<br />

Ethnic group<br />

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

Notes:<br />

1. The reference group is indicated by <strong>the</strong> bold line with a rate ratio <strong>of</strong> 1.0, which represents <strong>the</strong> total population<br />

aged 15–64 years who had seen a GP in <strong>the</strong> past 12 months.<br />

2. Total response ethnicity has been used.<br />

3. Age standardised to <strong>the</strong> WHO world population.<br />

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

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