Tobacco smoking

Table 9: Daily smoking in people aged 14–15 years, by gender, Māori and non-Māori, 2014 [1]

Indicator	Māori			Non-Māori
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Daily smoking (self-reported), 14–15 years, percent, 2014	5.4 (4.8–6.1)	8.8 (7.9–9.8)	7.2 (6.4–8.0)	1.7 (1.5–2.0)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)

Young Māori (aged 14–15 years) had a much higher prevalence of tobacco smoking than non‑Māori in the same age group.

Table 10: Current smoking in people aged 15 and over, by gender, Māori and non-Māori, 2013/14 [2]

Indicator	Māori			Non-Māori
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Current smoking (self-reported), 15+ years, percent, 2013/14	41.1 (36.4–45.9)	42.7 (39.5–46.0)	42.0 (39.2–44.9)	17.9 (16.2–19.8)	13.2 (12.0–14.5)	15.5 (14.5–16.6)

Māori adults were almost 3 times as likely as non-Māori adults to smoke (RR 2.71, CI 2.47–2.97). The disparity was greater for females: Māori females were more than 3 times as likely as non-Māori females to smoke (RR 3.23, CI 2.89–3.60).

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1. Notes:

• Crude rates and prioritised ethnicity have been used – see Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.
• ‘Daily smoking’ refers to smoking at least once a day.

Source: ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey 2014

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2. Notes:

• Figures are age-standardised to the total Māori population as recorded in the 2001 Census.
• Prioritised ethnicity has been used – see Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.
• ‘Current smoking’ refers to having smoked more than 100 cigarettes in a lifetime and currently smoking at least monthly.

Source: 2013/14 New Zealand Health Survey, Ministry of Health