3 April 2014
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
ASH Year 10 survey by DHB region
The Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Year 10 smoking survey by DHB results are:
DHBDaily smokingRegular smokingNever SmokingAuckland1.90%5.55%80.10% Bay of Plenty4.91%7.99%72.21%Canterbury3.15%8.08%74.19%Capital and Coast1.71%5.14%82.96%Counties Manukau3.80%7.20%73.68%Hawke’s Bay4.37%10.77%64.00%Hutt5.23%6.49%73.26%Lakes 3.34%6.19%75.95%MidCentral 1.35%3.42%74.31%Nelson Marlborough 4.18%7.38%76.31%Northland 4.85%7.62%72.52%South Canterbury 3.33%5.00%70.83%Southern2.89%6.43%75.16%Tairawhiti5.25%8.83%61.32%Taranaki 2.30%5.64%73.12%Waikato3.66%7.97%73.96%Wairarapa5.21%11.85%66.51%Waitemata1.73%3.81%82.47%West Coast2.06%4.64%81.54%Whanganui5.73%9.49%64.82%
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Notes:
• The survey takes an annual snapshot of smoking behaviour of Kiwi teenagers aged
14-15 and was in the field during 2013
• To maintain confidentiality, teachers did not examine the surveys for completeness
• 27 921 students took part in the survey
Spokespeople available in Te Reo Maori and English.
ASH would like to see:
• Well resourced tobacco denormalisation campaigns
• Tax increases of more than 30 per cent each year