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ASH Year 10 survey by DHB region

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 Smoking
Auckland1.90%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

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