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Describing Quitting Behaviour Amongst NZ Youth

Describing Quitting Behaviour Amongst NZ Youth. Sharon Ponniah BSc (Hons) PGDip Sci Ministry of Health Public Health Intelligence. Sharon.ponniah@quit.org.nz. Outline. New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey (NZTUS) 2006 Describe youth who smoke in NZ

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Describing Quitting Behaviour Amongst NZ Youth

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  1. Describing Quitting Behaviour Amongst NZ Youth Sharon Ponniah BSc (Hons) PGDip Sci Ministry of Health Public Health Intelligence Sharon.ponniah@quit.org.nz

  2. Outline • New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey (NZTUS) 2006 • Describe youth who smoke in NZ • Present evidence that youth smokers want to quit smoking

  3. NZTUS 2006 • National face to face survey (CAPI) • NZ population (15-64 years) • Over sampling (Māori, Pacific, Asian, 15-19 years) • Stratified, cluster sampling • 5,782 completed interviews • Response rate 75%

  4. Describe Youth Who Smoke in New Zealand Are there socio-demographic differences between youth who are ever smokers and youth who are never smokers?

  5. Youth Smoking Prevalence • The rate of smoking among 15-19 year olds is 26.8 • The average age of initiation is 14.6 • Rates of smoking among youth are highest for Māori (46%) and Pacific (36%) • Smoking rate among European/Other ethnic groups is 23.1%

  6. Current Smokers vs Never Smokers Prevalence (%) current never 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Female Male Female Male Female Male European/Other Māori Pacific

  7. < < 100 cigs Ever Smokers vs. Never Smokers Never Smokers (never and experimental smokers) Ever Smokers (current and ex-smokers) • Ever Smokers were compared to Never Smokers across the following socio-demographics: • Gender • Ethnicity • NZDep01 Quintile • Household Income

  8. Risk Factors – Ever Smoker

  9. Gender Female 0.85 0.75 0.97 0.0123

  10. Ethnicity Māori 2.08 1.70 2.54 0.0000

  11. Socio-economic Status Quintile 4 1.38 1.13 1.67 0.0016 Quintile 5 1.24 1.02 1.50 0.0336

  12. Household Income >$60,000 0.77 0.60 0.97 0.0284

  13. Describing Youth Quitting Behaviour Is there evidence that youth smokers in New Zealand want to quit smoking?

  14. Short Answer – YES! • 75% of youth smokers would not smoke again if they had their lives over • Almost half (50%) of youth smokers are thinking about quitting • 35% of youth made at least one quit attempt in the last 12 months

  15. Youth who have “Ever Quit” • Current smokers (n=178) were asked “Have you ever quit for more than a week?” • Yes responses (n=113) defined as ever quit and compared against no responses (n=65)

  16. Socio-economic Deprivation yes no Percentage (%) 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 NZDep01 Quintile

  17. yes no Percentage (%) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 <$20,000 $20-$40,000 $40-$60,000 >$60,000 Household Income Household Income

  18. Ethnicity Māori non-Māori Percentage (%) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 yes no Ever Quit

  19. Gender male female Percentage (%) 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 yes no Ever Quit

  20. Likelihood – Ever quit

  21. Summary • There are clear factors that influence the likelihood of youth being ever smokers • There is minimal variation across indicators and their effect on the likelihood of having ever quit • Indicates that the risk factors observed for youth being smokers are not barriers for making a quit attempt

  22. Where To… • Further analysis to come • Look more in depth at attitudes to quitting and self-efficacy on having ever made a quit attempt Youth smokers want to quit! What can we do to help?

  23. Describing Quitting Behaviour Amongst NZ Youth Sharon Ponniah BSc (Hons) PGDip Sci Ministry of Health Public Health Intelligence Sharon.ponniah@quit.org.nz

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