Estimates of how many people smoke: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, although around one in five (19%) New Zealanders were daily smokers, people overestimated the proportion of New Zealanders who smoke. The average estimate was…
Parenting and smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, the majority (90%) of parents/caregivers of children aged five to 16 thought that they had influence over whether their child starts to smoke or…
Perceptions of quitting difficulty: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around four in 10 (42%) young people thought it would definitely be difficult to quit smoking once someone has started, and around four in…
Acceptability of smoking in public places: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around two in three (64%) people thought that smoking should not be allowed at outdoor sports fields and courts, an increase from 2008 (59%).…
What prompts quitting and what types of quitting support do people use? In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, the top mentioned things that prompted quitting among those who had tried or had quit in the past year were health-related reasons (43%), because…
Awareness and impact of Face the Facts - Youth Insights Survey 2010: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2011 In the 2010 Youth Insights Survey, 14- to 15-year-olds were asked about their awareness of Face the Facts ads as well as impact of the ads.…
Purchasing of cigarettes by under-age youth - Youth Insights Survey 2010: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2011 In the 2010 Youth Insight Survey, 14- to 15-year-olds were asked about purchasing cigarettes. Around three-quarters who had tried to buy cigarettes said that they had…
Impact of Smoking Not Our Future - Youth Insights Survey 2010: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2011 In the 2010 Youth Insights Survey, 14- to 15-year-olds who recalled Smoking Not Our Future were asked a series of questions about the impact of the ads. Findings…
Acceptability of smoking in outdoor places where children go: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 In 2010, around three in four (76%) people agreed that smoking should be banned in all outdoor places where children go, an increase from 2008. In…
Sun bed users in New Zealand: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 New Zealand currently has a voluntary standard for sunbed operators, incorporating recommendations such as ensuring all sunbeds are supervised and not allowing people under the age…
