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Smoking status

Source: Health and Lifestyles Survey

2008-2018

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Health and Lifestyles Survey

The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) is a monitor of the health behaviour and attitudes of between approximately 3,000 adults New Zealand adults aged 15 years and over. The HLS is carried out every two years, starting in 2008.

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Ever smoked tobacco

Ever smoked 100 cigarettes

Frequency smoke cigarettes (ever smoked)

Frequency smoke cigarettes (adults 15+)

When stopped smoking (adults who no longer smoke)

Number of quit attempts in past 12 months (smokers and recent quitters)

People should be able to smoke indoors at a marae

People should be able to smoke outdoors at a marae

People should be able to smoke outdoors on sport fields

Smoking is a real problem in New Zealand

Society disapproves of smoking

Tobacco companies should not be allowed to promote cigarettes and tobacco with different brand names and packaging

The government should do more to reduce the harm done by smoking

The number of places allowed to sell cigarettes and tobacco should be reduced to make them less easily available

There should be complete bans on displays of cigarettes and tobacco inside shops

Tax on cigarettes and tobacco should be increased and all the extra money used to help smokers wanting to quit

Cigarettes and tobacco should not be sold in New Zealand in 10 years' time