Factsheets
 | 01_Smoking_statistics_ASH_NZ_factsheet Around one in five New Zealanders smoke with 21.1 percent of men and 18.8 percent of females currently smoking. Most New Zealanders begin smoking before they are 14.6 years old. Last updated on: 19 Oct 2009 || File size: 889 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 02_Smoking_and_disease_ASH_NZ_factsheet Around 90 percent of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. Tobacco use is the single biggest preventable cause of death in New Zealand. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 867 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| A pack a day smoker spends over $4000 a year on cigarettes. Last updated on: 7 May 2010 || File size: 866 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| Two-thirds of current smokers in New Zealand have tried to quit in the last five years. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 861 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 05_Composition_of_tobacco_ASH_NZ_factsheet Many chemicals are added to make tobacco more appealing and addictive. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 882 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| Blood nicotine levels peak around 20 seconds after inhalation and evidence clearly identifies nicotine as a powerful drug of addiction. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 861 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 07_Youth_smoking_ASH_NZ_factsheet Approximately 4,000 New Zealand children, 14-15 years old, are daily smokers. Twelve point eight percent of youth aged 14-15 (Year 10) are regular smokers. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 868 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 08_Reproductive_health_ASH_NZ_factsheet Tobacco consumption affects both male and female sexual health, as well as fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 866 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 09_Maori_smoking_ASH_NZ_factsheet Approximately 800 Maori die annually from smoking-related diseases. Thirty-nine percent of Maori women in New Zealand smoke during pregnancy. Last updated on: 10 Sep 2009 || File size: 876 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 10_Pacific_smoking_ASH_NZ_factsheet The adult daily smoking prevalence for Pacific people living in New Zealand is 26.9 percent. Daily smoking prevalence is highest for girls of Cook Island ethnicity (22.8%) Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 884 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |
| 11_Asian_smoking_ASH_NZ_factsheet More NZ Asian men (18.3%) than women (4.5%) smoke, with Asian sub-populations also smoking at different rates. Last updated on: 9 Sep 2009 || File size: 872 Kb || Acrobat Reader Required. |