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Tobacco control

Young people’s opinion on the sale of tobacco in New Zealand. In Fact

The Health Promotion Agency’s Youth Insights Survey monitors Year 10 students’ behaviours, attitudes and knowledge on a range of tobacco-related topics, including about their opinions on the sale of tobacco.

2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey Methodology Report

This methodology report details the procedures and protocols followed to ensure the HPA's Health and Lifestyles Survey produces high quality, robust data. Specific analyses such as short fact sheets have also been produced and are available on this site.

Tobacco control

2012 Youth Insights Survey Methodology Report

This methodology report details the procedures and protocols followed to ensure the HPA's Youth Insights Survey produces high quality, robust data. Specific analyses such as short fact sheets can be accessed on this site.

Tobacco control

Young people’s use of electronic cigarettes and tobacco products other...

Participants in the 2012 Youth Insights Survey were asked whether they had ever tried electronic cigarettes, and whether in the past month they had used any form of tobacco products other than cigarettes.

Tobacco control

Young people’s perceived access to tobacco. In Fact

Access to tobacco is recognised as one of the environmental risk factors for young people taking up smoking. Participants in the 2012 Youth Insights Survey (YIS) of Year 10 students were asked whether they thought they could get cigarettes or tobacco from anyone in their family/whanau or home, from their friends, or from a shop.

Tobacco control

Where are young smokers accessing cigarettes? In Fact

Access to tobacco is recognised as one of the environmental risk factors for young people taking up smoking. Participants in the 2012 Youth Insights Survey (YIS) of Year 10 students were asked about where they got their cigarettes from, as well as how often they bought tobacco from a range of commercial outlets.

Tobacco control

Public opinion about tobacco plain packaging. In Fact

In February 2013, the New Zealand Government announced that it agreed ‘in principle’ to introduce a plain packaging regime in alignment with Australia.

Tobacco control

Public opinion on removing tobacco displays. In Fact

The Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Act 2011 (the Amendment Act) amended the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 to prohibit the display of tobacco products at any sales outlet.1 The provision came into force on 23 July 2012.

Tobacco control

Public opinion on tobacco taxation. In Fact

A comprehensive set of measures is needed to reduce smoking prevalence and meet the Government’s goal of making New Zealand a smokefree nation by 2025. One of the most effective tools to reduce tobacco consumption and prevalence is to increase the price of tobacco. This is often achieved through targeted increases of the excise tax on tobacco products.

Tobacco control

Public opinion on access to tobacco. In Fact

A key strategy to reduce the harm from tobacco is to limit the access to tobacco, thereby reducing its supply. Limiting access to tobacco has also been seen as a key way to reduce smoking initiation, although it may also have benefits of promoting cessation.1

Tobacco control

Young people’s exposure to and attitudes toward point of sale tobacco...

Participants in the 2012 YIS were asked about whether they had seen cigarette or tobacco packs being displayed in shops as well as whether or not they agreed with a ban on such displays. Findings are reported by smoking status, ethnicity, gender, and school decile status.

Tobacco control

Awareness of ‘Smokefree 2025’ and opinions about government’s role....

To monitor public opinions about tobacco control and help develop appropriate health promotion strategies, respondents in the 2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) answered a few questions on their awareness of ‘Smokefree 2025’, and their opinions about the government’s role.