Table 5

Measures of levels of addiction, 2008–2014

2008% (95% CI)2010% (95% CI)2012% (95% CI)2014% (95% CI)Difference 2014 vs 2008 (95% CI)
Daily smokers as proportion of current smokers
 All*89.9 (85.6 to 94.2)88.9 (83.8 to 94.1)92.1 (89.1 to 95.2)92.5 (89.6 to 95.5)2.6 (−2.4 to 7.7)
 Maāori*91.2 (85.8 to 96.6)96.2 (93.3 to 99.2)91.3 (85.6 to 97.0)95.3 (92.4 to 98.1)4.0 (−1.9 to 10.0)
 Non-Maāori*88.9 (83.2 to 94.5)86.4 (79.5 to 93.4)92.3 (88.5 to 96.0)91.4 (87.5 to 95.3)2.5 (−4.3 to 9.3)
aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR for linear trend (95% CI)
 All†1.00.90 (0.44 to 1.82)1.32 (0.70 to 2.51)1.41 (0.75 to 2.64)1.07 (0.97 to 1.18)
 Maāori‡1.02.46 (0.86 to 7.04)1.01 (0.40 to 2.53)1.94 (0.79 to 4.74)1.06 (0.92 to 1.22)
 Non-Maāori‡1.00.79 (0.34 to 1.84)1.50 (0.68 to 3.34)1.34 (0.62 to 2.90)1.08 (0.96 to 1.22)
Daily smokers who had made four or more quit attempts in the past year
Per cent (95% CI)Per cent (95% CI)Per cent (95% CI)Per cent (95% CI)Difference 2014 vs 2008 (95% CI)
 All*4.9 (1.8 to 8.0)7.5 (3.5 to 11.4)9.9 (5.3 to 14.5)6.7 (3.6 to 9.8)1.8 (−2.4 to 6.1)
 Maāori*3.9 (−0.3 to 8.1)9.0 (2.6 to 15.5)6.1 (1.2 to 11.1)4.8 (0.1 to 9.5)0.9 (−5.1 to 7.0)
 Non-Maāori*5.0 (1.0 to 9.0)6.5 (1.5 to 11.4)10.9 (5.2 to 16.7)7.2 (3.4 to 11.0)2.2 (−3.2 to 7.6)
aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)aOR for linear trend (95% CI)
 All†1.01.56 (0.67 to 3.63)2.11 (0.94 to 4.74)1.40 (0.62 to 3.17)1.05 (0.95–1.17)
 Maāori‡1.02.44 (0.82 to 7.30)1.61 (0.41 to 6.32)1.25 (0.29 to 5.44)0.99 (0.83–1.17)
 Non-Maāori‡1.01.30 (0.41 to 4.13)2.28 (0.83 to 6.22)1.48 (0.54 to 4.04)1.08 (0.95–1.22)
  • *Adjusted for age.

  • †Adjusted for age, gender and ethnicity.

  • ‡Adjusted for age and gender.