Cigarette smoking among university students aged 18-24 years in New Zealand: results of the first (baseline) of two national surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although the smoking prevalence continues to decline in New Zealand (NZ) overall, little is known about smoking in university students. A 2013 survey of students aged 17-25 years found that 14% were current smokers, and 3% daily smokers. However, the sample did not include students from all NZ universities. This study examines the prevalence and patterns of cigarette smoking among students aged 18-24 years.

Setting

University students across NZ.

Methods

Data came from a March to May 2018 survey of students from all NZ universities, and were weighted to account for undersampling and oversampling, based on gender and university size. χ² tests were used to compare smoking by age, gender and ethnicity.

Participants

1476 participants were inclu

SUBMITTER: Wamamili B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937031 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature