Tobacco control Publication New Zealand Smoking Monitor 2011/12. Questionnaire. 13 Apr 2012 The HSC runs a continuous tobacco control survey (New Zealand Smoking Monitor - NZSM) on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
Tobacco control Publication Young people's attempts to stop smoking. In Fact 9 Apr 2012 In 2010, around one half (51%) of young current smokers wanted to stop smoking. Around two-thirds (67%) of young people who had smoked in the past 12 months had tried to quit, and around one-quarter (27%) of those were now non-smokers.
Tobacco control Publication What does smoking fulfil for young people? Technical report 7 Mar 2012 This report presents data on young people’s attitudes towards smoking, in terms of the functions that smoking fulfils. It shows time trends using data from the 2006, 2008 and 2010 Youth Insights Surveys.
Publication The power of brands. In the Loop 6 Mar 2012 What's the difference between a brand and a logo? What's a social brand and how are they used? Find out more in this In the Loop.
Alcohol Publication Alcohol-related injury: An evidence-based literature review 28 Feb 2012 This review focuses on research that considers the role of alcohol in causing injury and the effectiveness of educational and environmental strategies in preventing alcohol-related injury.
Minimising gambling harm Publication Casino gambling in New Zealand. Technical report 22 Feb 2012 This report provides a snapshot of people’s perceptions, and risk, of harm from casino gambling in New Zealand.
Alcohol Publication 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey: Alcohol-related attitudes 20 Feb 2012 In the 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey, participants were asked questions about drinking status, how much they would support or oppose various changes if they were to help reduce the problems associated with alcohol use, and their exposure to alcohol advertising in the past three months.
Minimising gambling harm Publication The prevalence of problem gambling in New Zealand as measured by the PGSI:... 31 Jan 2012 The 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey and the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey were examined to assess the robustness and reliability of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). The PGSI cohered to a single factor in both data sets and had high internal reliability. These features held when separately considering men, women, Māori, Pacific and Asian people.
Alcohol Publication The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Report No. 4 - Spatial... 23 Jan 2012 This paper investigates the crosssectional association between density of liquor outlets in Manukau City (as at 31 January 2009) and a range of alcohol-related harms such as police events and motor vehicle accidents in the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Alcohol Publication The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Summary Report - Revised 23 Jan 2012 There has been significant recent debate over the impact of liquor outlets on communities in New Zealand. This report summarises the key results from a research project undertaken between 2008 and 2011. Media analysis and research with community stakeholders confirm that the issue is a focus of concern among communities in New Zealand.
Alcohol Publication The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Report No. 2 - Community... 23 Jan 2012 Recent substantial increases in the number of liquor outlets have been matched by an escalation in community concern about alcohol-related harm. This report presents the results of an extensive community consultation on the impacts of liquor outlets in Manukau City.
Alcohol Publication The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Report No. 1 - A review of... 23 Jan 2012 There has been significant recent debate over the impacts of liquor outlets on communities in New Zealand. This report reviews two sides to the published debate on the impacts of liquor outlets: the international academic literature and New Zealand media reports.