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| Table 8: Alcohol and drug use indicators | |
| Indicator | Māori | non-Māori |
Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
| Have not drunk alcohol in past year (self-reported), 15+ years, 2002/03, percent 1,2 * | 15.9
(12.2-19.6) | 21.8
(17.5-26.2) | 19.3
(16.6-21.9) | 9.9
(8.7-11.1) | 18.7
17.2-20.1) | 14.4
(13.5-15.4) |
| Potentially hazardous drinking pattern (self-reported), 15+ years, 2002/03 percent 1,2,3 * | 38.2
(32.8-43.5) | 20.9
(16.6-25.1) | 28.7
(25.0-32.3) | 27.9
(25.4-30.4) | 11.9
(10.4-13.5) | 19.6
(18.1-21.1) |
| Regular (at least monthly) marijuana smoking (self-reported), 15+ years, 2002/03, percent 1,2 * | 26.4
(21.3-31.5) | 13.3
(10.3-16.3) | 19.1
(16.0-22.1) | 10.2
(8.6-11.8) | 4.1
(3.0-5.2) | 7.1
(6.1-8.1) |
Source: * 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey
Māori adults were less likely to have consumed alcohol in the past year than non-Māori adults. Māori males, for example, were more than one-and-a-half times more likely not to have drunk alcohol in the past year than non-Māori males (RR 1.6, CI 1.2–2.0). Among drinkers, however, Māori adults were more likely to have potentially hazardous drinking patterns: the prevalence of potentially hazardous drinking patterns was one-and-a-half times higher for Māori compared with non-Māori adults (RR 1.5, CI 1.3–1.7).
Regular marijuana smoking was significantly more prevalent among Māori adults than among non-Māori adults.
For further statistics on recreational drug use please refer to the Public Health Intelligence Occasional Bulletin no. 45 - Drug Use in New Zealand: Analysis of the 2003 Health Behaviours Survey. The report focuses on the use of cannabis, amphetamines and ecstasy, as well as harms caused drug use.
Notes:
1 Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
2 Prioritised Māori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
3 'Potentially harzardous drinking' is defined as an established pattern of drinking that carries with it a high risk of future damage to physical or mental health, but has not yet resulted in significant medical or psychiatric effects. Potentially hazardous drinking is defined as an Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) score greater than or equal to 8 (out of 40).
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