• New Zealand Gambling Survey
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    • Alcohol Use in New Zealand
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      Alcohol Use in New Zealand
      • All respondents
      • Māori respondents
      • Alcohol
      • Alcohol consumption
      • Adherence to drinking advice
      • Alcohol behaviours
      • Alcohol cutting back
      • Alcohol-related harm
      • Attitudes to alcohol policy
      • Alcohol influencers
      • Have fewer places selling alcohol in local communities
      • Raise the minimum price of alcohol
      • Make the penalties for people found drink driving harsher
      • Change the legal blood alcohol limit when driving to zero
      • Ban alcohol sponsorship at sporting, community and other events that under 18 year olds go to
      • Ban the promotion of alcohol from social media that under 18 year olds use
      • Require health professionals to regularly ask patients about their drinking
      Alcohol Use in New Zealand Alcohol Attitudes to alcohol policy Have fewer places selling alcohol in local communities

      Attitudes to alcohol policy

      Alcohol

      Indicator: Have fewer places selling alcohol in local communities

      Respondents who support or strongly support having fewer places selling alcohol in local communities

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        • Data
      2020/21 Alcohol Use in New Zealand

      This is the percentage of the population affected (that is, the unadjusted prevalence in the specified population).

      Estimated numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000 people.

      Age and sex

      Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

      Notes:

      • Missing bar in chart indicates insufficient sample size.

      Proportion for selected indicator

      This table shows the percentage of the population affected.

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      Total
      Men
      Women
      % (.95CI) % (.95CI) % (.95CI)
      Total 54.9 ( 51.8 - 58 ) 49.8 ( 44.7 - 54.8 ) 59.7 ( 55.9 - 63.4 )
      Age group (years)
      18-24 33.3 ( 27.7 - 39.3 ) 23.4 ( 15.8 - 32.6 ) 41.5 ( 34 - 49.2 )
      25-44 55.7 ( 49.8 - 61.5 ) 51.7 ( 41.9 - 61.4 ) 59.7 ( 52.7 - 66.4 )
      45-64 63.3 ( 58.4 - 68.1 ) 62.2 ( 54.3 - 69.6 ) 64.3 ( 57.9 - 70.4 )
      65+ 66.3 ( 58.5 - 73.4 ) 53.6 ( 41.8 - 65.2 ) 77.4 ( 67.1 - 85.7 )
      Neighbourhood deprivation
      Least (1-3) 46.5 ( 39.3 - 53.9 ) 36.7 ( 26.6 - 47.8 ) 58.6 ( 49.1 - 67.6 )
      Mid (4-7) 54.4 ( 49 - 59.7 ) 48.5 ( 40 - 57.1 ) 60.2 ( 53.4 - 66.8 )
      Most (8-10) 58.4 ( 53.9 - 62.8 ) 56.4 ( 48.7 - 63.9 ) 59.7 ( 54.3 - 64.9 )
      Alcohol consumption
      Recent drinker (last week) 43.0 ( 38.4 - 47.7 ) 37.8 ( 31.2 - 44.8 ) 49.1 ( 42.9 - 55.3 )
      Drinker (last year) 51.6 ( 48.2 - 55.1 ) 46.7 ( 41.2 - 52.3 ) 56.5 ( 52.1 - 60.8 )
      Non-drinker (last year) 71.1 ( 64 - 77.5 ) 68.2 ( 55 - 79.5 ) 72.7 ( 64.1 - 80.2 )
      Island
      North Island 56.3 ( 52.9 - 59.6 ) 50.9 ( 45.4 - 56.4 ) 60.9 ( 56.9 - 64.8 )
      South Island 45.0 ( 36.1 - 54.1 ) 42.0 ( 28.8 - 56.1 ) 49.4 ( 37.1 - 61.7 )
      Regions
      Northland / Waikato 62.3 ( 55.8 - 68.5 ) 55.9 ( 43.5 - 67.8 ) 66.4 ( 59 - 73.2 )
      Auckland 51.7 ( 45.4 - 57.9 ) 46.2 ( 36.4 - 56.2 ) 57.2 ( 49.3 - 64.7 )
      Bay of Plenty / Gisborne / Hawke's Bay / Taranaki / Manawatu-Whanganui 57.9 ( 52 - 63.7 ) 52.0 ( 42.3 - 61.6 ) 63.0 ( 55.9 - 69.7 )
      Wellington 50.4 ( 40.7 - 60.1 ) 51.4 ( 37.1 - 65.5 ) 49.3 ( 36.1 - 62.6 )
      South Island 45.0 ( 36.1 - 54.1 ) 42.0 ( 28.8 - 56.1 ) 49.4 ( 37.1 - 61.7 )

      The estimated number of people is the value that is inferred for that population based on data collected from the survey sample. Estimated numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000 people.

      Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

      Notes:

      • This table presents unadjusted results; that is, the proportion or mean estimates reflect the actual percentage or mean of the population affected in each time period.
      • Total response measure of ethnicity was used. People who reported belonging to more than one ethnic group are counted once in each group they reported.
      • Dashes indicate insufficient sample size.

      Subgroup Comparison (2020/21)

      Adjusted proportion ratios are used to compare the results for different population subgroups. An adjusted ratio above 1 shows that the indicator is more likely, and an adjusted ratio below 1 shows the indicator is less likely, in the group of interest (e.g. Māori) than the reference group (e.g. non-Māori), after adjusting for demographic variables that could influence the association.

      Adjusted ratios
      Population groups being compared Ratio (95% CI) Adjustment variables
      Sex
      Women vs men 1.19 ( 1.06 - 1.34 ) Age
      Neighbourhood deprivation
      Most deprived vs least deprived 1.2 ( 1.02 - 1.41 ) Age, Sex
      Men: Most deprived vs least deprived 1.45 ( 1.07 - 1.95 ) Age
      Women: Most deprived vs least deprived 1.01 ( 0.85 - 1.2 ) Age
      Adherence to drinking advice
      Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice vs those who didn't 1.06 ( 0.83 - 1.36 ) Age, Sex
      Men: Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice vs those who didn't 1.23 ( 0.87 - 1.75 ) Age
      Women: Met all three elements of the low risk drinking advice vs those who didn't 0.88 ( 0.62 - 1.25 ) Age

      For example, an adjusted ratio of 1.50 for Māori vs non-Māori means that the indicator is 1.5 times more likely in Māori than non-Māori, after adjusting for differences in demographic variables such as sex and age.

      A highlighted value indicates that the adjusted ratio is statistically significant ( p value < .05).

      Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

      Notes:

      • This table gives comparisons as adjusted proportion ratios.
      • Population groups being compared are based on total ethnicity.
      • Neighbourhood deprivation groups are least (1 - 3), mid (4 - 7) and most deprived (8 - 10).
      • The models for neighbourhood deprivation and adherence to drinking advice used prioritised ethnicity as an adjustment variable.
      • Adherence to drinking advice is out of last-week drinkers and those who indicated their gender (male, female, gender diverse).
      • Dashes indicate that reliable estimates are unavailable due to, for example, an insufficient sample size or unusually wide confidence interval.

      Indicator definition

      Respondents who support or strongly support having fewer places selling alcohol in local communities

      Question:

       

      There are a number of things that could be done to try and reduce problem drinking. To what extent would you support or oppose each of the following types of actions:

       

      Having fewer places selling alcohol in local communities
      (Strongly oppose / Oppose / Neither oppose nor support / Support / Strongly support)

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      Topic: Alcohol

      Subtopic: Attitudes to alcohol policy

      Source: Alcohol Use in New Zealand

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