The New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) collects information on smoking, vaping, and mental health in Aotearoa.
In this study, we will analyse NZHS data to investigate the following:
- What are the trends in prevalence of smoking, vaping, dual use of cigarettes and vapes, tobacco addiction, and smoking cessation attempts in people with and without a diagnosis mental illness?
- What are the trends in prevalence of smoking, vaping, dual use of cigarettes and vapes, tobacco addiction, and smoking cessation attempts in people with and without psychological distress?
- How do the above patterns vary by age, gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status?
The study is pre-registered on the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/6cj7e.
Funding
University of Otago Research Grant (UORG), 2025.
Project team members