Table 1.
Characteristics of the survey participants (n 710); a nationally representative sample of adults aged 18 years or over, New Zealand, September–October 2014
| All survey participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | Survey-adjusted % |
| Total population | 710 | 100·0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 309 | 47·3 |
| Female | 401 | 52·7 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 170 | 23·9 |
| 30–64 | 344 | 48·5 |
| ≥65 | 195 | 27·5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| New Zealand European | 499 | 69·4 |
| Māori | 88 | 11·3 |
| Pacific | 16 | 2·2 |
| Asian | 44 | 8·5 |
| MELAA | 4 | 0·5 |
| Other | 59 | 8·1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| <18·5 | 7 | 1·1 |
| 18·5–24·9 | 262 | 39·8 |
| 25·0–29·9 | 243 | 36·9 |
| ≥30·0 | 147 | 22·3 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never smoked | 377 | 58·4 |
| Ex-smoker | 244 | 30·8 |
| Current smoker | 70 | 10·8 |
| Highest education level | ||
| None | 7 | 0·8 |
| Primary | 8 | 0·9 |
| High school | 252 | 36·7 |
| Tertiary non-degree | 237 | 33·0 |
| Tertiary degree | 142 | 22·1 |
| Higher tertiary degree | 42 | 6·6 |
| Employment status | ||
| Not working | 74 | 13·0 |
| Working | 437 | 67·4 |
| Retired | 160 | 16·5 |
| Other | 24 | 3·1 |
| Annual household income ($NZ) | ||
| ≤10 000 | 25 | 5·9 |
| 10 001–30 000 | 111 | 16·4 |
| 30 001–50 000 | 99 | 16·4 |
| 50 001–70 000 | 102 | 18·8 |
| 70 001–100 000 | 97 | 17·2 |
| >100 000 | 132 | 25·3 |
MELAA, Middle Eastern/Latin American/African.