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Source of Tobacco in the Last MonthIn the 2009 NZ Tobacco Use Survey, current smokers aged 15–19 years indicated that themost common way of sourcing tobacco in the past month was to buy it themselves (79.3%95% CI 70.7–87.9), although other sources of tobacco were friends (27.6% 95% CI18.9−36.2) or family (22.9% 95% CI 14.7–31.1) (Table 41).Table 41. Source of Tobacco in the Last Month for Current Smokers Aged 15–19 Years byGender, 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use SurveyMales Females TotalPrevalencePrevalencePrevalence95% CI95% CIEstimateEstimateEstimateIn the last month I got my cigarettes from: Family95% CI23.2 12.4–37.3 22.6 11.9–36.7 22.9 14.7–31.1In the last month I got my cigarettes from: Friends35.5 21.6–51.6 20.3 10.6–33.4 27.6 18.9–36.2In the last month I got my cigarettes from: I bought them81.4 70.5–92.3 77.3 63.8–90.9 79.3 70.7–87.9In the last month I got my cigarettes from: Somewhere else0 0.0–7.1 2.6 0.1–14.2 1.4 0.0–7.5Source: 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey [121]; Note: Multiple responses were possible so columns donot sum to 100%Local Policy Documents and Evidence-Based Reviews Relevant tothe Prevention or Cessation of Smoking in Young PeopleIn New Zealand, there is no national strategy focused on the prevention of youth smoking.There are several policy documents addressing the prevention or cessation of cigarettesmoking in general. In addition, a large number of evidence-based reviews considersmoking prevention and cessation in adolescents. Table 42 below provides an overview oflocal policy documents and evidence-based reviews addressing the prevention of smokingin young people, and Table 43 (page 222) addresses smoking cessation. Table 34 (page197) summarises publications addressing the cessation of smoking in pregnancy, andTable 39 (page 211) summarises publications which consider the prevention of exposureto second-hand cigarette smoke in children.Tobacco Use in Young People - 218