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	Age group						
Cannabis usage among New Zealand females	16–17	18–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	All
Used in lifetime 	41.4	52.3	58.8	51	36.2	17.1	46.4
Used in last 12 months	28.1	27.1	16.1	7.6	4.4	1.4	14.6
Used in last week	7.53	8.78	4.15	3.05	1.28		5.71

	Age group						
Cannabis usage among New Zealand males	16–17	18–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	All
Used in lifetime 	33.2	50.7	62	54.1	50.4	30.1	46.4
Used in last 12 months	21.5	35.8	27.1	14	11.7	5.2	14.6
Used in last week	*	16.07	13.09	6.57	6.01		5.71

Cannabis used in the last 12 months
Social deprivation quintile	Men (%)	Women (%)
1 (Least deprived)	14.6	14.2
2	18.7	8.1
3	26.4	15.1
4	21.1	16.1
5 (Most deprived)	24	16.4

Percent of population who have used cannabis in the last year
Asian	3.4
European	15.1
Maori	26.4
Pacific peoples	13.1


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