Erratum

Support for and likely impacts of endgame measures in the Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: findings from the 2020–2021 International Tobacco Control New Zealand (EASE) surveys

URL: https://nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-138-no-1608/support-for-and-likely-impacts-of-endgame-measures-in-the-smokefree-aotearoa-action-plan-findings-from-the-2020-2021-internation

Janine Nip, James Stanley, Jane Zhang, Andrew Waa, Jude Ball, El-Shadan Tautolo, Ellie Johnson, Thomas K Agar, Anne CK Quah, Geoffrey T Fong, Richard Edwards

First published in: 2025 Jan 24; 138(1608).

On 28 February 2025, two corrections were applied to this manuscript to ensure the description of study participants is accurate:

1.      In the methods section on page 41, the description originally read: “…study that surveys people who currently smoke or quit smoking within the last 2 years.⁸ Survey waves are con­ducted every 12–18 months, and participants lost to follow-up are replenished by new participants.
Participants are eligible to take part if aged ≥18, living in Aotearoa New Zealand, and:

• currently smoke cigarettes or tobacco at least monthly, and have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, or
• previously smoked at least monthly, have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and quit smoking within the past 24 months.”

The text was incorrect regarding requirements to have smoked 100 cigarettes (for those who currently smoke) and to have been quit for less than 2 years (for those who have quit). We have corrected this to read: “… study that surveys people who currently smoke or quit smoking within the last 2 years at entry into the study at Wave 3; re-contacted participants who had quit smoking could stay in the study until they had been quit for 5 years.⁸ Survey waves are conducted every 12–18 months, and participants lost to follow-up are replenished by new participants.
New participants at Wave 3 are eligible to take part if aged ≥18, living in Aotearoa New Zealand, and:

• currently smoke cigarettes or tobacco at least monthly, or
• previously smoked at least monthly, have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and quit smoking within the past 24 months.”

2.      In the abstract on page 40, the description originally read: “… people who smoke or who recently (≤2 years) quit smoking.”

We have corrected this to read: “… people who smoke or who recently quit smoking.