Census: Do you smoke cigarettes regularly (that is, one or more a day)?, and Have you ever been a regular smoker of one or more cigarettes a day

Smoking behaviour

Area Outside Ward (Carterton District)

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Carterton District % Number % Carterton District % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 1,023 13.7 13.7 1,035 16.9 16.9 -12
Ex smoker 2,196 29.5 29.5 1,740 28.4 28.4 +456
Never smoked regularly 4,242 56.9 56.9 3,351 54.7 54.7 +891
Not elsewhere included - - - 474 7.7 7.7 -474
Total 7,455 100.0 100.0 6,126 100.0 100.0 +1,329

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate