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

Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 843 10.1 11.8 963 13.3 13.9 -120
Ex smoker 2,520 30.2 22.7 2,211 30.6 23.5 +309
Never smoked regularly 4,974 59.7 65.5 4,041 56.0 62.6 +933
Not elsewhere included - - - 510 7.1 8.9 -510
Total 8,337 100.0 100.0 7,218 100.0 100.0 +1,119

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