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

Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 1,125 8.6 11.8 1,341 11.7 13.9 -216
Ex smoker 2,862 21.9 22.7 2,595 22.6 23.5 +267
Never smoked regularly 9,093 69.5 65.5 7,518 65.6 62.6 +1,575
Not elsewhere included - - - 816 7.1 8.9 -816
Total 13,080 100.0 100.0 11,457 100.0 100.0 +1,623

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