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

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 183 12.9 11.2 189 15.5 13.3 -6
Ex smoker 444 31.2 29.9 396 32.5 30.7 +48
Never smoked regularly 795 55.9 58.9 633 52.0 56.0 +162
Not elsewhere included - - - 78 6.4 8.0 -78
Total 1,422 100.0 100.0 1,218 100.0 100.0 +204

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