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

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 11,967 14.3 11.8 11,886 16.9 13.9 +81
Ex smoker 18,762 22.5 22.7 16,185 23.0 23.5 +2,577
Never smoked regularly 52,665 63.1 65.5 42,327 60.1 62.6 +10,338
Not elsewhere included - - - 6,840 9.7 8.9 -6,840
Total 83,397 100.0 100.0 70,401 100.0 100.0 +12,996

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