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

Petone East

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 360 10.8 14.3 408 16.8 16.9 -48
Ex smoker 798 23.9 22.5 546 22.5 23.0 +252
Never smoked regularly 2,181 65.3 63.1 1,479 60.9 60.1 +702
Not elsewhere included - - - 252 10.4 9.7 -252
Total 3,342 100.0 100.0 2,430 100.0 100.0 +912

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