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

Boulcott

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 201 9.3 14.3 189 10.0 16.9 +12
Ex smoker 477 22.0 22.5 429 22.6 23.0 +48
Never smoked regularly 1,488 68.6 63.1 1,281 67.6 60.1 +207
Not elsewhere included - - - 120 6.3 9.7 -120
Total 2,169 100.0 100.0 1,896 100.0 100.0 +273

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