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

Waterloo West

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 171 9.2 14.3 195 12.1 16.9 -24
Ex smoker 384 20.7 22.5 315 19.6 23.0 +69
Never smoked regularly 1,293 69.9 63.1 1,101 68.3 60.1 +192
Not elsewhere included - - - 84 5.2 9.7 -84
Total 1,851 100.0 100.0 1,611 100.0 100.0 +240

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