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

Wainuiomata West

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 507 18.0 14.3 519 22.2 16.9 -12
Ex smoker 684 24.3 22.5 570 24.3 23.0 +114
Never smoked regularly 1,620 57.6 63.1 1,251 53.4 60.1 +369
Not elsewhere included - - - 270 11.5 9.7 -270
Total 2,814 100.0 100.0 2,343 100.0 100.0 +471

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