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

Homedale West

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 408 19.8 14.3 378 22.2 16.9 +30
Ex smoker 555 26.9 22.5 471 27.6 23.0 +84
Never smoked regularly 1,101 53.3 63.1 858 50.4 60.1 +243
Not elsewhere included - - - 195 11.4 9.7 -195
Total 2,064 100.0 100.0 1,704 100.0 100.0 +360

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