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 Ward

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 2,994 20.8 14.3 2,862 24.2 16.9 +132
Ex smoker 3,651 25.4 22.5 3,042 25.7 23.0 +609
Never smoked regularly 7,734 53.8 63.1 5,943 50.2 60.1 +1,791
Not elsewhere included - - - 1,272 10.7 9.7 -1,272
Total 14,379 100.0 100.0 11,847 100.0 100.0 +2,532

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