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

Porirua City

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 7,215 16.7 11.8 6,474 18.5 13.9 +741
Ex smoker 9,234 21.4 22.7 7,791 22.2 23.5 +1,443
Never smoked regularly 26,667 61.8 65.5 20,754 59.3 62.6 +5,913
Not elsewhere included - - - 4,026 11.5 8.9 -4,026
Total 43,116 100.0 100.0 35,016 100.0 100.0 +8,100

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