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

Pauatahanui

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 54 7.0 16.7 54 8.6 18.5 -
Ex smoker 168 21.8 21.4 147 23.4 22.2 +21
Never smoked regularly 549 71.2 61.8 426 67.9 59.3 +123
Not elsewhere included - - - 90 14.4 11.5 -90
Total 771 100.0 100.0 627 100.0 100.0 +144

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