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 Central

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 75 29.8 16.7 111 35.2 18.5 -36
Ex smoker 63 25.0 21.4 66 21.0 22.2 -3
Never smoked regularly 117 46.4 61.8 138 43.8 59.3 -21
Not elsewhere included - - - 63 20.0 11.5 -63
Total 252 100.0 100.0 315 100.0 100.0 -63

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