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

Ranui Heights

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 195 18.0 16.7 189 20.6 18.5 +6
Ex smoker 252 23.3 21.4 201 21.9 22.2 +51
Never smoked regularly 633 58.4 61.8 528 57.5 59.3 +105
Not elsewhere included - - - 165 18.0 11.5 -165
Total 1,083 100.0 100.0 918 100.0 100.0 +165

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