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

Cannons Creek East

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 816 29.4 16.7 639 29.2 18.5 +177
Ex smoker 381 13.7 21.4 303 13.8 22.2 +78
Never smoked regularly 1,581 56.9 61.8 1,248 57.0 59.3 +333
Not elsewhere included - - - 366 16.7 11.5 -366
Total 2,778 100.0 100.0 2,190 100.0 100.0 +588

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