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

Northern Ward (Porirua City)

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 1,383 7.7 16.7 1,443 9.5 18.5 -60
Ex smoker 4,302 24.0 21.4 3,846 25.4 22.2 +456
Never smoked regularly 12,207 68.2 61.8 9,864 65.1 59.3 +2,343
Not elsewhere included - - - 1,047 6.9 11.5 -1,047
Total 17,892 100.0 100.0 15,156 100.0 100.0 +2,736

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