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

Eastern Ward (Porirua City)

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 4,107 24.4 16.7 3,378 26.0 18.5 +729
Ex smoker 2,886 17.2 21.4 2,259 17.4 22.2 +627
Never smoked regularly 9,819 58.4 61.8 7,332 56.5 59.3 +2,487
Not elsewhere included - - - 2,022 15.6 11.5 -2,022
Total 16,812 100.0 100.0 12,969 100.0 100.0 +3,843

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