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

Upper Hutt City

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 4,734 13.4 11.8 4,674 15.9 13.9 +60
Ex smoker 9,393 26.5 22.7 7,818 26.7 23.5 +1,575
Never smoked regularly 21,291 60.1 65.5 16,830 57.4 62.6 +4,461
Not elsewhere included - - - 2,694 9.2 8.9 -2,694
Total 35,421 100.0 100.0 29,322 100.0 100.0 +6,099

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