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

Newlands South

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 324 10.2 8.4 357 13.5 10.3 -33
Ex smoker 594 18.6 19.1 525 19.8 20.6 +69
Never smoked regularly 2,271 71.2 72.5 1,764 66.6 69.1 +507
Not elsewhere included - - - 189 7.1 8.2 -189
Total 3,189 100.0 100.0 2,649 100.0 100.0 +540

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