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 North

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 333 11.1 8.4 360 13.4 10.3 -27
Ex smoker 564 18.8 19.1 561 20.8 20.6 +3
Never smoked regularly 2,109 70.2 72.5 1,770 65.8 69.1 +339
Not elsewhere included - - - 240 8.9 8.2 -240
Total 3,006 100.0 100.0 2,691 100.0 100.0 +315

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