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

Karori Park

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 246 6.8 8.4 309 9.7 10.3 -63
Ex smoker 714 19.9 19.1 669 21.0 20.6 +45
Never smoked regularly 2,634 73.3 72.5 2,202 69.2 69.1 +432
Not elsewhere included - - - 210 6.6 8.2 -210
Total 3,594 100.0 100.0 3,180 100.0 100.0 +414

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