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

Brooklyn East

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 168 7.5 8.4 228 10.8 10.3 -60
Ex smoker 498 22.1 19.1 474 22.5 20.6 +24
Never smoked regularly 1,581 70.2 72.5 1,404 66.6 69.1 +177
Not elsewhere included - - - 147 7.0 8.2 -147
Total 2,253 100.0 100.0 2,109 100.0 100.0 +144

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