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

Newtown West

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 330 10.7 8.4 360 14.5 10.3 -30
Ex smoker 549 17.8 19.1 435 17.6 20.6 +114
Never smoked regularly 2,211 71.6 72.5 1,683 67.9 69.1 +528
Not elsewhere included - - - 318 12.8 8.2 -318
Total 3,090 100.0 100.0 2,478 100.0 100.0 +612

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