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

Mount Cook East

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 246 9.7 8.4 270 12.8 10.3 -24
Ex smoker 324 12.8 19.1 321 15.2 20.6 +3
Never smoked regularly 1,968 77.5 72.5 1,521 72.0 69.1 +447
Not elsewhere included - - - 255 12.1 8.2 -255
Total 2,538 100.0 100.0 2,112 100.0 100.0 +426

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