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

Island Bay West

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 222 8.3 8.4 222 9.6 10.3 -
Ex smoker 687 25.8 19.1 597 25.7 20.6 +90
Never smoked regularly 1,758 65.9 72.5 1,500 64.7 69.1 +258
Not elsewhere included - - - 171 7.4 8.2 -171
Total 2,667 100.0 100.0 2,319 100.0 100.0 +348

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