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 East

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 216 7.7 8.4 258 10.3 10.3 -42
Ex smoker 681 24.2 19.1 651 25.9 20.6 +30
Never smoked regularly 1,920 68.2 72.5 1,605 63.9 69.1 +315
Not elsewhere included - - - 159 6.3 8.2 -159
Total 2,817 100.0 100.0 2,511 100.0 100.0 +306

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