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

Lyall Bay

2018 2013
Smoking behaviour Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Regular smoker 228 10.4 8.4 243 12.7 10.3 -15
Ex smoker 492 22.4 19.1 471 24.6 20.6 +21
Never smoked regularly 1,473 67.1 72.5 1,200 62.7 69.1 +273
Not elsewhere included - - - 171 8.9 8.2 -171
Total 2,196 100.0 100.0 1,914 100.0 100.0 +282

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