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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2018, 22.3% of the population in Frasertown-Ruakituri were regular smokers.
Smoking is the major cause of preventable disease in New Zealand. Data on smoking prevalence is used by those working in the health sector to:
'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 | |||||||
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Frasertown-Ruakituri | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Smoking behaviour | Number | % | Wairoa % | Number | % | Wairoa % | 2013 to 2018 |
Regular smoker | 150 | 22.3 | 31.0 | 132 | 20.2 | 28.7 | +18 |
Ex smoker | 177 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 168 | 25.7 | 23.3 | +9 |
Never smoked regularly | 345 | 51.3 | 43.9 | 294 | 45.0 | 38.4 | +51 |
Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 9.2 | 9.5 | -60 |
Total population aged 15+ | 672 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 654 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +18 |
Analysis of smoking behaviour in Frasertown-Ruakituri in 2018 compared to Wairoa shows that there was a lower proportion of people were regular smokers, a higher proportion of people who were ex-smokers and a increased by proportion of people who had never smoked regularly.
Overall, 22.3% of Frasertown-Ruakituri's population were current smokers, 26.3% were ex-smokers and 51.3% had never smoked regularly, compared with 31.0%, 25.1% and 43.9% for Wairoa respectively.
The largest change in the smoking behaviour of the population in Frasertown-Ruakituri between 2013 and 2018 was:
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