Macandrew Bay-Company Bay
Smoking behaviour
In 2018, 6.5% of the population in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay 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:
- monitor changes in smoking prevalence among the adult population of New Zealand
- understand the profile of smokers, to better target at-risk groups in the community with future health education programmes
- target health education programmes and evaluate the success of these
- monitor changes in smoking statistics amongst high-risk groups in New Zealand
- examine the inter-relationships between smoking and other socio-economic variables and how these change over time.
Derived from the Census questions:
'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'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Smoking behaviour | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macandrew Bay-Company Bay | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||||
| Smoking behaviour | Number | % | Green Island % | Number | % | Green Island % | 2013 to 2018 | ||
 Regular smoker | 81 | 6.5 | 17.4 | 695 | 93 | 7.7 | 18.3 | -12 | 1422 |
| Ex smoker | 309 | 24.7 | 27.3 | 696 | 312 | 25.9 | 25.5 | -3 | 1422 |
| Never smoked regularly | 861 | 68.8 | 55.3 | 697 | 756 | 62.8 | 48.6 | +105 | 1422 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 698 | 42 | 3.5 | 7.6 | -42 | 1422 |
| Total population aged 15+ | 1,251 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,203 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +48 | ||
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window)
2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)
(informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate(opens a new window)
Dominant groups
Analysis of smoking behaviour in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay in 2018 compared to Green Island shows that there was a lower proportion of people were regular smokers, a lower proportion of people who were ex-smokers and a increased by proportion of people who had never smoked regularly.
Overall, 6.5% of Macandrew Bay-Company Bay's population were current smokers, 24.7% were ex-smokers and 68.8% had never smoked regularly, compared with 17.4%, 27.3% and 55.3% for the Green Island respectively.
Emerging groups
The largest change in the smoking behaviour of the population in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay between 2013 and 2018 was:
- Never smoked regularly (+105 persons)