Wakari
Smoking behaviour
In 2018, 14.4% of the population in Wakari 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakari | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||||
| Smoking behaviour | Number | % | Mosgiel Central % | Number | % | Mosgiel Central % | 2013 to 2018 | ||
 Regular smoker | 480 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 695 | 417 | 13.8 | 14.7 | +63 | 1422 |
| Ex smoker | 726 | 21.8 | 28.7 | 696 | 621 | 20.5 | 26.2 | +105 | 1422 |
| Never smoked regularly | 2,118 | 63.7 | 56.3 | 697 | 1,755 | 57.9 | 52.6 | +363 | 1422 |
| Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 698 | 237 | 7.8 | 6.5 | -237 | 1422 |
| Total population aged 15+ | 3,324 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,030 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +294 | ||
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 Wakari in 2018 compared to Mosgiel Central 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, 14.4% of Wakari's population were current smokers, 21.8% were ex-smokers and 63.7% had never smoked regularly, compared with 15.0%, 28.7% and 56.3% for the Mosgiel Central respectively.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the smoking behaviour of the population in Wakari between 2013 and 2018 were for:
- Never smoked regularly (+363 persons)
- Ex smoker (+105 persons)
- Regular smoker (+63 persons)