Cigarette smoking

Definition: The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who currently smoke cigarettes.

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Region		1981	1996	2006
1	Northland	33.9	29.7	28.8
2	Auckland	31.9	22.3	18.9
3	Waikato	33.0	25.9	24.4
4	Bay of Plenty	35.0	28.4	26.6
5	Gisborne	37.0	31.5	32.0
6	Hawke’s Bay	35.0	28.5	27.7
7	Taranaki	32.4	25.8	24.8
8	Manawatu-Whanganui	33.0	26.0	25.9
9	Wellington	33.4	23.5	20.4
10	Tasman	29.6	23.7	21.0
11	Nelson	28.9	23.4	22.1
12	Marlborough	29.5	23.7	23.6
13	West Coast	33.4	28.2	27.8
14	Canterbury	29.8	22.5	20.5
15	Otago	32.6	23.6	20.7
16	Southland	33.8	27.3	26.7
New Zealand		32.5	24.3	21.9

Source: Statistics New Zealand
Note: Age-standardised to WHO standard population.