Estimated Failure to Report Unsuccessful Quit Attempts by Type of Cessation Aid: A Population Survey of Smokers in England
Table 1
Participant demographic and smoking characteristics ().
Female, (%)
2,943 (49.9%)
Age, (%)
16-24 years
1,204 (20.4%)
25-34 years
1,368 (23.2%)
35-44 years
1,038 (17.6%)
45-54 years
952 (16.2%)
55-64 years
744 (12.6%)
65+ years
586 (9.9%)
Social grade
AB
792 (13.4%)
C1
1,706 (29.0%)
C2
1,337 (22.7%)
D
1,058 (18.0%)
E
999 (17.0%)
Time to first cigarette
Do not know
36 (0.6%)
Within 5 minutes
932 (15.8%)
6-30 minutes
1,766 (30.0%)
31-60 minutes
1,211 (20.6%)
>60 minutes
1,947 (33.0%)
Cigarettes per day, mean (SD)
10.53 (7.74)
Time since unsuccessful quit attempt started, (%)
1-7 days ago
244 (4.1%)
8-30 days ago
598 (10.1%)
31-60 days ago
690 (11.7%)
61-90 days ago
799 (13.6%)
91 days to 6 months ago
1282 (21.8%)
> 6 months to 1 year ago
2279 (38.7%)
Length of unsuccessful quit attempt, (%)
< 1 day
529 (9.0%)
1-7 days
1312 (22.3%)
8-30 days
1846 (31.3%)
31-60 days
677 (11.5%)
61-90 days
521 (8.8%)
91 days to 6 months
478 (8.1%)
> 6 months to 1 year
529 (9.0%)
Cessation aid, (%)
Prescription NRT
254 (4.3%)
OTC NRT
1,125 (19.1%)
Varenicline
265 (4.5%)
Bupropion
39 (0.7%)
E-cigarettes
1,816 (30.8%)
Behavioural support
174 (3.0%)
Telephone support
32 (0.5%)
Written support
67 (1.1%)
Digital support
149 (2.5%)
Hypnotherapy
43 (0.7%)
Unaided
2,555 (43.4%)
Any pharmacological support (combined)
3,152 (53.5%)
Any behavioural support (combined)
407 (6.9%)
Multiple aids (i.e., any pharmacological and any behavioural support)
222 (3.8%)
NRT: nicotine replacement therapy; OTC: over the counter. As cessation aids were not mutually exclusive (i.e., respondents could select multiple options), the total percentage exceeds 100%.
