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Table 1 Recent quitters' use of cessation methods by socio-demographic and quitting characteristics

From: Use and perceived helpfulness of smoking cessation methods: results from a population survey of recent quitters

 

USE OF METHODS (%)

 

Aided methods

Unaided methods

 

NRT

Dentist

GP

Pharmacist

Health prof.

Natural therapy

Prescribed meds

Quitline

Self-help materials

Online

Change to light

Cut down

Cold turkey

Gender

             

Male (n = 488)

27.2

4.7

27.0

7.0

8.2

5.1

12.9

6.4

7.0

2.7*

9.8

31.1

69.9

Female (n = 580)

30.9

3.3

22.1

6.2

6.0

7.6

13.8

9.0

9.5

5.2

10.3

28.1

68.4

Age (yrs)

             

18-30 (n = 254)

17.7***

1.6*

13.4***

4.3

2.8**

2.8*

5.9***

3.5*

8.7

4.7

9.8

34.6a

80.3***

31-50 (n = 436)

32.8

5.7

22.7

8.3

6.7

7.4

12.8

9.9

9.4

5.1

10.8

29.4

66.1

51+ (n = 377)

32.9

3.5

34.0

6.4

10.6

8.0

19.1

8.2

6.6

2.4

9.3

26.1

64.9

Edu.

             

Low (n = 483)

30.2

4.1

30.0***

7.0

6.8

4.6*

17.2**

7.6

6.6

3.3

9.5

29.1

67.9

High (n = 573)

28.1

3.8

19.8

6.1

7.2

8.2

10.0

8.0

9.6

4.7

10.5

29.9

70.7

SES

             

Mod-high (n = 657)

28.7

4.3

21.9*

5.6

7.3

6.7

11.1*

8.2

9.9*

4.4

10.0

28.0

72.5**

Low (n = 373)

30.8

3.2

28.7

8.0

7.2

6.2

16.9

7.3

5.6

2.7

10.2

31.9

63.3

Quit duration

             

0-6 mths (n = 690)

31.4*

4.5

26.0

8.1**

6.2

6.2

16.2***

8.8

8.4

4.1

9.9

28.8

65.7**

7-12 mths (n = 378)

25.1

2.9

21.4

3.7

8.7

7.1

8.5

5.8

8.2

4.0

10.3

30.7

75.4

  1. Note. Health prof = Health professional advice; Edu = Education (low = less than Year 12, high = some or completed tertiary); SES = socio-economic status; statistical tests of differences between groups are chi-square or Fisher's Exact test;***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < 0.05; achi-square test not significant but linear trend p < 0.05.