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Table 4 Short-term and long-term quit ratios by age in 1994-2010

From: The effect of tobacco control policy on smoking cessation in relation to gender, age and education in Lithuania, 1994–2010

Study year

Short – term quit ratio

Long – term quit ratio

20-44

45-64

20-44

45-64

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

1994

6.4

3.7-9.2

3.3

0.1-6.5

8.3

5.3-11.2

34.1

27.2-40.9

1996

7.4

4.8-9.9

8.1

4.1-12.0

11.5

8.5-14.4

29.3

23.7-32.8

1998

7.4

4.9-10.0

6.0

2.1-9.8

12.7

9.7-15.8

20.9

15.1-26.8

2000

5.5

3.5-7.4

4.8

2.0-7.6

11.0

8.4-13.5

24.4

19.6-29.3

2002

7.7

4.8-10.7

6.5

3.2-9.8

16.1

12.4-19.8

33.0

27.8-38.2

2004

9.2

6.0-12.4

8.3

4.1-12.6

16.0

12.3-19.6

26.3

20.6-32.1

2006

13.0

9.3-16.6

5.5

2.1-8.8

15.3

11.8-18.9

30.4

24.8-36.0

2008

13.3

9.5-17.1

9.1

4.8-13.5

16.5

12.7-20.3

37.3

31.6-43.0

2010

16.2

12.0-20.4

10.5

6.3-14.7

28.3

24.0-32.7

34.2

28.9-39.4

  1. Short-term quit ratio = the number of ex-smokers given up smoking 1–12 months ago/daily smokers plus ex-smokers given up smoking 1–12 months ago.
  2. Long-term quit ratio = the number of ex-smokers given up smoking more than 12 months ago/ever smokers.
  3. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval.