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Table 2 Proportion of smokers using aids during their most recent quit attempt stratified by socio-demographic and smoking characteristics

From: Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey of adults in England

 

Nothing/willpower

Combination of aids

Licensed medication

Electronic cigarettes

Behavioural support

Self-help

Complementary alternative medicine

Other

Strata

 

Any aid

Licensed medication or behavioural support

Any prescription medication

Any licensed medication

Any behavioural support

Any face-to-face support

Any self-help

NRT on prescription

Varenicline

Buproprion

NRT over-the-counter

 

Group counselling

Individual counselling

Telephone helpline

Printed

Digital

  

Sex %(n)

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Male

40.5 (316)

58.1 (454)

31.0 (242)

10.8 (84)

30.3 (237)

1.5 (12)

1.5 (12)

1.5 (12)

5.4 (42)

5.0 (39)

0.8 (6)

20.5 (160)

26.8 (209)

0.8 (6)

0.9 (7)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.5 (12)

1.3 (10)

2.4 (19)

Female

35.3 (289)

62.4 (511)

32.2 (264)

12.2 (100)

31.3 (256)

3.5 (29)

3.5 (29)

1.3 (11)

4.9 (40)

6.5 (53)

1.3 (11)

20.1 (165)

31.4 (257)

1.7 (14)

2.2 (18)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.3 (11)

0.7 (6)

2.6 (21)

Age (years)

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16–24

47.2 (158)

50.4 (169)

17.0 (57)

4.2 (14)

16.4 (55)

1.2 (4)

1.2 (4)

2.7 (9)

1.8 (6)

2.4 (8)

0.0 (0)

12.8 (43)

31.3 (105)

0.9 (3)

0.3 (1)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

2.7 (9)

0.3 (1)

2.7 (9)

25–34

39.2 (145)

58.1 (215)

27.3 (101)

9.2 (34)

26.2 (97)

1.6 (6)

1.6 (6)

1.1 (4)

5.4 (20)

3.5 (13)

0.5 (2)

17.8 (66)

30.3 (112)

1.1 (4)

0.5 (2)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.1 (4)

0.3 (1)

2.2 (8)

35–44

31.5 (88)

65.9 (184)

36.9 (103)

14.3 (40)

36.9 (103)

2.9 (8)

2.9 (8)

1.4 (4)

3.9 (11)

10.0 (28)

0.7 (2)

24.4 (68)

33.0 (92)

1.4 (4)

2.2 (6)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.4 (4)

0.7 (2)

0.7 (2)

45–54

31.5 (82)

67.7 (176)

40.8 (106)

16.9 (44)

39.6 (103)

3.5 (9)

3.5 (9)

1.5 (4)

8.5 (22)

6.9 (18)

2.7 (7)

23.1 (60)

27.7 (72)

1.2 (3)

2.7 (7)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.5 (4)

1.9 (5)

3.8 (10)

55–64

35.2 (70)

64.3 (128)

38.7 (77)

15.1 (30)

36.7 (73)

5.0 (10)

5.0 (10)

0.5 (1)

8.0 (16)

6.5 (13)

1.0 (2)

23.1 (46)

28.1 (56)

3.0 (6)

2.5 (5)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.5 (1)

2.0 (4)

2.5 (5)

65 and over

39.5 (62)

59.2 (93)

39.5 (62)

14.0 (22)

39.5 (62)

2.5 (4)

2.5 (4)

0.6 (1)

4.5 (7)

7.6 (12)

2.5 (4)

26.8 (42)

18.5 (29)

0.0 (0)

2.5 (4)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.6 (1)

1.9 (3)

3.8 (6)

Social grade

                    

AB

37.3 (66)

59.9 (106)

34.5 (61)

16.4 (29)

33.9 (60)

2.8 (5)

2.8 (5)

0.6 (1)

8.5 (15)

7.9 (14)

0.6 (1)

18.1 (32)

27.7 (49)

0.6 (1)

2.8 (5)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.6 (1)

0.6 (1)

2.3 (4)

C1

39.1 (166)

59.8 (254)

31.1 (132)

11.5 (49)

30.6 (130)

1.4 (6)

1.4 (6)

2.4 (10)

3.3 (14)

7.1 (30)

1.4 (6)

19.5 (83)

29.6 (126)

0.5 (2)

1.2 (5)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

2.4 (10)

1.2 (5)

2.6 (11)

C2

38.0 (143)

60.4 (227)

29.8 (112)

10.6 (40)

29.0 (109)

2.9 (11)

2.9 (11)

1.1 (4)

5.6 (21)

4.8 (18)

0.8 (3)

19.7 (74)

30.6 (115)

1.3 (5)

1.6 (6)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.1 (4)

1.9 (7)

1.3 (5)

D

35.9 (110)

61.1 (187)

30.7 (94)

9.8 (30)

29.1 (89)

2.9 (9)

2.9 (9)

1.6 (5)

4.2 (13)

5.6 (17)

0.7 (2)

20.9 (64)

30.1 (92)

2.0 (6)

1.3 (4)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.6 (5)

1.0 (3)

2.6 (8)

E

38.0 (120)

60.4 (191)

33.9 (107)

11.4 (36)

33.2 (105)

3.2 (10)

3.2 (10)

0.9 (3)

6.0 (19)

4.1 (13)

1.6 (5)

22.8 (72)

26.6 (84)

1.9 (6)

1.6 (5)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.9 (3)

0.0 (0)

3.8 (12)

Ethnicity %(n)

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White

36.4 (513)

61.8 (871)

32.0 (451)

11.8 (167)

31.2 (440)

2.6 (36)

2.6 (36)

1.6 (22)

5.2 (73)

6.1 (86)

1.1 (15)

20.4 (288)

30.1 (425)

1.3 (19)

1.5 (21)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.6 (22)

1.3 (10)

2.4 (19)

Non-white

48.4 (90)

49.5 (92)

28.5 (53)

8.6 (16)

27.4 (51)

2.2 (4)

2.2 (4)

0.5 (1)

4.3 (8)

3.2 (6)

1.1 (2)

19.4 (36)

22.0 (41)

0.5 (1)

1.6 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.5 (1)

0.7 (6)

2.6 (21)

Cigarette consumption per day %(n)

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<1

55.3 (21)

44.7 (17)

21.1 (8)

5.3 (2)

21.1 (8)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

2.6 (1)

2.6 (1)

2.6 (1)

0.0 (0)

15.8 (6)

18.4 (7)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

2.6 (1)

0.0 (0)

2.6 (1)

≥ 1–5

46.0 (185)

51.7 (208)

23.1 (93)

6.7 (27)

22.6 (91)

2.0 (8)

2.0 (8)

2.2 (9)

4.2 (17)

2.2 (9)

0.5 (2)

17.2 (69)

26.4 (106)

0.5 (2)

1.7 (7)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

2.2 (9)

0.7 (3)

2.7 (11)

>5–10

40.0 (233)

57.9 (337)

30.8 (179)

10.3 (60)

29.9 (174)

2.2 (13)

2.2 (13)

0.9 (5)

4.6 (27)

5.2 (30)

0.7 (4)

19.9 (116)

28.2 (164)

0.9 (5)

1.5 (9)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.9 (5)

0.5 (3)

2.1 (12)

>10–20

30.2 (148)

68.4 (335)

39.6 (194)

16.7 (82)

38.6 (189)

3.7 (18)

3.7 (18)

1.4 (7)

6.5 (32)

9.2 (45)

1.8 (9)

23.3 (114)

30.6 (150)

2.2 (11)

1.8 (9)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.4 (7)

1.6 (8)

2.4 (12)

>20

18.1 (13)

79.2 (57)

38.9 (28)

16.7 (12)

37.5 (27)

2.8 (2)

2.8 (2)

1.4 (1)

5.6 (4)

9.7 (7)

2.8 (2)

22.2 (16)

44.4 (150)

2.8 (2)

0.0 (0

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.4 (1)

2.8 (2)

4.2 (3)

Total %(n)

37.8 (605)

60.3 (965)

31.6 (506)

11.5 (184)

30.8 (493)

2.6 (41)

2.6 (41)

1.4 (23)

5.1 (82)

5.8 (92)

1.1 (17)

20.3 (325)

29.1 (466)

1.3 (20)

1.6 (25)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

1.4 (23)

1.0 (16)

2.5 (40)

  1. Figures are presented as % (n) within stratum; those who reported that they used hypnosis or acupuncture were classed as having used an alternative complementary medicine; those using a website or mobile phone application were grouped as having used an digital intervention; any aid includes all aids listed; any prescription medication includes NRT on prescription, varenilcine and bupropion; any licensed medication includes any prescription medication and NRT over-the-counter; any behavioural support includes any face-to-face support and telephone helpline; any face-to-face support includes group counselling, individual counselling and telephone helpline; any self-help includes printed and digital interventions; P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 (by linear-by-linear X2 tests or Pearson’s X2 test)
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