Table 3.
Male former smokers who used medications or switched to ST, and their distribution (%) according to the number of years since quitting.
| Years Since Quitting | Nicotine Patch (n = 128) | Nicotine Gum (n = 42) | Bupropion (n = 39) | Switched to ST (n = 33) |
| 0–4 | 60% | 47% | 95% | 40% |
| 5–9 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 10–14 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 15–19 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| 20+ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
n – unweighted survey count.
ST – smokeless tobacco