Table 3.

Estimated prevalence of selected indices of motivation to stop smoking

Index	% of smokers
Would like to stop smoking for good	70
Intend to stop smoking in next 12 months	46
Made an attempt to stop in a given year	30
Used medication to aid cessation in a given year*	8
Attended smokers clinic or followed behavioural support programme†	2

^*Based on surveys showing that 30% of smokers make a quit attempt each year and that in 25% of quit attempts medication is used.

^†Based on figures from attendance in 2001 at NHS cessation clinics.