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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2015 Aug 17;25(4):464–469. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052332

Table 3.

The Quit Attempt Rate and the Annual Cessation Rate, 2003 and 2010–2011, United States

2003 2010–2011
All Smokers N= 34,869
% (95% CI)
N=27,751
% (95% CI)
Quit Attempt (≥24 hours) 40.5 (39.8–41.2) 41.4 (40.6–42.2)
Annual Cessation Rate (≥ 3 months) 4.5 (4.2–4.8) 4.7 (4.4–5.0)

Daily Smokers N= 28,379
% (95% CI)
N=22,355
% (95% CI)
Quit Attempt (≥24 hours) 37.0 (36.2–37.7) 37.5 (36.7–38.3)
Annual Cessation Rate (≥ 3 months) 4.2 (3.9–4.5) 4.0 (3.7–4.3)

Data source: Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement 2003 and 2010–2011