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. 2016 Mar 24;13:E42. doi: 10.5888/pcd13.150556

Table 3. Predicted Population Changes in Quit Attempts and Intentions to Quit Among Baseline Smokers and Sustained Quits Among Quitters at First Follow-up, Evaluation of the National Tips From Former Smokers Campaign, 2014–2015.

Population Outcome Valuea
Incidence of past 3-month quit attempt, %
   At baseline 37.5 (36.8–38.2)
   At follow-up 41.9 (41.2–42.7)
Increase in population level quit attempts attributable to campaign, in millions, n 1.83 (1.81–1.85)
Sustained quit rate among people who attempt to quitb, % 5.7 (3.9–8.2)
Sustained quits attributable to campaign, in thousands, n 104 (103–106)
Incidence of 6-month intention to quit, %
   At baseline 21.1 (20.7–21.6)
   At follow-up 25.3 (24.8–25.9)
Population increase in smokers with intention to quit within 6 months, in millions, n 1.73 (1.70–1.77)
a

All parenthetical values are 95% confidence intervals.

b

Defined as sustaining nonsmoker status at each follow-up survey.