Table 2.
Method | Recent quitters | Long-term quitters | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Percenta | Count | Percenta | Count | Percenta | |
Pharmacological methods | 653 | 27.5 | 1,050 | 25.6 | 1,703 | 26.3 |
Nicotine patch | 316 | 13.4 | 440 | 11.3 | 756 | 12.1 |
Nicotine gum or lozenge | 199 | 8.6 | 322 | 7.9 | 521 | 8.2 |
Nicotine nasal spray or inhaler | 20 | 0.8 | 28 | 0.8 | 48 | 0.8 |
Chantix or Varenicline | 247 | 10.1 | 498 | 11.5 | 745 | 11.0 |
Zyban, Bupropion, or Wellbutrin | 71 | 2.9 | 132 | 3.0 | 203 | 2.9 |
Other prescription medication | 5 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.4 | 25 | 0.3 |
Behavioral interventions | 192 | 8.0 | 240 | 5.6 | 432 | 6.5 |
Telephone helpline or quitline | 75 | 2.5 | 80 | 1.7 | 155 | 2.0% |
One-on-one counseling | 64 | 2.4 | 63 | 1.6 | 127 | 1.9 |
Stop smoking clinic class or support group | 57 | 2.4 | 76 | 1.9 | 133 | 2.1 |
Internet- or Web-based program | 41 | 1.8 | 51 | 1.5 | 92 | 1.4 |
Acupuncture or hypnosis | 35 | 1.7 | 56 | 1.4 | 91 | 1.5 |
aPercentages are based on the population counts depicted in Table 1.