Table 2. Methods to support the most recent attempt to quit smoking among current smokers and recent ex-smokers trying to quit in the preceding year; multiple responses were possible, N = 888 (850*1).
| Method | % [95% CI] |
| a) Brief advice by a physician | 6.1 [4.5; 7.6] |
| b) Brief advice by a pharmacist | 3.1 [1.9; 4.2] |
| c) Behavioral counseling for smoking cessation (individual or group counseling) | 1.7 [0.8; 2.6] |
| d) Telephone counseling for smoking cessation | 0.8 [0.2; 1.4] |
| e) Nicotine replacement therapy (e.g., nicotine patch) on prescription from a physician | 2.7 [1,7; 3,8] |
| f) Nicotine replacement therapy (e.g., nicotine patch) over-the-counter | 3.5 [2.3; 4.7] |
| g) Zyban (bupropion) | 0.5 [0.1; 1.1] |
| h) Champix (varenicline) | 0.6 [0.1; 1.1] |
| i) E-cigarette with nicotine | 4.6 [3.2; 5.9] |
| j) E-cigarette without nicotine | 5.4 [4.0; 7.0] |
| k) Smoking cessation app on a smartphone or tablet PC | 2.9 [1.8; 4.1] |
| l) Smoking cessation website | 2.8 [1.7; 3.8] |
| m) Allen Carr‘s book “Easy Way to Stop Smoking” | 5.0 [3.6; 6.4] |
| n) A different smoking cessation book | 3.9 [2.6; 5.1] |
| o) Hypnotherapy | 0.9 [0.3; 1.5] |
| p) Acupuncture | 2.6 [1.6; 3.7] |
| q) Alternative medicine | 2.0 [1.0; 2.8] |
| r) Own willpower | 58.7 [55.4; 61.9] |
| s) Social environment (family, friends, colleagues) | 18.6 [16.0; 21.1] |
| t) At least one evidence-based*2 method (a, c, d, e, f, g, and/or h) |
12.5 [10.3; 14.7] |
| u) At least one evidence-based*2 behavioral therapy method (a, c and/or d) |
7.8 [6.1; 9.6] |
| v) At least one evidence-based*2 pharmacological method (e, f, g and/or h) |
7.0 [5.4; 8.7] |
| w) Combined evidence-based*2 behavioral therapy + pharmacological methods (u and v) |
2.4 [1.4; 3.4] |
| x) E-cigarette with or without nicotine (i and/or j) | 9.1 [7.2; 11.0] |