Table 1.
Demographics, smoking status and intervention reach used for the German cohort.
| Absolute population | Percentage of total population | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult population | 67 538 844 | 100 |
| Ex‐smokers | 13 017 502 | 19.3 |
| Active smokers | 16 547 017 | 24.5 |
| Absolute attempts and reach per year | Percentage of smokers attempting to quit | |
| Yearly quit attempts among active smokers | 5 791 456 | 34.9 |
| Pharmacotherapy reach | 688 112 | 11.9 |
| Behavioural support reach | 992 636 | 17.1 |
| Combination reach | 118 146 | 2.0 |
| No support reach | 4 228 921 | 73.0 |
A detailed list of input sources is available from the authors. ‘Combination reach’ refers to quit attempts where pharmacotherapy as well as behavioural support were used; ‘No support reach’ refers to the quit attempts where no aid was used.