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. 2018 Jul 16;10:359–370. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S165576

Table 1.

Population inputs (commercial and Medicaid payer channels)

Population distribution by age band (years)20 Male population
Female population
Total plan population
% N % N N
Inputs to estimate adult smokers
 0–7 5.0 50,459 4.8 48,248 98,707
 8–17 6.5 64,955 6.2 62,235 127,190
 18–34 11.9 119,087 11.4 114,312 233,399
 35–49 9.4 94,480 9.5 95,132 189,612
 50–64 9.5 94,612 10.0 100,170 194,782
 65+ 6.9 69,432 8.7 86,879 156,311
 Overall 49.3 493,025 50.7 506,975 1,000,000
Prevalence of smoking1 % N % N N
 0–7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0
 8–17 7.5 4,872 5.5 3,423 8,295
 18–34 15.0 17,863 11.0 12,574 30,437
 35–49 19.8 18,707 15.8 15,031 33,738
 50–64 17.9 16,935 16.1 16,127 33,063
 65+ 9.7 6,735 7.3 6,342 13,077
 Overall 13.2 65,112 10.6 53,498 118,610
Age band (years) Population attempting to quit8
Population using smoking cessation therapies (prescription or OTC)8
% Using smoking cessation prescription products22
% N % N % N
Inputs to estimate eligible quitters
 18–34 66.7 20,302 15.6 3,167 25.4 804
 35–49 59.8 20,175 25.6 5,165 25.4 1,312
 50–64 49.6 16,399 37.7 6,182 25.4 1,570
 65+ 47.2 6,172 33.7 2,080 25.4 528
 Overall 57.2 63,049 26.3 16,595 25.4 4,215

Abbreviation: OTC, over-the-counter.