Table 1.
Use of smoking cessation assistance among former smokers and current smokers who have tried to quit in the European Union, 2012–2017
| Current smokers who had ever tried to quit % (95% CI) |
Former smokers % (95% CI) |
Total % (95% CI) |
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| 2012 n=4341 |
2017 n=3489 |
2012 n=5580 |
2017 n=6000 |
2012 n=9921 |
2017 n=9489 |
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| Pharmacotherapy | 22.5 (20.5 to 24.5) | 16.6 (14.6 to 18.8) | 8.5 (7.5 to 9.7) | 7.5 (6.5 to 8.7) | 14.6 (13.6 to 15.8) | 11.1 (10.1 to 12.3) |
| Smoking cessation services | 8.5 (7.3 to 9.9) | 5.7 (4.5 to 7.1) | 6.7 (5.8 to 7.8) | 4.5 (3.7 to 5.4) | 7.5 (6.7 to 8.4) | 5.0 (4.3 to 5.8) |
| Electronic cigarettes | 7.1 (5.9 to 8.4) | 15.6 (13.5 to 17.8) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 5.8 (4.8 to 6.9) | 3.7 (3.2 to 4.3) | 9.7 (8.7 to 10.8) |
| Oral or nasal tobacco | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.9) | 0.7 (0.6 to 1.1) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.5) |
| Without assistance | 65.7 (63.4 to 67.9) | 66.2 (63.4 to 68.8) | 73.9 (72.1 to 75.7) | 80.7 (78.9 to 82.3) | 70.3 (68.9 to 71.7) | 74.8 (73.3 to 76.3) |
| Any assistance | 40.4 (38.1 to 42.7) | 37.5 (34.8 to 40.3) | 25.6 (23.8 to 27.4) | 20.8 (19.2 to 22.6) | 32.2 (30.8 to 33.7) | 27.5 (26.0 to 29.1) |