TABLE III.

Characteristics of quit attempts made and cessation methods previously used by smokers

Question	Smoking status [n (%)]
	Current smokers (n=183)	Ex-smokers (n=310)
Have you ever attempted to quit smoking?
No	41 (22.4)	41 (13.2)
Yes	141 (77.0)	269 (86.8)
Patients with missing data	1 (0.5)
About how many attempts have you made to quit smoking?
Median	3	2
Range	0–50	0–100
Patients with missing data	42	44
How many of your attempts to quit smoking have lasted more than a week?
Median	1	1
Range	0–40	0–25
Patients with missing data	45	49
How many of your attempts to quit smoking have lasted more than a month?
Median	1	1
Range	0–30	0–10
Patients with missing data	45	47
What is the longest period of time you have gone without smoking since you began?
<1 Month	35 (19.1)	29 (9.4)
1 Month up to 2 months	18 (9.8)	5 (1.6)
3–6 months	27 (14.8)	29 (9.4)
7 Months up to 1 year	27 (14.8)	29 (9.4)
2–5 Years	11 (6.0)	41 (13.2)
6–10 Years	7 (3.8)	19 (6.1)
11–20 Years	0 (0.0)	32 (10.3)
>20 Years	1 (0.5)	63 (20.3)
Patients with missing data	57	63
What cessation method(s) have you used in your attempts to quit smoking? (Check all that apply)
Nicotine replacement therapy	48 (23.8)	52 (16.8)
Champixa	32 (15.8)	19 (6.1)
Zybanb	12 (5.9)	9 (2.9)
Motivational counselling	3 (1.5)	0 (0.0)
None (“cold turkey”)	98 (48.5)	216 (69.7)
Other	9 (4.5)	14 (4.5)
Patients with missing data	42	43

^aPfizer Canada, Kirkland, QC.

^bGlaxoSmithKline Canada, Mississauga, ON.