Figure 6.13 Number of quit attempts made in the past 12 months by smokers and recent quitters*, 2017
| # of attempts |
% |
| 0 |
53.8 [48.7-58.9] |
| 1 |
14.9 [10.8-19.0] |
| 2 |
10.3 [7.3-13.3] |
| 3 |
7.1 [4.3-9.9] |
| 4+ |
13.9 [10.5-17.3] |
*Includes current smokers and former smokers who had quit in the past 12 months
Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2017
Figure 6.14 Percentage of smokers and recent quitters* who attempted to quit in the past 12 months, 1999** - 2017
| Year |
% Attempted |
| 1999 |
50.4 |
| 2000 |
51.2 |
| 2001 |
51.8 [48.4-55.2] |
| 2002 |
46.2 [43.7-48.8] |
| 2003 |
* |
| 2004 |
48.2 [45.4-51.0] |
| 2005 |
50.5 [47.3-53.6] |
| 2006 |
49.3 [46.5-52.1] |
| 2007 |
50.1 [47.2-53.0] |
| 2008 |
50.8 [47.6-54.0] |
| 2009 |
47.6 [44.5-50.7] |
| 2010 |
46.6 [43.5-49.7] |
| 2011 |
45.4 [42.2-48.5] |
| 2012 |
47.6 [43.9-51.3] |
| 2013 |
49.6 [45.5-53.7] |
| 2015 |
52.3 [48.1-56.5] |
| 2017 |
46.2 [41.1-51.3] |
*Note: In 1999-2002, this question was asked of current smokers; 2003 (data not shown) included only smokers who had tried to quit in the past two years; 2004-2013 included current smokers and former smokers who had quit in the past 12 months.
**In 1999, only Cycle 2 was asked the relevant survey items.
Data source: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017.
In 2017, just under half (46.2%)a of smokers and recent quitters reported having made at least one quit attempt in the past year, and nearly one-third (31.3%) had made multiple attempts (Figure 6.13).
