Percentage of smokers who were seriously considering quitting in the next six months, and in the next 30 days, by age group, 2015
| |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45+ |
| In the next six months |
61.7 [51.3-72.1] |
63.5 [55.9-71.1] |
60.4 [47.6-73.2] |
76.6 [66.8-86.4] |
64.5 [58.4-70.6] |
| In the next 30 days |
41.5 [30.2-52.7] |
36.8 [28.7-44.8] |
33.9 [21.6-46.2] |
35.8 [25.3-46.2] |
25.3 [19.6-30.9] |
Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015
Percentage of smokers who were seriously considering quitting in the next six months, by age group, 1999*-2015
| |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45+ |
| 1999 |
63.4 |
57.0 |
59.0 |
53.8 |
50.7 |
| 2000 |
64.8 |
61.7 |
56.1 |
54.8 |
50.9 |
| 2001 |
61.6 |
62.1 |
61.8 |
58.3 |
52.2 |
| 2002 |
67.1 |
62.0 |
66.2 |
60.5 |
54.1 |
| 2003 |
58.5 |
59.4 |
59.9 |
61.5 |
50.8 |
| 2004 |
62.8 |
55.4 |
62.1 |
63.6 |
50.1 |
| 2005 |
60.7 |
58.7 |
60.2 |
63.1 |
52.4 |
| 2006 |
68.6 |
65.3 |
68.5 |
65.9 |
62.6 |
| 2007 |
65.1 |
61.3 |
63.8 |
66.3 |
63.3 |
| 2008 |
71.3 |
63.0 |
67.6 |
69.2 |
62.8 |
| 2009 |
60.3 |
59.6 |
65.0 |
66.3 |
58.4 |
| 2010 |
65.4 |
61.6 |
61.3 |
62.5 |
57.6 |
| 2011 |
56.0 |
58.0 |
73.9 |
63.2 |
65.4 |
| 2012 |
64.8 |
61.7 |
71.5 |
55.6 |
62.2 |
| 2013 |
60.7 [52.2-69.3] |
61.8 [54.9-68.7] |
58.5 [46.1-70.9] |
74 [65.3-82.6] |
64.3 [58.2-70.4] |
| 2015 |
61.7 [51.3-72.1] |
63.5 [55.9-71.1] |
60.4 [47.6-73.2] |
76.6 [66.8-86.4] |
64.5 [58.4-70.6] |
* 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.
In 2015, there was significant variation by age group in the percentage of smokers considering quitting in the next 30 days,55 but not in the next 6 months56 (Figure 6.11). Of those seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, roughly half were also considering quitting in the next 30 days: this decreased with age from two-thirds of youth to 40% in the oldest age group.
