Figure 6.9 Percentage of smokers who were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, and in the next 30 days, by sex, 2017
| |
Male |
Female |
| In the next 6 months |
55.2 [47.9-62.5] |
61.0 [53.3-68.6] |
| In the next 30 days |
25.3 [18.9-31.7] |
28.8 [21.8-35.7] |
Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2017
Figure 6.10 Percentage of smokers who were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, and in the next 30 days, by sex, 1999*-2017
| |
Next 6 months |
Next 30 days |
| |
Overall |
Male |
Female |
Overall |
Male |
Female |
| 1999 |
55.2 |
51.9 |
58.9 |
27.9 |
26.8 |
29.2 |
| 2000 |
55.5 |
54.9 |
56.0 |
29.4 |
31.5 |
27.0 |
| 2001 |
57.7 [54.8-60.7] |
57.6 [54.0-61.2] |
57.9 [53.0-62.7] |
28.7 [26.0-31.4] |
29.4 [25.9-32.9] |
27.9 [23.6-32.3] |
| 2002 |
60.3 [57.8-62.8] |
62.4 [58.9-65.9] |
57.9 [54.5-61.4] |
28.3 [26.0-30.5] |
31.7 [28.5-34.9] |
24.4 [21.0-27.8] |
| 2003 |
57.0 [54.2-59.8] |
56.9 [52.7-61.2] |
57.0 [52.8-61.3] |
27.3 [24.6-29.9] |
26.2 [22.5-30.0] |
28.5 [24.6-32.5] |
| 2004 |
57.8 [54.6-60.9] |
58.3 [53.7-62.8] |
57.2 [53.0-61.3] |
26.9 [24.2-29.7] |
28.5 [24.3-32.7] |
25.0 [21.6-28.4] |
| 2005 |
58.0 [54.9-61.2] |
58.9 [54.5-63.4] |
56.8 [52.1-61.5] |
28.5 [25.6-31.3] |
28.9 [24.6-33.1] |
28.0 [23.8-32.1] |
| 2006 |
65.3 [62.5-68.0] |
66.2 [62.4-70.0] |
64.2 [60.2-68.2] |
32.5 [29.5-35.5] |
33.9 [29.9-37.9] |
30.8 [26.4-35.2] |
| 2007 |
63.9 [61.0-66.8] |
64.6 [60.3-68.8] |
63.1 [59.2-67.1] |
32.9 [29.9-35.9] |
34.1 [30.0-38.2] |
31.7 [27.5-35.8] |
| 2008 |
65.6 [62.5-68.6] |
64.3 [60.0-68.6] |
67.2 [63.2-71.1] |
37.1 [33.7-40.5] |
38.3 [33.5-43.0] |
35.7 [31.1-40.4] |
| 2009 |
61.5 [58.7-64.4] |
63.3 [59.1-67.4] |
59.5 [55.2-63.7] |
29.2 [25.9-32.5] |
32.3 [27.6-37.0] |
25.6 [21.1-30.0] |
| 2010 |
60.2 [56.9-63.6] |
59.4 [54.8-63.9] |
61.5 [56.9-66.1] |
27.3 [24.0-30.5] |
27.9 [23.6-32.2] |
26.4 [21.9-30.9] |
| 2011 |
65.8 [62.7-68.9] |
66.2 [61.6-70.8] |
65.2 [61.0-69.5] |
30.9 [27.6-34.2] |
32.9 [28.1-37.7] |
28.3 [24.0-32.5] |
| 2012 |
63.2 [33.3-40.3] |
65.2 [60.6-70.0] |
60.6 [54.9-66.2] |
28.7 [24.8-32.6] |
32.5 [26.7-38.3] |
23.8 [19.4-28.3] |
| 2013 |
64.4 [60.3-68.5] |
69.7 [64.7-74.7] |
58.1 [51.5-64.6] |
31.2 [27.4-35.0] |
36 [30.3-41.7] |
25.5 [20.4-30.5] |
| 2015 |
65.8 [61.4-70.1] |
67.2 [61.4-72.9] |
63.7 [57.6-69.8] |
31.1 [27.1-35.2] |
32.5 [27.0-38.0] |
29.2 [23.2-35.2] |
| 2017 |
57.9 [52.6-63.1] |
55.2 [47.9-62.5] |
61.0 [53.3-68.6] |
26.9 [22.2-31.6] |
25.3 [18.9-31.7] |
28.8 [21.8-35.7] |
* 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, similar proportions of males and females were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months
