Quit intentions by sex

Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below. In 2015, similar proportions of males and females were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months⁵³ and in the next 30 days⁵⁴ (Figure 6.9).

Since 1999, the percentages of male and female smokers considering quitting have been similar in most years, although there appears to be some divergence in the most recent years, with slightly more males considering quitting (Figure 6.10).

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 1999-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 6.9 and 6.10 data tables with 95% confidence intervals

Percentage of smokers who were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, and in the next 30 days, by sex, 2015
	Male	Female
In the next 6 months	67.2 [61.4-72.9]	63.7 [57.6-69.8]
In the next 30 days	32.5 [27.0-38.0]	29.2 [23.2-35.2]

Data source: Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2015

Percentage of smokers who were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, and in the next 30 days, by sex, 1999*-2015
	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]

* 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.

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