Quitting smoking

Quit intentions

In 2015, six in ten smokers aged 15 to 19 (61.7%) were seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, and two-thirds (67.5%^a) of those were considering doing so in the next 30 days—equivalent to 41.5% of all current smokers (Figure 11.1). Since 2000, the percentage of smokers seriously considering quitting has fluctuated around 60 to 70% (Figure 11.1).

Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 2000-2012; Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, 2013, 2015. See data table with 95% confidence intervals below.

Figure 11.1 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Percentage of smokers aged 15-19 seriously considering quitting in the next 6 months, and in the next 30 days, 2000-2015.
	In the next 6 months	In the next 30 days
2000	64.8	37.8
2001	61.6 [57.2-66.0]	34.6 [29.7-39.5]
2002	67.1 [62.8-71.4]	33.0 [28.7-37.2]
2003	58.5 [53.6-63.5]	31.1 [26.1-36.2]
2004	62.8 [57.3-68.4]	30.5 [25.0-35.9]
2005	60.7 [55.3-66.1]	31.1 [25.6-36.7]
2006	68.6 [62.9-74.2]	34.5 [28.7-40.3]
2007	65.1 [59.3-70.9]	30.5 [24.8-36.2]
2008	71.3 [66.6-76.0]	37.6 [31.9-43.3]
2009	60.3 [54.4-66.2]	28.7 [22.8-34.6]
2010	65.4 [59.6-71.3]	33.1 [27.1-39.2]
2011	56.0 [49.3-62.7]	26.0 [20.2-31.7]
2012	64.8 [58.1-71.5]	29.1 [23.3-34.9]
2013	60.7 [52.2-69.3]	35.5 [26.3-44.6]
2015	61.7 [51.3-72.1]	41.5 [30.2-52.7]