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Table 4
Selected characteristics of current smokers who made at least one quit attempt, household population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2006
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| Total | Sex | Age group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women† | 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 or older† | ||
| Percentage | ||||||
| Cessation aids used in past 2 yearsठ| ||||||
| Nicotine patch | 32.1 | 29.2 | 35.4 | 15.5* | 34.0 | 40.7 |
| Nicotine gum | 21.2 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 17.0* | 21.2 | 24.1 |
| Other pharmaceutical-based cessation aids | 13.8 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 2.7*E | 13.0* | 22.4 |
| At least one of these aids | 47.7 | 46.3 | 49.2 | 28.4* | 49.4 | 58.3 |
| Reasons for not using cessation aids§ | ||||||
| Do not believe products work | 21.4 | 23.7 | 18.7 | 18.8* | 17.4*E | 30.9 |
| Cost | 18.3 | 14.9E | 22.3 | 18.4* | 23.1*E | 10.4E |
| Concern about possible side effects | 16.2 | 10.1* | 23.4 | 10.1 | 23.4*E | 11.7E |
| Not enough information about products | 8.7 | 8.4E | 9.0E | 11.2* | 9.3E | 4.8E |
| Other cessation strategies§ | ||||||
| Deal with friend/family member to quit together | 29.3 | 25.9* | 33.2 | 39.9* | 30.4* | 20.8 |
| Reduced consumption | 69.0 | 69.2 | 68.8 | 74.3 | 65.1 | 70.7 |
| Main reason for beginning to smoke again†† | ||||||
| Stress/Need to relax/calm down | 33.6 | 28.6* | 39.2 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 37.9 |
| Addiction/Habit | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.9 | 20.2* | 25.1 | 29.1 |
| Family/Friends smoke | 12.4 | 11.9E | 12.9 | 16.6* | 14.9*E | 5.7E |
| Going out more (bars/parties) | 5.4 | 6.7E | 4.0E | 10.0 | 6.1*E | F |
| Boredom | 2.7E | 3.2E | 2.1E | F | F | 3.4E |
| Other reason | 11.1 | 10.0E | 12.4E | 8.6 | 11.4E | 12.6E |
| No reason | 9.6 | 13.2* | 5.6E | 11.1* | 8.3E | 10.3E |
| † reference category ‡ multiple responses permitted § based on smokers who made at least one quit attempt in past two years †† based on smokers who made at least one quit attempt in past year * significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05) E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) F too unreliable to be published Source: 2006 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey. |
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