Factors Associated With Successful Smoking Cessation in the United States, 2000

Each year, nearly 2 in 5 cigarette smokers try to quit, but fewer than 10% succeed. Taking a multifaceted approach to examine the predictors of successfully quitting smoking, we identified factors associated with successful quitting so that cessation programs could be tailored to those at highest ri...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2007-08, Vol.97 (8), p.1503-1509
Main Authors: Lee, Chung-won, Kahende, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstinence
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Behavior
Cigarettes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease control
Education
Educational attainment
Female
Health Care Surveys
Health services
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Nicotine
Nuclear Family - psychology
Polls & surveys
Population
Public health
Recurrence
Regression Analysis
Research and Practice
Risk Factors
Smoking - psychology
Smoking cessation
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Cessation - psychology
Smoking Cessation - statistics & numerical data
Social Environment
Socioeconomic Factors
States
Studies
Success
Tobacco
United States
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Summary:Each year, nearly 2 in 5 cigarette smokers try to quit, but fewer than 10% succeed. Taking a multifaceted approach to examine the predictors of successfully quitting smoking, we identified factors associated with successful quitting so that cessation programs could be tailored to those at highest risk for relapse. Using data from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey, we employed multiple regression analysis to compare demographic, behavioral, and environmental characteristics of current smokers who tried unsuccessfully to quit in the previous 12 months with characteristics of those able to quit for at least 7 to 24 months before the survey. Successful quitters were more likely than those unable to quit to have rules against smoking in their homes, less likely to have switched to light cigarettes for health concerns, and more likely to be aged 35 years or older, married or living with a partner, and non-Hispanic White, and to have at least a college education. Programs promoting smoking cessation might benefit by involving family or other household members to encourage smoke-free homes.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2005.083527