Table 5 Yearly smoking cessation rates and annual decline in initiation rates
1980–1989 (95% CI)1990–2000 (95% CI)2001–2007 (95% CI)
Men:
Decline in initiation in 20 year olds0.0355 (0.0151 to 0.0560)0.0211 (0.0062 to 0.0360)0.0412 (0.0129 to 0.0690)
Cessation in 20–30 year olds0.0394 (0.0288 to 0.0495)0.0190 (0.0082 to 0.0292)0.0186 (−0.0086 to 0.0464)
Cessation in 31–50 year olds0.0244 (0.0147 to 0.0335)0.0161 (0.0092 to 0.0227)0.0245 (0.0117 to 0.0368)
Cessation in 51+0.0488 (0.0356 to 0.0612)0.0631 (0.0523 to 0.0735)0.0496 (0.0333 to 0.0657)
Women:
Decline in initiation in 20 year olds0.0071 (−0.0163 to 0.0296)0.0249 (0.0098 to 0.0396)0.0428 (0.0179 to 0.0674)
Cessation in 20–30 year olds0.0245 (0.0093 to 0.0391)0.0363 (0.0249 to 0.0475)0.0259 (0.0003 to 0.0510)
Cessation in 31–50 year olds0.0263 (0.0126 to 0.0394)0.0260 (0.0187 to 0.0334)0.0218 (0.0089 to 0.0343)
Cessation in 51+0.0528 (0.0328 to 0.0735)0.0552 (0.0390 to 0.0700)0.0593 (0.0418 to 0.0775)