Comparison of the proportion of quitters among ever smokers and quitters among ever chewers
| Age | Prevalence (%) | Proportion of ex-smoker among ever smoker | Prevalence (%) | Proportion of ex-chewer among ever chewer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoker | Ex-smoker | Chewer | Ex-chewer | |||
| Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2001. | ||||||
| 20–29 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 4% | 12.3 | 2.7 | 18% |
| 30–39 | 57.1 | 4.5 | 7% | 22.0 | 4.1 | 16% |
| 40–49 | 51.5 | 6.9 | 12% | 19.2 | 5.9 | 23% |
| 50–59 | 47.1 | 8.0 | 15% | 13.5 | 6.1 | 31% |
| 60–69 | 40.8 | 13.2 | 25% | 8.5 | 7.2 | 46% |
| 70+ | 30.6 | 22.8 | 43% | 2.0 | 3.1 | 61% |
| Total | 47.6 | 7.4 | 13% | 14.4 | 4.6 | 24% |