Table 3

Abstinence rates in one month and 12 month follow up among the respondents and in the samples (%)

	China		Finland
	Men		Women	Total	Men	Women	Total
Respondents	n=2556	n=285		n=2841		n=506		n=438	n=944
1 month abstinence rate	48.2	67.0		50.1		69.6		61.6	65.9
12 month continuous abstinence rate^3-150	39.9	58.3		41.7		22.5		13.2	18.2
12 month point abstinence rate^3-151	54.1	68.1		55.5		40.1		34.9	37.7

Sample^3-152	n=2789	n=330		n=3119		n=818		n=630	n=1448
1 month abstinence rate	44.3	57.9		45.7		43.0		42.9	43.0
12 month continuous abstinence rate	36.5	50.3		38.0		13.9		9.2	11.9
12 month point abstinence rate	49.6	58.8		50.6		24.8		24.3	24.9

↵3-150 Those who were smoke free for the whole follow up of 12 months.
↵3-151 All quitters reporting to be non-smokers at the time point of the follow up.
↵3-152 Considering all the non-respondents as smokers.