Endorsement of reasons that led smokers to think about quitting, by country
| UK | Canada | USA | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasons to think about quitting | Per cent (95% CI) | Per cent (95% CI) | Per cent (95% CI) | Per cent (95% CI) |
| Concern/risk reasons | ||||
| Concern for personal health | 74.0 (73.9 to 74.2) | 82.5 (82.4 to 82.6) | 80.6 (80.5 to 80.7) | 80.0 (79.9 to 80.2) |
| Setting example for children | 70.3 (70.1 to 70.5) | 73.4 (73.3 to 73.6) | 71.4 (71.2 to 71.6) | 70.0 (68.8 to 70.2) |
| Concern for health of others | 59.3 (59.1 to 59.5) | 65.5 (65.4 to 65.6) | 62.3 (62.1 to 62.5) | 59.0 (58.9 to 59.2) |
| Mean of concern/risk reasons | 67.9 (67.7 to 68.1) | 73.8 (73.7 to 73.9) | 71.4 (71.3 to 71.6) | 69.7 (69.5 to 69.8) |
| Public/society reasons | ||||
| Smoking restrictions in public | 46.4 (46.2 to 46.6) | 50.0 (49.9 to 50.1) | 41.9 (41.8 to 42.1) | 42.7 (42.6 to 42.8) |
| Smoking restrictions at work | 35.4 (35.2 to 35.6) | 38.0 (37.9 to 38.1) | 28.4 (28.3 to 28.6) | 27.7 (27.5 to 27.8) |
| Society disapproves | 45.6 (45.4 to 45.7) | 51.3 (51.1 to 51.5) | 40.7 (40.5 to 40.8) | 46.9 (46.7 to 47.1) |
| Mean of public/society reasons | 42.5 (42.3 to 42.6) | 46.4 (46.3 to 46.5) | 37.0 (36.9 to 37.2) | 39.1 (39.0 to 39.2) |
| Assistance reasons | ||||
| Free/lower cost SSMs | 44.8 (44.6 to 45.0) | 40.3 (40.1 to 40.4) | 41.2 (41.0 to 41.4) | 43.3 (43.1 to 43.4) |
| Availability of helpline/quitline | 26.7 (26.6 to 26.9) | 21.9 (21.7 to 22.0) | 21.2 (21.1 to 21.4) | 24.8 (24.7 to 24.9) |
| Health professional advice | 47.3 (47.2 to 47.5) | 53.5 (53.3 to 53.6) | 56.3 (56.2 to 56.5) | 43.2 (43.1 to 43.4) |
| Mean of assistance reasons | 39.6 (39.5 to 39.8) | 38.5 (38.4 to 38.7) | 39.6 (39.4 to 39.7) | 37.1 (37.0 to 37.3) |
| Information reasons | ||||
| Advertisements about risks | 41.3 (41.1 to 41.5) | 46.1 (45.9 to 46.2) | 40.0 (39.8 to 40.1) | 44.2 (44.0 to 44.4) |
| Warning labels on cigarette packs | 35.6 (35.4 to 35.8) | 36.5 (36.4 to 36.6) | 24.1 (23.9 to 24.3) | 33.4 (33.2 to 33.6) |
| Mean of information reasons | 38.5 (38.3 to 38.6) | 41.3 (41.2 to 41.4) | 32.0 (31.9 to 32.2) | 38.8 (38.6 to 39.0) |
| Price reason | ||||
| Price of cigarettes | 66.6 (66.5 to 66.8) | 73.4 (73.2 to 73.6) | 74.5 (74.4 to 74.6) | 72.8 (72.7 to 73.0) |
| Total number of reasons | ||||
| Mean total number of reasons | 5.93 (5.92 to 5.95) | 6.32 (6.31 to 6.33) | 5.83 (5.81 to 5.84) | 5.88 (5.86 to 5.89) |
Estimates adjusted for sex, age group, majority/minority group, education, income, cigarettes smoked per day, time to first cigarette, time in sample and difference in time between waves.
Sample sizes for ‘concern for personal health’ are UK: N=4717 individuals, 11442 observations; Canada: N=4884 individuals, 11966 observations; USA: N=6703 individuals, 12 812 observations; Australia: 4482 individuals, 11 370 observations. Ns vary slightly for other reasons.