Table 2

Associations of self-reported smoking cessation assistance with sociodemographic factors and tobacco treatment policies in 27 EU MS among former smokers and current smokers who had tried to quit, 2012–2017 (n=19 410)

Any assistance* aOR (95% CI)Without assistance aOR (95% CI)Pharmacotherapy aOR (95% CI)Health services aOR (95% CI)Electronic cigarettes aOR (95% CI)
Year
 2012 (ref)1.001.001.001.001.00
 20170.61 (0.52 to 0.71)1.72 (1.47 to 2.02)0.73 (0.58 to 0.93)0.53 (0.38 to 0.74)1.85 (1.31 to 2.61)
Tobacco Control Scale treatment score
 Low (ref)1.001.001.001.001.00
 Medium1.20 (0.86 to 1.68)0.92 (0.68 to 1.26)1.59 (0.95 to 2.65)1.47 (0.93 to 2.31)1.19 (0.72 to 1.97)
 High1.78 (1.15 to 2.76)0.57 (0.38 to 0.86)3.44 (1.78 to 6.66)2.27 (1.27 to 4.06)1.58 (0.83 to 3.01)
Year*Tobacco Control Scale treatment score
 2017*Low (ref)1.001.001.001.001.00
 2017*Medium1.39 (1.17 to 1.66)0.64 (0.54 to 0.77)1.17 (0.90 to 1.51)1.22 (0.85 to 1.77)1.28 (0.87 to 1.89)
 2017*High1.43 (1.14 to 1.78)0.64 (0.51 to 0.80)0.69 (0.50 to 0.93)0.81 (0.51 to 1.28)2.42 (1.53 to 3.82)
Age (years)
 ≥55 (ref.)1.001.001.001.001.00
 40–541.45 (1.34 to 1.58)0.73 (0.67 to 0.79)1.69 (1.52 to 1.88)0.91 (0.78 to 1.06)2.32 (1.94 to 2.77)
 25–391.32 (1.21 to 1.45)0.81 (0.73 to 0.88)1.33 (1.18 to 1.50)0.66 (0.55 to 0.79)2.89 (2.40 to 3.47)
 15–241.38 (1.20 to 1.60)0.80 (0.69 to 0.92)0.88 (0.71 to 1.10)0.54 (0.38 to 0.74)4.38 (3.43 to 5.60)
Sex
 Female (ref.)1.001.001.001.001.00
 Male0.98 (0.92 to 1.05)1.03 (0.96 to 1.10)0.89 (0.82 to 0.98)1.00 (0.88 to 1.13)1.06 (0.93 to 1.21)
Difficulties paying bills
 Never/almost never (ref.)1.001.001.001.001.00
 From time to time/most of the time1.19 (1.10 to 1.28)0.84 (0.78 to 0.91)1.22 (1.11 to 1.35)1.29 (1.12 to 1.49)1.35 (1.17 to 1.57)
Age when stopped education (years)
 Up to 15 (ref.)1.001.001.001.001.00
 16–191.18 (1.06 to 1.31)0.88 (0.79 to 0.98)1.33 (1.15 to 1.54)1.21 (1.00 to 1.46)1.30 (1.03 to 1.63)
 ≥201.12 (1.01 to 1.25)0.93 (0.83 to 1.04)1.24 (1.06 to 1.44)1.26 (1.03 to 1.55)1.15 (0.90 to 1.46)
Area of residence
 Rural (ref.)1.001.001.001.001.00
 Urban1.07 (1.00 to 1.15)0.94 (0.88 to 1.01)1.04 (0.95 to 1.15)1.12 (0.98 to 1.28)1.13 (0.97 to 1.31)
  • *Includes pharmacotherapy, smoking cessation services, electronic cigarettes, oral or nasal tobacco and other.

  • aOR, adjusted OR; EU MS, EU Member States.