Table 3

Percentage of people, by reason for quitting smoking since previous wave

Reported in wave 2Reported in wave 3
Health48.5%, CI (42.2% to 54.9%)16.3, CI (11.1% to 23.3%)
Cost44.3%, CI (38.1% to 50.7%)49.0%, CI (40.9% to 57.1%)
Both health and costN/A25.8%, CI (19.4% to 33.6%)
Other7.2%, CI (4.5% to 11.3%)8.8%, CI (5.2% to 14.7%)
  • The survey was administered slightly differently in wave 2 and wave 3: respondents could select only one reason in wave 2 while in wave 3 they could select more than one reason.

  • N/A, not available.