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Publication, Part of Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England
Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England April 2018 to March 2019
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 3 Sep 2019
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Regions, Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Regions, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Organisations, Government Office Regions, Primary Care Trusts
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2018 to 31 Mar 2019
Part 1 - Quit Attempts and Self-Reported Quit Rate by Demographic Variables
This section of the report presents information on number of quit attempts and the self-reported quit rates by a range of demographic variables
Gender
Number of quit attempts
A higher number of females set a quit date in 2018/19 (127,646) than males (108,529).
Self-reported quit rate
Males had a higher quit rate than females (55% and 51% respectively) and also higher CO validated quit rates (39% and 35%).
Age
Number of quit attempts
There was no clear pattern by age. The largest number of quit attempts came from the 45-59 year old age group (33% of all attempts).
Self-reported quit rate
The quit rate increased with age reaching 58% for the 60 and over age group.
Ethnicity
Number of quit attempts
Of those setting a quit date in 2018/19, 203,244 (86%) were of a White ethnicity.
The next most represented ethnicity was Asian or Asian British, with 10,024 (4%) of those setting a quit date.
Self-reported quit rate
The self-reported quit rate varies by ethnic category, ranging from 50% for Mixed Ethnic group to 56% for Asian or Asian British group
Male/female split by ethnicity
The proportion of those setting a quit date by gender varies across ethnicities. For Asian or Asian British, 80% of those attempting to set a quit date were males. For White, males made up just 44% of those setting a quit date.
Socio-economic
Number of quit attempts
Socio economic classification has been determined by smoking cessation advisors using a methodology adapted for use in NHS Smoking Cessation Services. For more details about socio-economic classification, please consult the Notes & Definitions section of Stop Smoking Services Q4 2018/19 data tables.
The largest number of quit attempts came from the ‘Routine and manual occupations’ group (63,391). The next most represented group, with 33,556 setting a quit date, was 'Never worked or unemployed for over 1 year'.
Self-reported quit rate
The self-reported quit rates varies across socio-economic groups, ranging from 59% for 'Retired' to 43% for ‘Full time students’.
Region
Number of quit attempts
North West had the highest number of quit attempts (37,257) and West Midlands had the lowest (14,484).
Self-reported quit rate
The quit rate was highest in Yorkshire and Humber (61%) and lowest in South West (46%).
Pregnant women
Number of quit attempts
13,772 pregnant women set a quit date in 2018/19, remaining very similar to the number setting a quit date in 2017/18.
Self-reported quit rate
Both quit rates remained similar to previous years, with only slight rises for both self reported quit rate and for CO validated quit rate.
Last edited: 16 September 2019 12:33 am