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Desire and efforts to quit smoking among cigarette smokers in Wisconsin. Wis Med J 1995 Nov;94(11):617-20

Date

11/01/1995

Pubmed ID

8571607

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028792076 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   5 Citations

Abstract

This research studied the desire and attempts of cigarette smokers in Wisconsin to quit smoking. Data were based on the 1993 Wisconsin Division of Health's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Among the 23% of respondents who were current smokers, 79% said they wanted to quit smoking and 60% said they had quit smoking for a day or more in the preceding year. High rates of wanting to quit and having tried to quit were found in all demographic subgroups of smokers studied. Compared to lighter smokers, heavy cigarette smokers (20 or more cigarettes per day) were less likely to have tried quitting in the past year, but were almost as likely to want to quit. These results demonstrate the great demand for smoking cessation services among smokers in Wisconsin and support for efforts to increase the use and effectiveness of these interventions.

Author List

Marbella AM, Layde PM, Remington P

Author

Peter M. Layde MS, MD Emeritus Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Smoking Cessation
Wisconsin