Publication, Part of Statistics on Local Stop Smoking Services in England
Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England - April 2022 to March 2023 (Q4, Annual)
Official statistics
Part 1 - Quit attempts and self-reported quit rates by demographic variables
This section of the report presents information on the number of quit attempts and self-reported quit rates by a range of demographic variables.
Gender
Number of quit attempts
A higher number of females attempted to quit in 2022/23 (96,516) than males (80,050).
Self-reported quit rate
Males had a higher self-reported quit rate than females (56% and 52% respectively) but equal CO validated quit rates (8%).
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 self-reported quit rate increased with age, reaching 57% for those aged 60 and over.
Ethnicity
Number of quit attempts
Of those setting a quit date in 2022/23, 148,413 (84%) were of a White ethnicity.
The next most represented ethnicity was Asian or Asian British, with 6,876 (4%) of those setting a quit date.
Self-reported quit rate
The self-reported quit rate by ethnic category ranged from 51% for 'Mixed' to 55% for 'Asian or Asian British'.
Male/female split by ethnicity
The proportion of those setting a quit date by gender varies across ethnic groups. For 'Asian or Asian British', 77% of those attempting to set a quit date were males. For 'White' and 'Mixed', males made up 44% of those setting a quit date.
Socio-economic classification
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 2022/23 data tables.
The largest number of quit attempts came from 'Routine and manual occupations' (42,394). The next most represented group, with 26,376 quit attempts, 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 63% for 'Prisoner' to 48% for 'Never worked or unemployed for over 1 year'.
Region
Number of quit attempts
The South East and North West had the highest number of quit attempts (29,225 and 28,937 respectively). The West Midlands had the lowest (11,112).
Self-reported quit rate
The self-reported quit rate was highest in Yorkshire and Humber (63%) and lowest in the East of England (47%).
Pregnant women
Number of quit attempts
13,846 pregnant women set a quit date in 2022/23. This is a 13% decrease on 2021/22 (15,993). The figure for 2022/23 is similar to the three years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic (2017/18 to 2019/20).
Self-reported quit rate
For pregnant women, the self-reported quit rate was 46% in 2022/23, which is similar to 2021/22. However, the CO validated quit rate has increased for the second year. For 2022/23 the CO validated quit rate was 14%, rising from 8% in 2021/22, and 2% in 2020/21. The rate for 2022/23 is lower than the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the rate was 24% (2019/20).
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