Smoking Cessation - Prevention Summary Table
Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found by following the More Information link in the table below.
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green - headed in the right direction |
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red - headed in the wrong direction |
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black - stable or non-significant change (NSC) |
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purple - indeterminate |
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blue - Healthy People 2030 target |
| Measure Name | Quitting Smoking | Clinicians' Advice to Quit Smoking |
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| Year Range | 1998-2018 | 1992-2019 |
| Measure |
Attempt to quit: The percentage of adult smokers aged 18 years and older who attempted smoking cessation within the past 12 months. The attempt-to-quit measure includes both current smokers who smoke every day or some days and who, at the time of the survey, had quit smoking for at least 1 day during the past 12 months, as well as recent former smokers, who quit smoking less than or equal to 1 year ago. |
The percentage of adult smokers (aged 18 years and older) who have seen a physician in the past 12 months and report that the physician advised them to quit smoking. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Rising | Rising |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2014-2018 | 2014-2019 |
| Desired Direction | Rising | Rising |
| Summary Graph |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2018, 54.1% of adult smokers attempted to quit smoking within the past year. | In 2018 to 2019, 69.5% of adult smokers who had seen a physician during the past 12 months reported being advised by that doctor to quit smoking. |
| Healthy People 2030 Target | Increase to 65.7% the proportion of adult everyday smokers ages 18 and older, who stopped smoking for a day or longer because they were trying to quit. | The Healthy People 2020 target for physicians' advice to quit smoking in office-based ambulatory care settings is 21.1 percent of visits. The target for ordered or provided tobacco counseling during hospital visits is 24.9 percent of visits. |
| More Information | Quitting Smoking | Clinicians' Advice to Quit Smoking |
| Last Updated | July 2021 | July 2021 |
| Measure Name | Clinicians' Advice to Quit Smoking |
|---|---|
| Year Range | 1992-2019 |
| Measure |
The percentage of adult smokers (aged 18 years and older) who have seen a physician in the past 12 months and report that the physician advised them to quit smoking. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Rising |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2014-2019 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
| Summary Graph |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2018 to 2019, 69.5% of adult smokers who had seen a physician during the past 12 months reported being advised by that doctor to quit smoking. |
| Healthy People 2020 Target | The Healthy People 2020 target for physicians' advice to quit smoking in office-based ambulatory care settings is 21.1 percent of visits. The target for ordered or provided tobacco counseling during hospital visits is 24.9 percent of visits. |
| More Information | Clinicians' Advice to Quit Smoking |
| Measure Name | Quitting Smoking |
|---|---|
| Year Range | 1998-2018 |
| Measure |
Attempt to quit: The percentage of adult smokers aged 18 years and older who attempted smoking cessation within the past 12 months. The attempt-to-quit measure includes both current smokers who smoke every day or some days and who, at the time of the survey, had quit smoking for at least 1 day during the past 12 months, as well as recent former smokers, who quit smoking less than or equal to 1 year ago. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Rising |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2014-2018 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
| Summary Graph |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2018, 54.1% of adult smokers attempted to quit smoking within the past year. |
| Healthy People 2020 Target | Increase to 65.7% the proportion of adult everyday smokers ages 18 and older, who stopped smoking for a day or longer because they were trying to quit. |
| More Information | Quitting Smoking |