Status: Baseline only
Most Recent Data:
8.3
percent
(2018)
Target:
10.2 percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
8.3 percent of cigarette smokers aged 18 years and over successfully quit in 2018 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Increase recent smoking cessation success among adult smokers
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
Summary
Cigarette smoking causes cancer and early death. Counseling and medication make it more likely that people will quit smoking — and strategies to raise awareness and provide insurance coverage for these treatments make it more likely that people will use them.
Topic: Tobacco Use
Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup