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Statistics on smoking cessation services in England, April 2001 to March 2002
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Last modified date:9 February 2007
This statistical bulletin presents results from monitoring smoking cessation services in England during the year April 2001 to March 2002.
Summary
The number of successful quitters at the 4 week follow-up (based on self-report) increased from 64,600 in 2000/01 to 119,800 in 2001/02 (an increase of 86%).
Main Findings
The key results show that in England, during the period April 2001 to March 2002:
- Around 227,300 people set a quit date through the smoking cessation services.
- At the 4 week follow-up, around 119,800 (53%) of those setting a quit date had successfully quit (based on self-report).
- Of those setting a quit date, the majority (81%) were aged 18-59; 1% were aged under 18, 25% aged 18-34, 25% aged 35-44, 31% aged 45-59 and 18% aged 60 and over.
- Around 142,300 (63%) of those setting a quit date received free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), 44,300 (19%) received bupropion (Zyban) and 4,500 (2%) received both NRT and bupropion.
- The expenditure on smoking cessation services, which does not include the cost of NRT or bupropion (Zyban) on prescription, was £24.7 million.
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