Share of current and former smokers who tried to quit in the past year U.S. 2017

In the year 2017, roughly 1 in 3 current and former smokers aged 18 years and above in the state of Arkansas had reported a quit attempt within the past 12 months. The statistic illustrates the share of current and former smokers aged 18 years and older who reported a past-year quit attempt in the U.S. in 2017, by state.

Share of current and former smokers who reported a past-year quit attempt in the U.S. in 2017, by state

Characteristic	Share of current and former smokers
Alabama	67.5%
Alaska	63.6%
Arizona	66.6%
Arkansas	66.7%
California	68%
Colorado	68.2%
Connecticut	71.6%
Delaware	71%
District of Columbia	70.5%
Florida	67.6%
Georgia	64.3%
Guam	72.3%
Hawaii	67%
Idaho	62.2%
Illinois	64.8%
Indiana	62%
Iowa	59.9%
Kansas	64.3%
Kentucky	62.1%
Louisiana	69.7%
Maine	62.2%
Maryland	65.9%
Massachusetts	64.6%
Michigan	66.2%
Minnesota	63.8%
Mississippi	61.1%
Missouri	59.7%
Montana	60.6%
Nebraska	63.9%
Nevada	62.7%
New Hampshire	63.7%
New Jersey	71.3%
New Mexico	65.5%
New York	66.4%
North Carolina	65.4%
North Dakota	62.2%
Ohio	61.7%
Oklahoma	65.9%
Oregon	62.5%
Pennsylvania	64.3%
Rhode Island	69.6%
South Carolina	65.8%
South Dakota	64.5%
Tennessee	60.3%
Texas	70.7%
Utah	66.4%
Vermont	66%
Virginia	66.4%
Washington	68.1%
West Virginia	61.6%
Wisconsin	58.6%
Wyoming	65%

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Release date

July 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Making a past-year quit attempt was defined as answering yes to the question, “During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for 1 day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?”

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