This statistic displays the methods used to quit or to try to quit smoking in EU-28 countries in 2017. A majority of respondents, 75 percent, said they quit or tried to quit smoking without assistance. In contrast, only five percent had medical support or used stop smoking services. Additionally, information regarding the attempts made to quit smoking in European countries can be found at the following.
Which of the following methods did you use in order to quit smoking?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
You quit or tried to quit without assistance
75%
Nicotine replacement medication (like nicotine gum, patch or inhaler) or other medications
11%
Electronic cigarettes or any similar device
10%
Medical support or stop-smoking services (such as quitline)
5%
Other (spontaneous)
4%
Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)
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European Commission. (May 1, 2017). Which of the following methods did you use in order to quit smoking?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434684/method-used-to-quit-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission. "Which of the following methods did you use in order to quit smoking?*." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434684/method-used-to-quit-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission. (2017). Which of the following methods did you use in order to quit smoking?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434684/method-used-to-quit-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission. "Which of The following Methods Did You Use in Order to Quit Smoking?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434684/method-used-to-quit-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission, Which of the following methods did you use in order to quit smoking?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434684/method-used-to-quit-smoking-in-eu-28/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Which of the following methods did you use in order to quit smoking?* [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/434684/method-used-to-quit-smoking-in-eu-28/
