Health Promotion International, Vol. 14, No. 3, 231-240,
September 1999
© Oxford University Press 1999
Patterns and predictors of smoking cessation among British women
Department of Applied Social Science, Cartmel College, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YL and 1 MRC Medical Sociology Unit, 6 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK
Address for correspondence: Hilary Graham Department of Applied Social Science Cartmel College Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YL UK
Reducing the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults is a key health promotion target in counties where tobacco consumption is the major preventable cause of ill health. This study describes the patterns and predictors of smoking cessation in a representative British survey of women aged 16 to 65. It examines the influence on quitting of five factors: socio-economic status; domestic circumstances; psychological health; tobacco dependence; and pregnancy status. Smoking status was measured at the point of recruitment to the study and at 1 year and 2 year follow-up interviews. Quit rates at both follow-up points were significantly related to three of the factors: socio-economic status; tobacco dependence; and pregnancy status. Tobacco dependence, as measured by average daily cigarette consumption, was the most powerful predictor of a woman's chances of being an ex-smoker at both the 1 year and 2 year follow-up interviews. The implications of the findings for health promotion policy are discussed.
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