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Table 2 Proportion of respondents reporting use of smokeless tobacco, any stop-smoking medication, and nicotine replacement therapy within each country (%; weighted)

From: Trends in beliefs about the harmfulness and use of stop-smoking medications and smokeless tobacco products among cigarettes smokers: Findings from the ITC four-country survey

 

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Used SLT in last 12 months

       

   Canada

2.5

1.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.4

2.3

   US

6.4

4.6

5.5

6.8

6.0

7.6

6.2

   UK

2.2

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.9

   Australia

1.9

1.0

1.7

1.0

1.6

1.0

1.4

χ2

χ2 = 93.5**

χ2 = 77.2**

χ2 = 68.6**

χ2 = 127.7**

χ2 = 83.7**

χ2 = 145.8**

χ2 = 73.7**

Used any SSM in last 12 months

       

   Canada

16.5

15.4

18.7

18.1

20.3

21.5

22.0

   US

11.9

10.5

12.2

16.5

15.5

20.5

21.4

   UK

12.7

11.8

16.7

22.2

23.2

21.3

21.6

   Australia

16.1

14.1

16.6

18.2

22.3

22.3

22.0

χ2

χ2 = 28.9**

χ2 = 25.2**

χ2 = 31.4**

χ2 = 20.0**

χ2 = 38.2**

χ2 = 1.7

χ2 = 0.2

Used NRT in last 12 months

       

   Canada

13.1

11.9

15.4

15.9

17.8

17.1

13.4

   US

8.8

7.4

9.0

12.7

12.6

13.1

11.0

   UK

11.7

11.3

15.8

21.4

22.4

19.2

17.8

   Australia

13.4

12.3

14.8

15.9

20.0

18.9

15.6

χ2

χ2 = 27.8**

χ2 = 30.1**

χ2 = 50.2**

χ2 = 50.1**

χ2 = 61.6**

χ2 = 28.7**

χ2 = 30.8**

  1. NB: SLT = Smokeless tobacco, ST = Smoked tobacco, & NRT = Nicotine replacement therapy, & SSM = Stop smoking medication. ** = p < 0.01.