title: Smoking cessation and attempted cessation among adults in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  With growing recognition of stagnant rates of attempted cigarette smoking cessation, the current study examined demographic and psychometric characteristics associated with successful and attempted smoking cessation in a nationally representative sample. This additional understanding may help target tobacco cessation treatments toward sub-groups of smokers in order to increase attempts to quit smoking.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were used from the 2011 U.S. National Health and Wellness Survey (n = 50,000).
  
  
  METHODS
  Current smoking status and demographics, health characteristics, comorbidities, and health behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2011, 18%, 29%, and 52% of U.S. adults were current, former, or never smokers, respectively. Over one quarter (27%) of current smokers were attempting to quit. Current smokers (vs. others) were significantly more likely to be poorer, non-Hispanic White, less educated, ages 45-64, and uninsured, and they had fewer health-conscious behaviors (e.g., influenza vaccination, exercise). Attempting quitters vs. current smokers were significantly less likely to be non-Hispanic White and more likely to be younger, educated, insured, non-obese, with family history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and they had more health-conscious behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smokers, attempting quitters, and successful quitters differ on characteristics that may be useful for targeting and personalizing interventions aiming to increase cessation attempts, likelihood, and sustainability.
authors.affiliation: Health Outcomes Practice, Kantar Health, New York, New York, United States of America.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goren
authors.affiliation: Health Outcomes Practice, Kantar Health, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Annunziata
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schnoll
authors.affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Suaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult