The two tables provide information about smokers’ top reasons for quitting and their intended timeframes for doing so, categorized by the number of cigarettes they smoke daily.
Overall, the most common reason for giving up smoking across all groups is to improve general health. Meanwhile, lighter smokers are more likely to quit, and sooner, compared to heavier smokers.
In terms of motivation, 74% of those smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes per day want to quit for better health, followed by 73% of those who smoke 10-19, and 64% of those who smoke 20 or more. Avoiding smoking-related illnesses and present health problems are less commonly cited, especially by lighter smokers. Interestingly, financial reasons are more relevant to heavy smokers (31%) than to moderate (16%) or light (12%) smokers. Family pressure is the least influential across all groups.
Regarding intention, 79% of light smokers plan to quit, compared to 73% of moderate smokers and only 60% of heavy smokers. About a quarter of each group intends to quit within a month. Notably, 40% of heavy smokers report no intention to quit, compared to only 21% of light smokers.