Public Health France publishes a study drawing a composite portrait of the former smoker: smoking cessation is done between the ages of 25 and 49, women quit more easily than men and the electronic cigarette is the most common palliative for electric cigarette.
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- People most often quit smoking between the ages of 25 and 49.
- Women generally manage to stop smoking on the first try and without any substitute, while men have to try multiple times to finally compensate with the electronic cigarette.
Is it possible to make the composite portrait of the former smoker? This is the task to which Public Health France in a long study published on January 5, 2020. Inside, the public body draws up the characteristics of former smokers. In its report, Public Health France recalls that each year, around a quarter of smokers make an attempt to quit smoking without succeeding.
Strong women and men seeking support
For its report, Public Health France relied on data from its 2017 barometer, taking into account people who have successfully quit smoking for at least seven days in the past two years.
Thus, of the 1,422 people who met these criteria, 69.1% strictly stopped smoking, without compensating with an electronic cigarette or nicotine replacement therapy. In the vast majority (797 people, i.e. 58.6%), attempts to quit smoking are made between the ages of 25 and 49 and primarily concern people with an educational level below the baccalaureate (558 people, i.e. 52 .4%). Similarly, people trying to quit generally have low or moderate incomes (966 people in all, or 76.5% of respondents).
The electronic cigarette as a palliative
With regard to the attempts themselves, 14.8% of the people surveyed made their attempt to quit using electronic cigarettes, all without using nicotine replacement therapy. The electronic cigarette is also one of the new habits taken by former smokers, since they keep it for 20 months on average.
When it comes to quitting smoking, it works better for women than for men, although more men try to quit. Among women who quit smoking for at least six months, many succeeded on the first try and without a substitute. The profile of these women shows people with a high level of income and suffering from overweight or obesity problems. In men, on the other hand, smoking cessation occurs late, and is generally done with nicotine replacement therapy. For them, the electronic cigarette is largely used as a palliative to replace the traditional cigarette.
This study conducted by Public Health France should serve as a basis for future campaigns to prevent smoking, which still affects a third of French people today.
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