Percent of Smokers who Attempt to Quit Smoking by Sex, 2008
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 56.9% | 59.7% |
| Alabama | 55.4% | 60.7% |
| Alaska | 65.7% | 60.0% |
| Arizona | 57.7% | 54.7% |
| Arkansas | 58.8% | 57.1% |
| California | 57.2% | 60.5% |
| Colorado | 55.9% | 57.5% |
| Connecticut | 62.9% | 62.3% |
| Delaware | 49.2% | 60.8% |
| District of Columbia | 64.3% | 63.7% |
| Florida | 51.1% | 55.6% |
| Georgia | 52.7% | 58.5% |
| Hawaii | 59.3% | 54.8% |
| Idaho | 53.7% | 59.0% |
| Illinois | 59.2% | 59.5% |
| Indiana | 53.0% | 64.1% |
| Iowa | 52.4% | 60.9% |
| Kansas | 50.1% | 58.2% |
| Kentucky | 56.9% | 54.0% |
| Louisiana | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| Maine | 57.1% | 56.7% |
| Maryland | 60.5% | 59.2% |
| Massachusetts | 59.8% | 59.7% |
| Michigan | 54.6% | 60.8% |
| Minnesota | 56.2% | 57.8% |
| Mississippi | 51.8% | 60.2% |
| Missouri | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| Montana | 55.3% | 56.6% |
| Nebraska | 51.6% | 55.7% |
| Nevada | 53.4% | 57.3% |
| New Hampshire | 59.4% | 62.9% |
| New Jersey | 57.5% | 61.2% |
| New Mexico | 52.1% | 66.2% |
| New York | 65.3% | 62.5% |
| North Carolina | 59.8% | 56.5% |
| North Dakota | 52.3% | 52.1% |
| Ohio | 56.7% | 56.4% |
| Oklahoma | 56.3% | 58.9% |
| Oregon | 49.0% | 58.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 60.8% | 59.6% |
| Rhode Island | 66.9% | 66.4% |
| South Carolina | 54.7% | 61.1% |
| South Dakota | 56.1% | 59.8% |
| Tennessee | 56.8% | 66.8% |
| Texas | 57.7% | 62.4% |
| Utah | 60.1% | 63.2% |
| Vermont | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| Virginia | 58.3% | 61.8% |
| Washington | 54.0% | 57.6% |
| West Virginia | 59.2% | 58.7% |
| Wisconsin | 55.7% | 63.6% |
| Wyoming | 53.0% | 56.6% |
| Guam | NSD | NSD |
| Puerto Rico | 66.6% | 66.7% |
| Virgin Islands | NSD | NSD |
| Notes: | U.S. totals include territories. Data represent adults who reported a quit attempt, which is defined as having quit smoking for 1 day or longer within the past 12 months (because trying to stop smoking). |
| Sources: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data (BRFSS), 2008, unpublished data. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm. |
| Definitions: | NSD: Not Sufficient Data. |
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