Dispelling myths about gender differences in smoking cessation: population data from the USA, Canada and Britain

Objectives

Based mainly on findings from clinical settings, it has been claimed that women are less likely than men to quit smoking successfully. If true, this would have important implications for tobacco control interventions. The authors aimed to test this possibility using data from general population surveys.

Methods

The authors used data from major national surveys conducted in 2006–2007 in the USA (Tobacco Use Supplement...