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J Epidemiol Community Health 58:158-159 doi:10.1136/jech.58.2.158

Smoking cessation services may not reduce inequalities

Table 1

Estimated proportions of male smokers quitting by deprivation quintile

Survey source Grouping Population (aged over 17 years) Smoking rate (%) Estimated smokers Quit smoking Smokers quitting (%) χ2* p Value
*The χ2 test compares the proportion quitting with the proportion not quitting between groupings.
General Household Least deprived quintile 187064 15 28060 85 0.30
Most deprived quintile 336800 39 131352 826 0.63 43.2 <0.001
Primary care trusts Bebington and West Wirral PCT 42288 13 5497 95 1.73
Birkenhead and Wallasey PCT 68028 25 17007 387 2.28 5.94 0.01

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