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
General Household	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
Primary care trusts	Birkenhead and Wallasey PCT	68028	25	17007	387	2.28	5.94	0.01