Contrasting Trends of Smoking Cessation Status: Insights From the Stages of Change Theory Using Repeat Data From the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, Thailand (2009 and 2011) and Turkey (2008 and 2012)
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 14 — June 1, 2017
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Figure. Tobacco Smoking Prevalence in Thailand (2009 and 2011) and Turkey (2008 and 2012), Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). a The decline in prevalence in Turkey from 2008 to 2012 was significant (P < .001).
| Sex | GATS 1 | GATS 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand, 2009 % | Turkey, 2008 % | Thailand, 2011 % | Turkey, 2012 % | |
| Overall | 23.7 | 31.2a | 24.0 | 27.1a |
| Male | 45.6 | 47.9 | 46.6 | 41.5 |
| Female | 3.1 | 15.2 | 2.6 | 13.1 |