This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among adult American former smokers regarding the number of attempts they made to quit smoking during their lifetime. 56 percent of respondents stated they have tried to quit smoking once or twice.
Former smokers: How many times in your life did you make serious attempts to quit smoking?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Once or twice
56%
Three to ten times
32%
More than 10 times
6%
No answer
6%
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Gallup. (July 31, 2013). Former smokers: How many times in your life did you make serious attempts to quit smoking? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263512/number-of-attempts-to-quit-smoking/
Gallup. "Former smokers: How many times in your life did you make serious attempts to quit smoking?." Chart. July 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263512/number-of-attempts-to-quit-smoking/
Gallup. (2013). Former smokers: How many times in your life did you make serious attempts to quit smoking?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263512/number-of-attempts-to-quit-smoking/
Gallup. "Former Smokers: How Many times in Your Life Did You Make Serious Attempts to Quit Smoking?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263512/number-of-attempts-to-quit-smoking/
Gallup, Former smokers: How many times in your life did you make serious attempts to quit smoking? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263512/number-of-attempts-to-quit-smoking/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Former smokers: How many times in your life did you make serious attempts to quit smoking? [Graph], Gallup, July 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263512/number-of-attempts-to-quit-smoking/
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