Table 2

Percentage of respondents making a quit attempt by quarter for 2007 and 2008

Quarter2007 % of quitters (95% CI; n/N)2008 % of quitters (95% CI; n/N)Fisher's exact test (two-sided)
1st (January–March)10.2 (9.4 to 11.0; 191/1866)7.8 (6.9 to 8.7; 98/1255)p=0.023
2nd (April–June)7.2 (6.5 to 7.9; 98/1360)7.2 (6.4 to 8.1; 90/1247)p=1.0
3rd (July–September)7.9 (7.2 to 8.7; 110/1393)5.9 (5.2 to 6.7; 75/1282)p=0.039
4th (October–December/January)5.5 (4.9 to 6.1; 74/1339)6.7 (5.9 to 7.5; 55/817)p=0.26