The table below shows people’s reasons for giving up smoking up, and when they intend to give up.

The table illustrates why people want to give up smoking and when they plan to follow

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commitment.

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, the most obvious reason is for better health which constitutes more than two-thirds of the response in comparison with other reasons combined. The percentage of smokers intending to quit is identical to the cause of quitting with more than a third committed to giving up within the next 6 months. It is interestingly noted that more than ninety per

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of the surveyed participants would like to quit smoking for health-related reasons including better health (71%), reduced chances of disease (25%) and current health issues (12%). The lowest statistic is family pressure, consisting of 16 per

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, more than 70 per

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of smokers indicate their willingness to give up smoking, with the remainder percentage having no

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plans. They have indicated their commitment to give up smoking within the following month (12%) and 35% of smokers plan to give up within the next six months,

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the remaining 21 per

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would like to give up next year.