Women twice as likely to quit smoking than men

Women were twice as likely to stop smoking on No Smoking Day (Wednesday 9 March 2011) than men according to a new survey commissioned by the No Smoking Day charity.Latest results show that nearly 400,000 women compared to 200,000 men made a quit attempt on the UK’s biggest stop smoking awareness campaign, this year asking smokers ‘Is it your time to quit?’. In addition, almost 2 million (20%) adult smokers made a positive step towards quitting on the Day, by planning their quit journey, looking for information on quitting, smoking less than usual, taking part in a No Smoking Day event or