Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

Proportion of clients accessing DSSS (%)Figure 3:Proportion of clients using DSSS, by IMD 2007 National Quintile, 2002/03 to 2008/0950%45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%(most deprived) 1 2 3 4 (least deprived) 5 out of areaIMD 2007 Quintile2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Source: Dudley Stop Smoking ServiceDepartment of Communities & Local Government Indices of Deprivation 2007Figure 4 shows the proportion of clients accessing the DSSS who have a successful4-week quit status by IMD 2007. Clients accessing the service from the 20% mostdeprived areas are significantly less likely to quit at 4 weeks than those clientsaccessing the service from the 20% least deprived areas. Over the last 7 years thegap between these two groups is closing in terms of quit rate with the clients fromthe 20% least deprived areas reducing their 4-week quit success at a greater ratethan the 20% most deprived areas which have not significantly declined with time.However, 2008-9 has seen a quit rise in the least deprived quintile.98