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BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Nationwide +

Tobacco Indicators

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  Total
Respond.#
Never 14 or under 15-16 17-18 19 0r older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 49,838 2,418 4.9 4.6- 5.2 6,768 13.4 12.9-13.9 10,467 21.0 20.4-21.6 12,952 26.2 25.6-26.9 17,233 34.5 33.8-35.1
Alaska 1,548 52 3.2 2.1- 4.9 275 17.4 14.8-20.3 329 20.7 18.0-23.6 387 25.9 22.8-29.4 505 32.8 29.4-36.5
Arizona 1,513 77 5.4 4.1- 7.2 217 13.7 11.3-16.3 314 22.0 19.2-25.1 410 28.2 25.1-31.5 495 30.7 27.6-34.1
Arkansas 1,353 62 4.7 3.5- 6.4 188 15.1 13.1-17.4 298 22.9 20.4-25.6 335 25.8 23.2-28.7 470 31.4 28.9-34.1
Connecticut 3,738 183 5.0 4.2- 5.9 545 14.9 13.5-16.4 847 22.7 21.1-24.4 953 25.6 24.0-27.4 1,210 31.8 30.0-33.6
Delaware 1,758 80 5.6 4.3- 7.2 285 16.8 14.6-19.2 372 19.5 17.3-22.0 419 25.7 23.1-28.5 602 32.4 29.7-35.3
Indiana 1,926 88 4.6 3.7- 5.7 249 13.5 11.8-15.3 388 20.9 18.9-23.1 520 27.6 25.4-29.8 681 33.4 31.2-35.7
Kentucky 3,826 158 4.0 3.2- 5.0 558 15.0 13.3-16.8 914 25.1 23.0-27.2 939 24.9 23.0-27.0 1,257 31.1 29.1-33.2
Louisiana 2,004 86 4.2 3.4- 5.3 225 12.0 10.5-13.7 376 18.9 17.0-20.9 538 27.1 25.0-29.4 779 37.8 35.4-40.2
Maine 1,318 52 3.8 2.8- 5.1 203 16.1 13.8-18.6 287 22.3 19.9-24.9 360 28.2 25.5-31.0 416 29.7 27.1-32.5
Mississippi 1,246 73 6.0 4.7- 7.8 141 13.1 10.9-15.8 233 19.1 16.6-21.9 351 28.6 25.8-31.6 448 33.1 30.2-36.2
Missouri 2,032 91 4.9 3.7- 6.5 260 13.7 11.7-15.9 479 23.9 21.5-26.6 536 25.5 23.1-28.1 666 32.0 29.3-34.8
Montana 1,704 95 5.4 4.2- 7.1 218 14.8 12.6-17.4 309 17.4 15.0-20.0 433 26.2 23.4-29.2 649 36.1 33.1-39.3
Nebraska 1,475 103 7.0 5.7- 8.6 176 12.6 10.7-14.7 289 20.6 18.3-23.1 382 26.1 23.6-28.7 525 33.8 31.2-36.5
New Hampshire 2,108 88 4.2 3.4- 5.3 355 18.1 16.2-20.1 507 23.7 21.8-25.8 560 27.4 25.2-29.6 598 26.6 24.6-28.7
New Jersey 2,633 147 5.6 4.6- 6.8 321 12.4 10.9-14.2 478 17.1 15.3-19.0 736 29.2 26.9-31.5 951 35.7 33.4-38.2
North Carolina 1,440 66 3.9 2.7- 5.6 184 12.9 10.5-15.7 325 24.1 20.7-27.8 355 24.9 21.6-28.5 510 34.2 30.6-38.0
Oklahoma 2,171 101 4.7 3.6- 6.0 302 15.3 13.2-17.7 432 20.2 18.1-22.5 533 25.0 22.8-27.4 803 34.8 32.0-37.6
Pennsylvania 1,708 74 4.3 3.3- 5.4 227 14.0 12.1-16.1 368 21.8 19.6-24.2 448 25.4 23.1-27.8 591 34.6 32.0-37.2
Rhode Island 2,045 89 4.4 3.4- 5.6 336 16.9 15.0-18.9 490 25.0 22.8-27.4 509 25.2 23.0-27.4 621 28.5 26.3-30.9
South Carolina 1,428 63 4.0 3.1- 5.2 155 11.1 9.4-13.1 301 21.1 18.8-23.6 365 26.2 23.6-28.9 544 37.6 34.8-40.5
South Dakota 2,352 151 6.2 5.2- 7.4 258 11.6 10.2-13.3 429 19.2 17.4-21.1 667 29.6 27.4-31.9 847 33.4 31.3-35.6
Texas 2,427 124 5.3 4.3- 6.4 268 11.8 10.4-13.4 451 18.5 16.8-20.3 562 23.7 21.8-25.6 1,022 40.8 38.6-43.0
Virginia 1,329 76 6.0 4.6- 7.7 155 12.5 10.6-14.7 271 21.0 18.7-23.6 370 27.9 25.1-30.8 457 32.6 29.9-35.5
West Virginia 1,557 104 6.6 5.3- 8.1 224 14.7 12.8-16.7 321 21.7 19.4-24.1 379 24.4 22.0-26.8 529 32.7 30.2-35.3
Wisconsin 1,726 84 4.9 3.8- 6.2 238 13.8 12.0-15.8 354 21.5 19.3-23.9 516 30.1 27.6-32.8 534 29.8 27.3-32.4
Wyoming 1,473 51 3.9 2.9- 5.2 205 14.7 12.8-16.9 305 20.7 18.5-23.0 389 27.3 24.9-30.0 523 33.4 30.9-36.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked of all respondents who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes in his/her lifetime.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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