BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How old were you the first time you smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*)

	Total Respond.#	12 or under	13-14	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
TOTAL	395	59	17.1	11.9-23.8	49	13.5	8.7-20.5	106	27.2	20.9-34.5	67	14.5	10.5-19.7	114	27.7	21.8-34.5
GENDER
Male	199	38	16.0	9.9-24.9	30	18.0	10.8-28.4	51	26.4	18.1-36.7	24	12.5	7.7-19.9	56	27.1	19.3-36.6
Female	196	21	18.9	11.0-30.6	19	5.7	3.1-10.1	55	28.6	20.4-38.7	43	17.9	11.9-26.0	58	28.8	21.2-37.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

* 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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

How old were you the first time you smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

	Total Respond.#	12 or under			13-14			15-16			17-18			19 0r older
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	395	59	17.1	11.9-23.8	49	13.5	8.7-20.5	106	27.2	20.9-34.5	67	14.5	10.5-19.7	114	27.7	21.8-34.5
GENDER
Male	199	38	16.0	9.9-24.9	30	18.0	10.8-28.4	51	26.4	18.1-36.7	24	12.5	7.7-19.9	56	27.1	19.3-36.6
Female	196	21	18.9	11.0-30.6	19	5.7	3.1-10.1	55	28.6	20.4-38.7	43	17.9	11.9-26.0	58	28.8	21.2-37.9