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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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

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  Total
Respond.#		 12 or under 13-14 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%)
TOTAL 3,037 675 21.7 19.7-23.9 557 21.1 18.8-23.6 797 27.2 24.8-29.7 485 15.1 13.2-17.3 523 14.9 13.1-16.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,526 550 21.9 19.6-24.3 445 20.0 17.6-22.6 668 27.5 24.9-30.2 413 15.0 12.9-17.4 450 15.7 13.8-17.8
No 505 123 21.1 16.5-26.5 110 25.5 19.5-32.7 127 26.0 20.5-32.4 72 15.8 11.1-22.0 73 11.7 8.0-16.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 64 16 18.6 8.1-37.0 12 25.6 9.4-53.4 18 35.0 19.0-55.4 10 10.7 4.0-25.9 8 10.0 4.1-22.5
Recommended Range 1,131 216 19.6 16.4-23.2 228 22.9 19.2-27.2 305 29.0 25.0-33.2 206 16.0 12.9-19.7 176 12.5 10.1-15.5
Overweight 1,083 261 21.7 18.4-25.4 174 19.1 15.3-23.4 289 29.1 25.0-33.6 165 14.2 11.1-18.1 194 15.9 13.0-19.1
Obese 624 157 26.0 21.3-31.3 117 21.6 17.3-26.6 150 21.8 17.3-27.0 82 14.1 10.3-19.0 118 16.5 12.8-21.0
Current Smoker
No 1,590 375 25.5 22.5-28.8 258 18.2 15.5-21.4 401 25.7 22.5-29.3 282 15.6 13.2-18.4 274 14.9 12.6-17.5
Yes 1,447 300 18.4 15.7-21.3 299 23.6 20.1-27.5 396 28.5 25.1-32.1 203 14.7 11.8-18.1 249 14.9 12.4-17.8
Binge Drinker
No 2,630 574 22.1 19.8-24.5 454 19.7 17.3-22.4 672 26.0 23.5-28.6 451 16.5 14.4-18.9 479 15.7 13.8-17.7
Yes 365 87 20.3 15.1-26.6 95 27.8 21.5-35.2 114 34.6 27.5-42.4 32 8.0 4.1-15.2 37 9.3 5.8-14.6
Heavy Drinker
No 2,846 623 21.7 19.5-23.9 514 20.8 18.4-23.4 743 27.3 24.8-29.9 467 15.3 13.3-17.5 499 15.0 13.2-16.9
Yes 154 43 27.2 17.5-39.6 32 22.6 13.5-35.4 44 26.8 16.4-40.6 16 12.6 4.3-31.8 19 10.8 5.4-20.6
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,137 258 20.5 17.4-23.9 197 21.0 17.3-25.3 292 28.7 24.8-33.1 186 14.2 11.4-17.4 204 15.6 12.9-18.6
Some Physical Activity 1,200 250 20.4 17.3-23.9 239 21.7 18.4-25.5 334 28.2 24.5-32.4 196 17.6 14.1-21.7 181 12.1 9.7-15.1
Physically Inactive 594 143 27.4 22.4-33.1 107 18.8 14.1-24.5 148 23.6 18.9-29.0 80 11.8 8.5-16.2 116 18.4 14.1-23.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 726 189 26.5 22.0-31.4 128 21.1 16.5-26.5 180 21.9 17.9-26.7 100 14.0 10.5-18.5 129 16.5 12.6-21.1
No 2,303 485 20.2 17.9-22.6 429 21.1 18.5-24.0 615 28.9 26.1-31.9 383 15.5 13.2-18.1 391 14.3 12.4-16.4
Disability Status
Yes 878 224 26.0 21.8-30.7 144 21.3 16.8-26.5 220 25.4 20.9-30.4 121 12.3 9.3-16.1 169 15.0 12.1-18.5
No 2,099 437 20.1 17.7-22.6 397 20.9 18.3-23.9 564 28.1 25.3-31.2 356 16.2 13.8-18.9 345 14.7 12.6-17.1
Current Asthma
Yes 219 53 23.0 15.3-33.0 40 21.2 13.7-31.2 64 33.4 23.5-45.0 27 9.5 4.5-18.7 35 13.0 7.7-21.0
No 2,813 621 21.7 19.6-23.9 515 20.8 18.5-23.3 731 26.8 24.3-29.3 458 15.7 13.6-18.0 488 15.1 13.3-17.1
Diabetes
Yes 257 63 31.9 23.6-41.6 44 18.2 12.5-25.8 65 21.5 15.0-29.9 35 10.9 6.9-16.9 50 17.4 12.1-24.3
Yes, During Pregnancy 27 2 10.8 2.2-39.4 11 43.7 23.2-66.6 3 8.8 2.1-30.4 5 21.4 7.7-47.1 6 15.3 5.6-35.2
No 2,749 609 21.0 18.9-23.2 502 21.1 18.6-23.7 728 27.9 25.4-30.6 444 15.4 13.3-17.7 466 14.6 12.8-16.7
Arthritis
Yes 1,078 265 23.6 20.1-27.5 174 20.0 16.0-24.5 266 25.2 21.2-29.6 168 14.4 11.5-17.9 205 16.9 13.8-20.4
No 1,948 406 20.8 18.3-23.6 382 21.6 18.9-24.7 526 27.9 25.0-31.1 317 15.6 13.1-18.4 317 14.0 11.9-16.4

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* 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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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