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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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 47,361 2,450 5.0 4.7- 5.3 5,943 13.6 13.1-14.1 9,721 21.6 21.0-22.2 12,340 26.4 25.7-27.0 16,907 33.4 32.7-34.1
Alabama 1,302 58 5.1 3.8- 6.6 135 11.3 9.3-13.6 257 22.8 20.0-25.8 326 25.1 22.4-28.0 526 35.8 32.9-38.9
Arizona 1,512 82 6.6 4.9- 9.0 205 14.5 11.8-17.7 327 22.5 19.0-26.4 382 25.1 21.9-28.6 516 31.2 27.6-35.2
Arkansas 1,887 110 5.7 4.6- 7.0 223 12.4 10.7-14.2 384 22.7 20.4-25.1 502 27.3 25.0-29.7 668 31.9 29.6-34.4
Colorado 1,803 91 5.0 4.0- 6.2 218 14.0 11.9-16.3 365 21.2 19.1-23.5 479 26.4 24.1-28.8 650 33.5 31.1-36.1
Delaware 2,020 109 5.5 4.1- 7.5 262 13.0 11.0-15.3 486 26.8 23.6-30.2 514 25.5 22.8-28.5 649 29.1 26.4-32.1
Florida 2,836 124 4.0 3.3- 5.0 368 14.4 12.9-16.1 599 21.3 19.6-23.2 759 26.0 24.2-28.0 986 34.2 32.1-36.2
Indiana 2,777 120 4.7 3.8- 5.8 347 12.9 11.5-14.4 615 23.6 21.8-25.5 708 25.1 23.2-27.0 987 33.8 31.8-35.9
Iowa 1,589 95 5.7 4.5- 7.1 169 13.3 11.3-15.5 301 21.0 18.6-23.6 428 26.1 23.6-28.6 596 34.0 31.3-36.8
Louisiana 2,000 104 6.1 4.7- 7.9 242 13.2 11.5-15.2 365 18.7 16.8-20.8 537 26.3 24.1-28.6 752 35.6 33.1-38.1
Maine 1,333 54 4.1 3.1- 5.5 216 16.9 14.7-19.4 310 23.2 20.8-25.9 361 27.8 25.2-30.6 392 28.0 25.4-30.8
Nebraska 1,830 139 7.3 6.0- 8.9 228 13.6 11.8-15.7 331 20.2 17.9-22.8 452 25.0 22.7-27.5 680 33.8 31.1-36.6
New Jersey 2,686 172 5.4 4.0- 7.2 313 13.9 11.2-17.1 507 21.5 18.3-25.1 750 27.8 24.5-31.4 944 31.4 28.0-35.0
North Carolina 3,047 175 4.4 3.4- 5.5 339 12.0 10.3-13.8 670 24.1 21.8-26.6 777 27.9 25.3-30.5 1,086 31.7 29.3-34.2
North Dakota 1,351 85 5.9 4.7- 7.4 142 11.0 9.2-13.1 223 17.1 14.9-19.5 417 32.0 29.3-35.0 484 33.9 31.2-36.8
Ohio 1,964 93 4.2 3.3- 5.3 256 14.6 12.8-16.8 376 20.7 18.6-23.0 543 28.2 25.9-30.7 696 32.2 29.7-34.8
Oklahoma 3,154 146 4.7 3.9- 5.8 398 13.6 12.1-15.1 638 23.1 21.3-25.1 755 23.5 21.7-25.3 1,217 35.1 33.1-37.1
Rhode Island 1,916 77 4.0 3.1- 5.2 307 16.6 14.7-18.7 482 26.7 24.3-29.2 455 23.4 21.3-25.7 595 29.3 27.0-31.7
South Carolina 2,047 96 4.8 3.7- 6.1 252 12.8 11.0-14.8 411 20.8 18.5-23.3 515 25.5 23.0-28.1 773 36.2 33.4-39.1
Texas 2,509 135 5.5 4.5- 6.7 312 13.5 11.8-15.4 479 20.4 18.5-22.5 612 25.0 23.0-27.1 971 35.6 33.4-37.8
Virginia 1,883 88 5.0 3.5- 7.0 235 12.3 10.5-14.3 381 19.5 17.3-21.9 514 27.9 25.1-31.0 665 35.3 32.0-38.7
West Virginia 1,699 86 4.4 3.5- 5.5 259 16.0 14.1-18.2 354 21.8 19.6-24.2 424 26.7 24.4-29.2 576 31.0 28.6-33.5
Wisconsin 2,009 103 5.1 4.1- 6.4 263 14.3 12.4-16.3 454 23.5 21.4-25.8 544 27.7 25.5-30.2 645 29.3 27.0-31.7
Wyoming 1,717 79 4.6 3.5- 6.0 218 13.5 11.7-15.6 326 20.2 18.0-22.6 467 27.5 25.1-30.0 627 34.2 31.5-36.9
Virgin Islands 490 29 6.0 3.9- 9.0 36 7.0 4.8-10.1 80 14.5 11.2-18.6 119 25.4 20.7-30.7 226 47.1 41.7-52.6

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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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