BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How old were you the first time you smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	715	99	13.3	9.9-17.7	102	13.5	10.1-17.9	169	29.3	23.9-35.3	141	18.5	14.7-23.1	204	25.3	20.8-30.4
GENDER
Male	321	57	16.1	11.2-22.6	54	13.2	8.7-19.6	84	32.0	24.2-41.0	55	18.0	12.5-25.0	71	20.8	14.9-28.2
Female	394	42	9.8	5.8-16.1	48	14.0	9.4-20.4	85	25.8	19.5-33.2	86	19.2	14.4-25.2	133	31.2	24.8-38.3
AGE
18-24	39	5	10.9	2.6-36.1	4	13.4	3.7-38.2	16	50.8	29.4-72.0	11	23.3	10.2-44.8	3	1.5	0.4- 5.4
25-34	75	8	9.6	3.9-21.7	7	4.4	1.8-10.4	24	40.7	25.9-57.4	12	12.1	6.0-23.0	24	33.2	19.9-49.8
35-44	129	18	7.6	4.3-13.2	21	13.8	7.4-24.4	23	25.4	14.4-41.0	23	19.9	11.2-32.9	44	33.2	21.6-47.3
45-54	213	23	14.3	7.8-24.8	36	17.8	11.2-26.9	53	22.0	15.2-30.7	40	18.2	11.7-27.1	61	27.8	19.6-37.8
55-64	129	23	16.9	10.0-27.2	17	11.0	5.8-19.8	35	35.9	24.1-49.8	27	17.9	10.6-28.7	27	18.3	11.0-28.9
65-74	79	12	17.7	8.6-33.0	10	17.7	6.8-39.0	12	10.8	5.0-21.9	23	28.4	16.5-44.5	22	25.3	13.7-42.0
75+	47	10	27.0	12.0-50.1	6	12.2	3.6-33.8	5	8.7	2.7-24.9	5	11.3	4.1-27.3	21	40.7	24.1-59.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	202	42	21.1	13.5-31.5	31	10.6	6.4-17.1	49	35.7	25.8-46.9	35	15.1	9.4-23.4	45	17.6	10.8-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	267	33	9.7	6.2-15.0	39	16.4	10.1-25.6	64	27.7	19.7-37.6	52	16.5	10.8-24.3	79	29.7	22.1-38.6
Some Post-H.S.	150	16	13.6	6.2-27.3	18	10.0	5.3-18.1	38	33.6	21.0-49.1	35	23.5	14.5-35.8	43	19.3	11.9-29.7
College Graduate	95	8	7.8	2.9-19.2	14	16.9	8.8-30.1	18	14.1	7.7-24.6	19	23.4	13.8-36.7	36	37.8	25.2-52.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	22	17.8	10.1-29.4	17	8.7	3.4-20.7	39	31.3	20.7-44.2	34	16.6	10.6-24.9	34	25.7	15.8-38.9
$15,000- 24,999	183	28	19.2	10.8-31.6	17	6.4	3.2-12.5	45	32.4	22.0-44.9	32	18.0	10.6-28.8	61	24.0	15.9-34.6
$25,000- 34,999	85	12	11.4	5.6-22.0	10	13.7	5.5-30.4	26	35.0	21.3-51.9	13	17.8	9.4-31.1	24	22.0	12.3-36.3
$35,000- 49,999	61	7	4.4	1.9-10.0	11	16.2	7.1-32.8	9	22.3	9.7-43.5	14	17.8	7.6-36.2	20	39.4	23.4-57.9
$50,000-74,999	46	7	24.7	10.6-47.5	12	26.6	13.8-45.2	12	20.7	10.5-36.9	5	9.5	3.0-26.7	10	18.4	8.7-34.9
$75,000+	35	3	11.1	3.0-33.2	8	27.8	12.9-50.1	7	18.1	7.7-37.0	10	21.8	10.2-40.7	7	21.1	9.2-41.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	3	15.5	4.7-40.5	1	13.5	2.0-54.6	3	22.2	6.2-54.9	3	22.1	6.1-55.4	6	26.7	11.0-51.9
Guilford	53	6	7.3	2.8-17.6	5	10.3	3.8-25.2	14	35.4	20.5-53.8	14	23.7	12.9-39.5	14	23.3	13.1-37.9
Mecklenburg	46	9	18.9	9.2-34.7	9	21.7	11.1-38.1	13	29.3	16.5-46.6	8	13.0	6.2-25.4	7	17.0	7.8-33.4
Orange	16	2	17.0	4.1-49.7	7	52.1	26.8-76.4	3	11.9	3.4-34.6	3	14.1	3.9-40.1	1	4.9	0.7-28.3
Wake	24	4	12.6	4.3-31.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.5	4	15.9	4.8-41.2	6	33.7	13.7-61.9	9	35.6	17.3-59.5
Chatham/Lee	25	1	2.4	0.3-15.5	3	11.2	3.4-31.0	5	34.5	16.2-58.9	1	3.1	0.4-19.5	15	48.8	28.4-69.5
Nash/Wilson	53	6	10.3	4.3-22.6	6	11.2	4.8-24.0	19	39.7	25.5-55.9	6	12.3	5.1-27.1	16	26.4	15.6-41.1
Craven/Pamlico	38	4	13.9	4.8-33.9	4	11.5	4.2-27.7	7	18.1	7.9-36.1	9	23.5	11.3-42.6	14	33.1	19.0-51.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	44.2	13.5-80.0	2	16.8	3.5-53.0	3	39.0	11.2-76.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	4	1	43.3	7.3-88.1	1	18.7	2.2-70.1	1	22.7	2.8-75.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.2	1.8-64.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	54	7	25.4	10.0-51.1	5	7.2	2.6-18.2	15	24.4	13.0-41.1	10	17.2	8.5-31.9	17	25.7	14.7-41.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	46.4	6.8-91.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	53.6	8.9-93.2	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	64	8	14.0	6.7-27.2	9	12.6	5.9-24.8	17	26.0	15.4-40.3	15	21.9	11.7-37.1	15	25.6	14.8-40.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	51	9	13.7	6.1-27.9	10	15.3	6.8-30.8	8	15.3	6.5-31.9	11	16.8	7.4-33.9	13	38.9	16.8-66.9
Northeast NC I	87	17	19.8	11.7-31.5	11	13.0	7.0-22.8	16	22.1	12.9-35.1	16	22.6	12.5-37.3	27	22.5	14.7-32.8
Northeast NC II	56	8	12.7	5.8-25.6	11	15.5	7.8-28.3	12	22.1	10.5-40.5	12	28.0	14.2-47.5	13	21.8	11.5-37.4
Northeastern Partnership	143	25	16.1	10.3-24.3	22	14.3	9.0-22.0	28	22.1	14.0-33.0	28	25.4	16.2-37.6	40	22.1	15.1-31.2
Mountain AHEC	23	4	13.4	4.6-33.4	2	9.6	1.7-38.9	5	43.3	18.6-71.9	5	15.0	4.4-40.7	7	18.6	7.7-38.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	385	54	11.6	8.0-16.4	56	14.2	9.4-20.8	90	29.2	21.9-37.7	76	18.5	13.4-25.0	109	26.6	20.1-34.4
Piedmont	297	40	14.9	9.7-22.2	43	13.5	8.9-20.0	71	27.9	20.5-36.6	59	19.1	13.5-26.1	84	24.7	18.6-32.0
Western NC	33	5	10.0	3.6-24.8	3	6.6	1.4-26.3	8	54.1	28.1-78.1	6	9.9	3.0-28.3	11	19.4	8.2-39.3

Total
Respond.^

12 or under

13-14

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

715

13.3

9.9-17.7

102

13.5

10.1-17.9

169

29.3

23.9-35.3

141

18.5

14.7-23.1

204

25.3

20.8-30.4

GENDER

Male

321

16.1

11.2-22.6

13.2

8.7-19.6

32.0

24.2-41.0

18.0

12.5-25.0

20.8

14.9-28.2

Female

394

9.8

5.8-16.1

14.0

9.4-20.4

25.8

19.5-33.2

19.2

14.4-25.2

133

31.2

24.8-38.3

AGE

18-24

10.9

2.6-36.1

13.4

3.7-38.2

50.8

29.4-72.0

23.3

10.2-44.8

1.5

0.4- 5.4

25-34

9.6

3.9-21.7

4.4

1.8-10.4

40.7

25.9-57.4

12.1

6.0-23.0

33.2

19.9-49.8

35-44

129

7.6

4.3-13.2

13.8

7.4-24.4

25.4

14.4-41.0

19.9

11.2-32.9

33.2

21.6-47.3

45-54

213

14.3

7.8-24.8

17.8

11.2-26.9

22.0

15.2-30.7

18.2

11.7-27.1

27.8

19.6-37.8

55-64

129

16.9

10.0-27.2

11.0

5.8-19.8

35.9

24.1-49.8

17.9

10.6-28.7

18.3

11.0-28.9

65-74

17.7

8.6-33.0

17.7

6.8-39.0

10.8

5.0-21.9

28.4

16.5-44.5

25.3

13.7-42.0

75+

27.0

12.0-50.1

12.2

3.6-33.8

8.7

2.7-24.9

11.3

4.1-27.3

40.7

24.1-59.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

202

21.1

13.5-31.5

10.6

6.4-17.1

35.7

25.8-46.9

15.1

9.4-23.4

17.6

10.8-27.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

267

9.7

6.2-15.0

16.4

10.1-25.6

27.7

19.7-37.6

16.5

10.8-24.3

29.7

22.1-38.6

Some Post-H.S.

150

13.6

6.2-27.3

10.0

5.3-18.1

33.6

21.0-49.1

23.5

14.5-35.8

19.3

11.9-29.7

College Graduate

7.8

2.9-19.2

16.9

8.8-30.1

14.1

7.7-24.6

23.4

13.8-36.7

37.8

25.2-52.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

17.8

10.1-29.4

8.7

3.4-20.7

31.3

20.7-44.2

16.6

10.6-24.9

25.7

15.8-38.9

$15,000- 24,999

183

19.2

10.8-31.6

6.4

3.2-12.5

32.4

22.0-44.9

18.0

10.6-28.8

24.0

15.9-34.6

$25,000- 34,999

11.4

5.6-22.0

13.7

5.5-30.4

35.0

21.3-51.9

17.8

9.4-31.1

22.0

12.3-36.3

$35,000- 49,999

4.4

1.9-10.0

16.2

7.1-32.8

22.3

9.7-43.5

17.8

7.6-36.2

39.4

23.4-57.9

$50,000-74,999

24.7

10.6-47.5

26.6

13.8-45.2

20.7

10.5-36.9

9.5

3.0-26.7

18.4

8.7-34.9

$75,000+

11.1

3.0-33.2

27.8

12.9-50.1

18.1

7.7-37.0

21.8

10.2-40.7

21.1

9.2-41.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

15.5

4.7-40.5

13.5

2.0-54.6

22.2

6.2-54.9

22.1

6.1-55.4

26.7

11.0-51.9

Guilford

7.3

2.8-17.6

10.3

3.8-25.2

35.4

20.5-53.8

23.7

12.9-39.5

23.3

13.1-37.9

Mecklenburg

18.9

9.2-34.7

21.7

11.1-38.1

29.3

16.5-46.6

13.0

6.2-25.4

17.0

7.8-33.4

Orange

17.0

4.1-49.7

52.1

26.8-76.4

11.9

3.4-34.6

14.1

3.9-40.1

4.9

0.7-28.3

Wake

12.6

4.3-31.7

2.2

0.3-14.5

15.9

4.8-41.2

33.7

13.7-61.9

35.6

17.3-59.5

Chatham/Lee

2.4

0.3-15.5

11.2

3.4-31.0

34.5

16.2-58.9

3.1

0.4-19.5

48.8

28.4-69.5

Nash/Wilson

10.3

4.3-22.6

11.2

4.8-24.0

39.7

25.5-55.9

12.3

5.1-27.1

26.4

15.6-41.1

Craven/Pamlico

13.9

4.8-33.9

11.5

4.2-27.7

18.1

7.9-36.1

23.5

11.3-42.6

33.1

19.0-51.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

44.2

13.5-80.0

16.8

3.5-53.0

39.0

11.2-76.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

43.3

7.3-88.1

18.7

2.2-70.1

22.7

2.8-75.1

0.0

. - .

15.2

1.8-64.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

25.4

10.0-51.1

7.2

2.6-18.2

24.4

13.0-41.1

17.2

8.5-31.9

25.7

14.7-41.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

46.4

6.8-91.1

0.0

. - .

53.6

8.9-93.2

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

14.0

6.7-27.2

12.6

5.9-24.8

26.0

15.4-40.3

21.9

11.7-37.1

25.6

14.8-40.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

13.7

6.1-27.9

15.3

6.8-30.8

15.3

6.5-31.9

16.8

7.4-33.9

38.9

16.8-66.9

Northeast NC I

19.8

11.7-31.5

13.0

7.0-22.8

22.1

12.9-35.1

22.6

12.5-37.3

22.5

14.7-32.8

Northeast NC II

12.7

5.8-25.6

15.5

7.8-28.3

22.1

10.5-40.5

28.0

14.2-47.5

21.8

11.5-37.4

Northeastern Partnership

143

16.1

10.3-24.3

14.3

9.0-22.0

22.1

14.0-33.0

25.4

16.2-37.6

22.1

15.1-31.2

Mountain AHEC

13.4

4.6-33.4

9.6

1.7-38.9

43.3

18.6-71.9

15.0

4.4-40.7

18.6

7.7-38.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

385

11.6

8.0-16.4

14.2

9.4-20.8

29.2

21.9-37.7

18.5

13.4-25.0

109

26.6

20.1-34.4

Piedmont

297

14.9

9.7-22.2

13.5

8.9-20.0

27.9

20.5-36.6

19.1

13.5-26.1

24.7

18.6-32.0

Western NC

10.0

3.6-24.8

6.6

1.4-26.3

54.1

28.1-78.1

9.9

3.0-28.3

19.4

8.2-39.3

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

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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