BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How old were you when you first started smoking cigarettes regularly?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Never	14 or under	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
TOTAL	708	43	3.9	2.5- 6.1	54	6.7	4.7- 9.6	113	18.7	14.0-24.5	164	25.1	20.4-30.4	334	45.6	39.9-51.4
GENDER
Male	317	18	3.7	2.0- 6.7	26	6.7	4.0-11.0	66	23.2	16.1-32.2	79	25.8	19.1-33.8	128	40.7	32.7-49.2
Female	391	25	4.3	2.3- 8.0	28	6.8	4.0-11.2	47	13.0	8.3-19.8	85	24.2	18.4-31.1	206	51.7	44.1-59.2
AGE
18-24	39	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.4	0.3- 6.8	12	40.8	20.8-64.5	16	39.9	21.0-62.4	9	17.9	7.4-37.2
25-34	75	4	2.3	0.7- 7.4	5	3.6	1.4- 9.1	11	16.9	7.7-33.2	14	20.4	11.2-34.3	41	56.8	41.1-71.2
35-44	130	5	3.5	0.8-13.7	10	3.8	1.6- 8.7	22	13.8	6.7-26.0	33	33.1	21.8-46.8	60	45.9	32.7-59.6
45-54	209	14	4.3	2.2- 8.3	16	9.5	4.9-17.7	29	13.3	7.1-23.5	50	21.9	15.3-30.3	100	51.0	40.8-61.1
55-64	126	9	5.7	2.1-14.9	9	9.7	4.3-20.6	20	22.2	12.4-36.5	31	21.7	13.2-33.5	57	40.7	29.2-53.3
65-74	79	7	8.0	2.5-22.4	5	6.3	2.1-17.7	9	6.0	2.7-12.6	16	16.8	8.8-29.6	42	63.0	47.3-76.3
75+	46	3	6.9	1.9-21.8	7	16.6	6.2-37.4	9	17.8	8.0-35.0	4	13.0	2.6-45.3	23	45.7	27.7-64.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	205	17	3.7	2.0- 7.0	32	11.5	7.2-18.1	32	18.6	11.4-29.0	50	29.8	20.9-40.7	74	36.3	26.5-47.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	261	14	4.3	1.9- 9.1	9	3.3	1.4- 7.6	49	19.8	12.8-29.4	60	20.4	14.0-28.8	129	52.2	42.7-61.5
Some Post-H.S.	147	6	1.4	0.6- 3.5	6	3.7	1.1-11.8	25	27.1	14.8-44.2	35	28.5	17.7-42.5	75	39.3	27.6-52.3
College Graduate	94	6	7.3	2.9-17.4	7	11.6	4.9-24.8	7	2.8	1.1- 6.7	19	23.4	13.8-36.9	55	54.8	41.0-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	147	11	3.8	1.7- 8.1	13	7.3	3.7-14.1	24	14.1	7.1-26.2	38	29.9	19.6-42.7	61	44.9	32.8-57.7
$15,000- 24,999	181	13	4.1	1.6- 9.9	16	8.1	4.2-15.1	26	22.4	12.9-36.0	43	27.0	17.9-38.6	83	38.4	27.8-50.2
$25,000- 34,999	82	1	2.5	0.4-15.8	3	3.1	0.8-11.6	16	13.8	7.0-25.5	19	26.0	15.0-41.2	43	54.6	39.2-69.2
$35,000- 49,999	60	5	5.7	1.5-19.0	3	7.8	2.0-26.2	5	11.6	3.7-31.1	9	14.0	4.9-33.8	38	60.9	41.8-77.1
$50,000-74,999	45	4	6.1	1.9-17.9	2	8.9	1.7-36.2	8	12.0	5.3-24.9	13	31.7	16.4-52.4	18	41.3	24.9-59.9
$75,000+	35	2	7.4	1.8-25.4	3	10.7	3.4-29.2	3	18.8	6.3-44.1	11	26.9	13.4-46.7	16	36.3	20.2-56.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	1	3.4	0.5-21.4	1	5.7	0.8-32.2	2	17.8	3.9-53.5	1	5.4	0.7-30.7	11	67.6	38.2-87.6
Guilford	49	4	3.5	1.2- 9.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	5	13.2	4.4-33.7	15	34.2	19.6-52.4	24	47.9	31.7-64.5
Mecklenburg	44	3	7.6	2.1-23.8	5	10.6	4.2-24.4	4	11.0	3.8-28.1	15	36.3	21.8-53.8	17	34.5	21.0-51.1
Orange	15	0	0.0	. - .	4	27.7	9.9-57.3	3	19.9	5.9-49.6	3	15.5	4.6-40.9	5	36.9	15.1-65.8
Wake	24	1	2.6	0.4-16.7	1	3.3	0.4-20.4	2	7.2	1.6-26.9	6	34.4	13.9-62.9	14	52.6	28.9-75.2
Chatham/Lee	26	4	15.8	5.3-38.7	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	1	2.2	0.3-14.3	2	13.7	3.6-40.6	18	66.0	43.1-83.2
Nash/Wilson	53	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.9	1.8-18.0	9	15.9	8.0-29.2	16	31.0	18.2-47.6	25	47.2	32.4-62.4
Craven/Pamlico	39	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	7	21.7	9.8-41.4	10	30.7	16.4-50.0	21	44.5	28.4-61.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	8	1	22.5	3.3-71.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	25.4	3.9-74.1	3	28.1	7.7-64.7	3	24.0	6.6-58.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.7	2.2-70.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	66.1	20.6-93.6	1	15.2	1.8-64.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	54	4	4.6	1.5-13.0	2	2.7	0.7-10.6	15	35.0	18.3-56.6	4	10.7	3.6-27.8	29	47.0	30.1-64.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	46.4	6.8-91.1	2	53.6	8.9-93.2	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	64	7	7.2	3.0-16.3	8	14.4	6.8-28.1	11	17.4	8.9-31.3	14	23.0	12.5-38.6	24	37.9	25.1-52.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	49	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	3	4.3	1.2-14.9	10	16.9	7.5-33.9	11	19.1	8.4-37.7	24	58.9	36.7-78.0
Northeast NC I	89	10	14.1	5.9-30.0	7	8.0	3.7-16.4	13	19.0	10.3-32.4	22	25.3	16.4-36.8	37	33.6	23.6-45.4
Northeast NC II	54	3	4.5	1.1-16.7	4	5.3	1.7-15.2	7	15.9	6.4-34.3	12	22.1	11.4-38.6	28	52.1	35.2-68.6
Northeastern Partnership	143	13	9.2	4.3-18.5	11	6.6	3.4-12.3	20	17.4	10.3-28.0	34	23.7	16.1-33.3	65	43.1	32.8-54.1
Mountain AHEC	23	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	2	7.5	1.8-26.9	4	31.6	10.0-65.7	3	5.0	1.1-19.1	13	53.9	27.1-78.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	383	24	4.4	2.5- 7.7	31	8.5	5.1-13.8	58	12.9	9.1-18.0	94	24.9	18.6-32.5	176	49.2	41.2-57.3
Piedmont	292	18	3.7	1.9- 7.3	20	5.5	3.2- 9.4	50	22.8	15.4-32.4	64	26.3	19.5-34.3	140	41.7	33.9-49.9
Western NC	33	1	1.2	0.2- 8.8	3	5.3	1.4-18.0	5	22.8	7.3-52.7	6	6.8	2.4-18.0	18	63.8	36.8-84.3

Total
Respond.^

Never

14 or under

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

708

3.9

2.5- 6.1

6.7

4.7- 9.6

113

18.7

14.0-24.5

164

25.1

20.4-30.4

334

45.6

39.9-51.4

GENDER

Male

317

3.7

2.0- 6.7

6.7

4.0-11.0

23.2

16.1-32.2

25.8

19.1-33.8

128

40.7

32.7-49.2

Female

391

4.3

2.3- 8.0

6.8

4.0-11.2

13.0

8.3-19.8

24.2

18.4-31.1

206

51.7

44.1-59.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.3- 6.8

40.8

20.8-64.5

39.9

21.0-62.4

17.9

7.4-37.2

25-34

2.3

0.7- 7.4

3.6

1.4- 9.1

16.9

7.7-33.2

20.4

11.2-34.3

56.8

41.1-71.2

35-44

130

3.5

0.8-13.7

3.8

1.6- 8.7

13.8

6.7-26.0

33.1

21.8-46.8

45.9

32.7-59.6

45-54

209

4.3

2.2- 8.3

9.5

4.9-17.7

13.3

7.1-23.5

21.9

15.3-30.3

100

51.0

40.8-61.1

55-64

126

5.7

2.1-14.9

9.7

4.3-20.6

22.2

12.4-36.5

21.7

13.2-33.5

40.7

29.2-53.3

65-74

8.0

2.5-22.4

6.3

2.1-17.7

6.0

2.7-12.6

16.8

8.8-29.6

63.0

47.3-76.3

75+

6.9

1.9-21.8

16.6

6.2-37.4

17.8

8.0-35.0

13.0

2.6-45.3

45.7

27.7-64.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

205

3.7

2.0- 7.0

11.5

7.2-18.1

18.6

11.4-29.0

29.8

20.9-40.7

36.3

26.5-47.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

261

4.3

1.9- 9.1

3.3

1.4- 7.6

19.8

12.8-29.4

20.4

14.0-28.8

129

52.2

42.7-61.5

Some Post-H.S.

147

1.4

0.6- 3.5

3.7

1.1-11.8

27.1

14.8-44.2

28.5

17.7-42.5

39.3

27.6-52.3

College Graduate

7.3

2.9-17.4

11.6

4.9-24.8

2.8

1.1- 6.7

23.4

13.8-36.9

54.8

41.0-68.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

147

3.8

1.7- 8.1

7.3

3.7-14.1

14.1

7.1-26.2

29.9

19.6-42.7

44.9

32.8-57.7

$15,000- 24,999

181

4.1

1.6- 9.9

8.1

4.2-15.1

22.4

12.9-36.0

27.0

17.9-38.6

38.4

27.8-50.2

$25,000- 34,999

2.5

0.4-15.8

3.1

0.8-11.6

13.8

7.0-25.5

26.0

15.0-41.2

54.6

39.2-69.2

$35,000- 49,999

5.7

1.5-19.0

7.8

2.0-26.2

11.6

3.7-31.1

14.0

4.9-33.8

60.9

41.8-77.1

$50,000-74,999

6.1

1.9-17.9

8.9

1.7-36.2

12.0

5.3-24.9

31.7

16.4-52.4

41.3

24.9-59.9

$75,000+

7.4

1.8-25.4

10.7

3.4-29.2

18.8

6.3-44.1

26.9

13.4-46.7

36.3

20.2-56.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

3.4

0.5-21.4

5.7

0.8-32.2

17.8

3.9-53.5

5.4

0.7-30.7

67.6

38.2-87.6

Guilford

3.5

1.2- 9.7

1.2

0.2- 8.3

13.2

4.4-33.7

34.2

19.6-52.4

47.9

31.7-64.5

Mecklenburg

7.6

2.1-23.8

10.6

4.2-24.4

11.0

3.8-28.1

36.3

21.8-53.8

34.5

21.0-51.1

Orange

0.0

. - .

27.7

9.9-57.3

19.9

5.9-49.6

15.5

4.6-40.9

36.9

15.1-65.8

Wake

2.6

0.4-16.7

3.3

0.4-20.4

7.2

1.6-26.9

34.4

13.9-62.9

52.6

28.9-75.2

Chatham/Lee

15.8

5.3-38.7

2.4

0.3-15.3

2.2

0.3-14.3

13.7

3.6-40.6

66.0

43.1-83.2

Nash/Wilson

0.0

. - .

5.9

1.8-18.0

15.9

8.0-29.2

31.0

18.2-47.6

47.2

32.4-62.4

Craven/Pamlico

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.4-19.4

21.7

9.8-41.4

30.7

16.4-50.0

44.5

28.4-61.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

22.5

3.3-71.0

0.0

. - .

25.4

3.9-74.1

28.1

7.7-64.7

24.0

6.6-58.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

18.7

2.2-70.1

0.0

. - .

66.1

20.6-93.6

15.2

1.8-64.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

4.6

1.5-13.0

2.7

0.7-10.6

35.0

18.3-56.6

10.7

3.6-27.8

47.0

30.1-64.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

46.4

6.8-91.1

53.6

8.9-93.2

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.2

3.0-16.3

14.4

6.8-28.1

17.4

8.9-31.3

23.0

12.5-38.6

37.9

25.1-52.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

0.8

0.1- 5.8

4.3

1.2-14.9

16.9

7.5-33.9

19.1

8.4-37.7

58.9

36.7-78.0

Northeast NC I

14.1

5.9-30.0

8.0

3.7-16.4

19.0

10.3-32.4

25.3

16.4-36.8

33.6

23.6-45.4

Northeast NC II

4.5

1.1-16.7

5.3

1.7-15.2

15.9

6.4-34.3

22.1

11.4-38.6

52.1

35.2-68.6

Northeastern Partnership

143

9.2

4.3-18.5

6.6

3.4-12.3

17.4

10.3-28.0

23.7

16.1-33.3

43.1

32.8-54.1

Mountain AHEC

2.1

0.3-13.9

7.5

1.8-26.9

31.6

10.0-65.7

5.0

1.1-19.1

53.9

27.1-78.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

383

4.4

2.5- 7.7

8.5

5.1-13.8

12.9

9.1-18.0

24.9

18.6-32.5

176

49.2

41.2-57.3

Piedmont

292

3.7

1.9- 7.3

5.5

3.2- 9.4

22.8

15.4-32.4

26.3

19.5-34.3

140

41.7

33.9-49.9

Western NC

1.2

0.2- 8.8

5.3

1.4-18.0

22.8

7.3-52.7

6.8

2.4-18.0

63.8

36.8-84.3

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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