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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Never	14 or under	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
TOTAL	1,922	137	6.8	5.2- 8.8	179	11.6	9.5-14.2	412	23.2	20.3-26.3	466	24.4	21.6-27.5	728	34.0	30.8-37.2
AGE
18-24	104	4	3.9	1.3-11.3	21	21.9	12.3-35.9	38	33.3	22.1-46.7	33	30.8	18.8-46.1	8	10.1	3.2-27.7
25-34	255	13	6.9	3.3-13.9	36	16.6	10.7-24.7	74	28.0	20.9-36.4	68	28.0	20.9-36.3	64	20.5	14.7-27.9
35-44	361	20	3.7	2.0- 6.7	51	15.3	10.6-21.6	112	29.2	22.8-36.5	82	23.7	18.0-30.4	96	28.2	21.8-35.6
45-54	427	34	10.0	5.9-16.7	37	10.1	6.6-15.3	82	19.0	14.0-25.3	111	23.4	18.2-29.5	163	37.4	30.9-44.5
55-64	326	20	4.8	2.5- 8.9	21	6.6	3.8-11.2	47	20.3	13.1-30.2	71	19.9	14.1-27.3	167	48.4	39.8-57.1
65-74	270	29	8.9	4.9-15.9	11	3.6	1.7- 7.5	34	13.5	8.7-20.3	62	27.3	20.0-36.2	134	46.7	38.3-55.3
75+	167	17	12.3	5.9-23.9	2	3.1	0.6-14.8	21	10.6	5.3-19.9	33	19.1	12.3-28.5	94	55.0	43.6-65.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	275	16	5.6	2.4-12.4	43	19.1	13.0-27.1	70	30.5	22.2-40.1	58	20.6	14.6-28.3	88	24.3	17.7-32.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	610	38	6.8	4.0-11.5	61	12.5	8.8-17.5	125	21.9	17.4-27.3	137	22.5	17.9-28.0	249	36.2	30.7-42.1
Some Post-H.S.	542	31	3.7	2.2- 6.3	50	11.4	7.6-16.8	136	24.4	19.4-30.2	138	25.4	19.9-31.7	187	35.1	29.0-41.8
College Graduate	493	52	11.5	7.9-16.5	25	5.3	3.1- 9.1	80	18.1	13.4-24.1	133	28.6	23.0-34.8	203	36.5	30.7-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	235	7	1.1	0.5- 2.5	30	12.9	7.3-22.0	57	27.5	18.5-38.9	40	18.3	12.0-26.8	101	40.1	30.9-50.1
$15,000- 24,999	403	24	5.8	3.2-10.3	41	15.1	10.2-21.9	104	29.1	22.8-36.4	93	23.5	18.0-30.1	141	26.4	20.6-33.2
$25,000- 34,999	234	20	5.7	2.9-10.9	27	16.8	9.8-27.2	42	21.6	13.9-32.1	58	23.5	15.6-33.8	87	32.4	24.0-42.0
$35,000- 49,999	265	15	2.9	1.5- 5.5	18	10.3	5.5-18.4	62	23.1	16.1-32.1	63	24.8	17.8-33.4	107	39.0	30.7-47.9
$50,000-74,999	200	13	7.3	3.4-15.0	13	7.4	3.4-15.1	41	23.8	16.0-33.7	62	28.5	20.5-38.1	71	33.1	24.5-43.0
$75,000+	208	26	11.1	6.6-17.8	12	6.9	3.5-13.3	35	20.8	13.9-30.0	61	28.6	21.0-37.6	74	32.6	24.5-41.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	107	8	7.0	3.3-14.2	13	15.2	8.4-25.9	15	11.5	6.7-19.0	25	29.4	19.0-42.6	46	36.9	27.1-48.0
Guilford	83	7	9.1	3.8-20.3	3	2.4	0.7- 7.5	22	32.0	20.9-45.6	23	30.2	19.5-43.6	28	26.3	17.5-37.6
Mecklenburg	77	6	8.6	3.6-19.4	4	5.7	2.2-14.5	11	11.1	5.7-20.4	25	38.7	27.2-51.6	31	35.9	25.3-48.0
Orange	93	14	10.3	5.3-19.1	4	4.4	1.5-12.6	16	25.8	9.3-54.2	25	25.2	14.2-40.6	34	34.2	18.7-54.0
Wake	72	5	7.2	2.9-16.7	4	5.0	1.8-13.2	18	27.2	17.0-40.6	22	30.9	20.6-43.4	23	29.8	19.8-42.2
Chatham/Lee	81	6	5.6	2.4-12.6	7	7.8	3.4-16.7	16	22.5	13.6-34.8	27	33.3	23.3-45.1	25	30.8	21.2-42.5
Nash/Wilson	63	3	3.2	0.9-10.7	8	18.2	8.6-34.3	16	27.0	16.0-41.9	15	23.4	14.0-36.4	21	28.3	18.2-41.3
Craven/Pamlico	112	4	2.3	0.8- 6.2	10	12.0	6.4-21.4	30	28.2	19.4-38.9	32	26.8	18.8-36.6	36	30.7	22.4-40.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	109	5	3.2	1.3- 7.7	8	9.8	4.3-21.0	25	31.0	21.3-42.7	24	19.1	12.6-28.0	47	36.8	27.6-47.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	124	7	4.9	2.2-10.7	11	7.5	3.9-13.8	21	17.8	11.2-27.2	33	30.0	21.2-40.5	52	39.8	30.6-49.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	90	7	5.9	2.6-12.8	8	11.2	5.6-21.3	23	29.9	19.5-43.0	17	18.2	10.6-29.4	35	34.7	24.5-46.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	109	13	9.7	5.0-18.1	11	9.2	4.7-17.3	20	22.2	13.7-33.9	21	19.0	11.9-29.0	44	39.9	28.6-52.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	60	2	1.5	0.4- 5.8	8	15.0	7.4-28.0	12	24.8	14.5-39.1	14	23.9	13.9-37.9	24	34.8	23.5-48.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	73	5	6.4	2.5-15.2	8	16.5	7.6-32.1	19	22.5	14.2-33.8	14	17.4	10.2-28.2	27	37.2	26.0-49.9
Northeast NC I	64	5	11.3	4.3-26.6	3	4.9	1.4-15.7	19	31.6	20.3-45.5	10	15.1	7.5-28.3	27	37.1	25.5-50.4
Northeast NC II	98	8	4.9	2.4- 9.7	14	20.1	11.6-32.7	22	23.1	14.9-33.8	23	23.7	15.6-34.4	31	28.2	19.3-39.2
Northeastern Partnership	162	13	6.6	3.6-11.6	17	16.1	9.5-25.9	41	25.3	18.4-33.9	33	21.4	15.0-29.8	58	30.6	23.1-39.2
Mountain AHEC	339	29	6.2	3.8-10.0	37	15.3	10.0-22.8	59	19.3	13.7-26.4	74	23.8	18.1-30.6	140	35.4	29.1-42.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	593	36	6.2	3.7-10.2	69	16.8	12.1-22.8	141	23.3	18.1-29.5	134	20.7	15.9-26.4	213	33.1	27.2-39.6
Piedmont	784	62	7.6	5.2-11.0	56	8.4	5.9-11.7	171	23.8	19.8-28.4	207	26.8	22.6-31.5	288	33.4	28.9-38.2
Western NC	545	39	5.5	3.6- 8.5	54	12.8	8.9-18.2	100	21.2	16.5-26.8	125	23.5	19.0-28.7	227	36.9	31.6-42.6

Total
Respond.^

Never

14 or under

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,922

137

6.8

5.2- 8.8

179

11.6

9.5-14.2

412

23.2

20.3-26.3

466

24.4

21.6-27.5

728

34.0

30.8-37.2

AGE

18-24

104

3.9

1.3-11.3

21.9

12.3-35.9

33.3

22.1-46.7

30.8

18.8-46.1

10.1

3.2-27.7

25-34

255

6.9

3.3-13.9

16.6

10.7-24.7

28.0

20.9-36.4

28.0

20.9-36.3

20.5

14.7-27.9

35-44

361

3.7

2.0- 6.7

15.3

10.6-21.6

112

29.2

22.8-36.5

23.7

18.0-30.4

28.2

21.8-35.6

45-54

427

10.0

5.9-16.7

10.1

6.6-15.3

19.0

14.0-25.3

111

23.4

18.2-29.5

163

37.4

30.9-44.5

55-64

326

4.8

2.5- 8.9

6.6

3.8-11.2

20.3

13.1-30.2

19.9

14.1-27.3

167

48.4

39.8-57.1

65-74

270

8.9

4.9-15.9

3.6

1.7- 7.5

13.5

8.7-20.3

27.3

20.0-36.2

134

46.7

38.3-55.3

75+

167

12.3

5.9-23.9

3.1

0.6-14.8

10.6

5.3-19.9

19.1

12.3-28.5

55.0

43.6-65.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

275

5.6

2.4-12.4

19.1

13.0-27.1

30.5

22.2-40.1

20.6

14.6-28.3

24.3

17.7-32.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

610

6.8

4.0-11.5

12.5

8.8-17.5

125

21.9

17.4-27.3

137

22.5

17.9-28.0

249

36.2

30.7-42.1

Some Post-H.S.

542

3.7

2.2- 6.3

11.4

7.6-16.8

136

24.4

19.4-30.2

138

25.4

19.9-31.7

187

35.1

29.0-41.8

College Graduate

493

11.5

7.9-16.5

5.3

3.1- 9.1

18.1

13.4-24.1

133

28.6

23.0-34.8

203

36.5

30.7-42.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

235

1.1

0.5- 2.5

12.9

7.3-22.0

27.5

18.5-38.9

18.3

12.0-26.8

101

40.1

30.9-50.1

$15,000- 24,999

403

5.8

3.2-10.3

15.1

10.2-21.9

104

29.1

22.8-36.4

23.5

18.0-30.1

141

26.4

20.6-33.2

$25,000- 34,999

234

5.7

2.9-10.9

16.8

9.8-27.2

21.6

13.9-32.1

23.5

15.6-33.8

32.4

24.0-42.0

$35,000- 49,999

265

2.9

1.5- 5.5

10.3

5.5-18.4

23.1

16.1-32.1

24.8

17.8-33.4

107

39.0

30.7-47.9

$50,000-74,999

200

7.3

3.4-15.0

7.4

3.4-15.1

23.8

16.0-33.7

28.5

20.5-38.1

33.1

24.5-43.0

$75,000+

208

11.1

6.6-17.8

6.9

3.5-13.3

20.8

13.9-30.0

28.6

21.0-37.6

32.6

24.5-41.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

107

7.0

3.3-14.2

15.2

8.4-25.9

11.5

6.7-19.0

29.4

19.0-42.6

36.9

27.1-48.0

Guilford

9.1

3.8-20.3

2.4

0.7- 7.5

32.0

20.9-45.6

30.2

19.5-43.6

26.3

17.5-37.6

Mecklenburg

8.6

3.6-19.4

5.7

2.2-14.5

11.1

5.7-20.4

38.7

27.2-51.6

35.9

25.3-48.0

Orange

10.3

5.3-19.1

4.4

1.5-12.6

25.8

9.3-54.2

25.2

14.2-40.6

34.2

18.7-54.0

Wake

7.2

2.9-16.7

5.0

1.8-13.2

27.2

17.0-40.6

30.9

20.6-43.4

29.8

19.8-42.2

Chatham/Lee

5.6

2.4-12.6

7.8

3.4-16.7

22.5

13.6-34.8

33.3

23.3-45.1

30.8

21.2-42.5

Nash/Wilson

3.2

0.9-10.7

18.2

8.6-34.3

27.0

16.0-41.9

23.4

14.0-36.4

28.3

18.2-41.3

Craven/Pamlico

112

2.3

0.8- 6.2

12.0

6.4-21.4

28.2

19.4-38.9

26.8

18.8-36.6

30.7

22.4-40.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

109

3.2

1.3- 7.7

9.8

4.3-21.0

31.0

21.3-42.7

19.1

12.6-28.0

36.8

27.6-47.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

124

4.9

2.2-10.7

7.5

3.9-13.8

17.8

11.2-27.2

30.0

21.2-40.5

39.8

30.6-49.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

5.9

2.6-12.8

11.2

5.6-21.3

29.9

19.5-43.0

18.2

10.6-29.4

34.7

24.5-46.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

109

9.7

5.0-18.1

9.2

4.7-17.3

22.2

13.7-33.9

19.0

11.9-29.0

39.9

28.6-52.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

1.5

0.4- 5.8

15.0

7.4-28.0

24.8

14.5-39.1

23.9

13.9-37.9

34.8

23.5-48.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

6.4

2.5-15.2

16.5

7.6-32.1

22.5

14.2-33.8

17.4

10.2-28.2

37.2

26.0-49.9

Northeast NC I

11.3

4.3-26.6

4.9

1.4-15.7

31.6

20.3-45.5

15.1

7.5-28.3

37.1

25.5-50.4

Northeast NC II

4.9

2.4- 9.7

20.1

11.6-32.7

23.1

14.9-33.8

23.7

15.6-34.4

28.2

19.3-39.2

Northeastern Partnership

162

6.6

3.6-11.6

16.1

9.5-25.9

25.3

18.4-33.9

21.4

15.0-29.8

30.6

23.1-39.2

Mountain AHEC

339

6.2

3.8-10.0

15.3

10.0-22.8

19.3

13.7-26.4

23.8

18.1-30.6

140

35.4

29.1-42.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

593

6.2

3.7-10.2

16.8

12.1-22.8

141

23.3

18.1-29.5

134

20.7

15.9-26.4

213

33.1

27.2-39.6

Piedmont

784

7.6

5.2-11.0

8.4

5.9-11.7

171

23.8

19.8-28.4

207

26.8

22.6-31.5

288

33.4

28.9-38.2

Western NC

545

5.5

3.6- 8.5

12.8

8.9-18.2

100

21.2

16.5-26.8

125

23.5

19.0-28.7

227

36.9

31.6-42.6

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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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