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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Never	14 or under	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
TOTAL	3,441	225	6.4	5.2- 8.0	392	13.7	11.8-15.8	815	25.5	23.2-27.9	870	26.0	23.7-28.5	1,139	28.4	26.2-30.7
GENDER
Male	1,519	88	6.1	4.3- 8.5	213	15.4	12.6-18.7	403	27.4	24.0-31.0	404	27.4	23.9-31.1	411	23.8	20.8-27.0
Female	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	172	8	8.5	3.3-20.2	31	21.3	12.8-33.2	63	31.6	22.7-42.2	57	29.4	20.4-40.2	13	9.3	4.2-19.1
25-34	420	27	10.2	6.3-16.2	49	13.4	9.1-19.4	121	25.4	19.6-32.3	124	32.6	25.1-41.1	99	18.3	13.8-23.9
35-44	621	36	3.9	2.4- 6.4	75	13.7	10.1-18.2	199	33.1	27.7-38.9	148	21.8	17.6-26.7	163	27.5	22.6-33.0
45-54	727	51	6.1	3.9- 9.3	83	13.6	9.5-19.0	157	22.5	17.8-28.1	183	24.9	20.4-30.1	253	32.9	27.9-38.4
55-64	648	29	2.6	1.6- 4.3	85	14.8	11.1-19.5	123	23.3	18.4-29.1	157	24.9	20.3-30.2	254	34.3	29.1-39.9
65-74	532	49	8.2	5.2-12.5	48	8.7	5.8-12.9	98	20.5	15.7-26.2	128	29.1	23.6-35.3	209	33.6	28.3-39.3
75+	305	25	10.1	5.8-17.2	19	9.1	5.0-16.0	49	17.2	11.7-24.4	67	21.0	15.4-28.1	145	42.5	34.9-50.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	524	28	5.0	2.8- 8.8	104	20.8	16.1-26.5	148	31.2	25.0-38.2	116	24.1	17.9-31.6	128	18.8	14.3-24.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,083	56	4.8	3.1- 7.3	133	15.4	11.9-19.8	269	27.7	23.6-32.2	264	25.3	21.2-29.9	361	26.8	23.1-30.8
Some Post-H.S.	924	53	6.3	3.7-10.6	94	11.7	8.6-15.9	235	24.9	20.7-29.6	242	25.5	21.3-30.1	300	31.6	27.1-36.5
College Graduate	904	88	9.5	7.1-12.7	61	9.3	6.3-13.4	159	19.3	15.6-23.6	247	28.7	24.5-33.3	349	33.2	29.0-37.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	370	13	5.2	2.2-11.5	64	21.6	14.5-30.9	95	25.9	19.3-33.8	70	18.9	13.5-25.6	128	28.5	22.3-35.7
$15,000- 24,999	657	32	3.6	2.1- 5.9	85	16.1	11.9-21.4	181	30.7	25.2-36.9	162	25.3	20.3-31.0	197	24.3	19.6-29.7
$25,000- 34,999	406	27	7.2	3.7-13.3	47	19.1	12.9-27.2	91	22.6	16.9-29.5	104	23.8	17.8-31.1	137	27.4	21.5-34.1
$35,000- 49,999	524	27	3.9	2.0- 7.5	41	9.1	5.8-13.9	124	28.2	22.6-34.6	153	29.8	24.4-35.8	179	29.0	23.9-34.8
$50,000-74,999	407	28	7.9	4.6-13.1	35	8.9	5.8-13.6	99	27.4	21.2-34.5	120	29.8	23.8-36.5	125	26.0	20.6-32.3
$75,000+	413	41	9.3	5.4-15.6	35	10.0	5.9-16.4	76	20.9	15.4-27.7	119	28.4	22.1-35.7	142	31.4	25.3-38.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	204	9	3.6	1.8- 7.2	29	15.6	10.5-22.5	44	25.1	18.4-33.3	50	25.6	19.0-33.6	72	30.1	23.2-38.0
Guilford	149	9	5.2	2.4-10.8	14	11.4	6.5-19.3	36	24.1	16.9-33.0	46	32.8	24.4-42.6	44	26.6	18.6-36.4
Mecklenburg	133	9	11.0	4.1-26.6	10	14.4	6.3-29.4	24	14.4	9.1-22.2	42	32.5	23.4-43.1	48	27.7	20.0-37.0
Orange	164	20	9.3	5.5-15.3	11	6.9	3.5-13.0	36	27.4	16.2-42.5	42	23.2	15.9-32.4	55	33.3	23.1-45.3
Wake	131	10	8.4	4.0-16.9	8	4.7	2.3- 9.6	32	26.1	18.0-36.1	39	29.1	21.3-38.3	42	31.7	23.3-41.5
Chatham/Lee	154	14	6.9	3.9-12.0	16	11.3	6.2-19.7	32	20.8	14.5-29.1	44	27.2	19.9-36.1	48	33.7	25.7-42.7
Nash/Wilson	107	6	3.2	1.3- 7.6	11	11.4	5.9-20.9	25	23.0	15.0-33.6	30	28.1	19.2-39.2	35	34.2	22.8-47.7
Craven/Pamlico	193	7	3.3	1.4- 7.5	18	10.9	6.8-17.0	47	22.5	16.7-29.7	51	26.7	20.1-34.6	70	36.6	29.3-44.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	210	12	4.3	2.3- 7.7	25	13.8	9.0-20.5	51	27.9	20.8-36.3	51	22.4	16.5-29.7	71	31.7	23.2-41.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	210	10	3.7	1.9- 7.3	32	19.3	10.7-32.3	43	19.7	14.0-27.0	55	29.1	21.5-38.2	70	28.1	21.5-35.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	160	14	6.8	3.8-11.8	16	10.8	6.3-18.0	47	35.3	25.7-46.3	29	16.5	10.8-24.3	54	30.6	21.7-41.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	192	18	7.9	4.4-13.6	20	9.5	5.8-15.3	42	23.2	16.8-31.2	49	30.2	22.4-39.2	63	29.2	21.9-37.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	108	6	6.3	2.0-18.2	16	18.7	10.8-30.4	25	22.0	14.7-31.5	24	22.3	14.3-33.2	37	30.6	22.0-40.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	135	7	4.1	1.9- 8.8	18	16.6	10.2-25.8	40	30.3	22.1-39.9	31	20.1	14.0-28.0	39	29.0	21.0-38.5
Northeast NC I	113	7	6.9	3.0-15.3	13	12.6	7.1-21.3	33	32.9	23.1-44.4	20	16.9	10.5-26.0	40	30.7	22.0-41.0
Northeast NC II	176	13	4.9	2.7- 8.9	24	15.8	10.3-23.4	45	28.4	20.8-37.4	45	27.9	20.4-37.0	49	22.9	16.9-30.3
Northeastern Partnership	289	20	5.5	3.4- 8.8	37	15.0	10.5-20.8	78	29.6	23.3-36.8	65	25.0	19.1-32.1	89	25.0	19.8-30.9
Mountain AHEC	596	40	6.0	3.6-10.0	70	12.7	9.3-17.2	129	23.5	18.7-29.1	151	29.4	22.4-37.6	206	28.3	23.4-33.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,049	59	5.4	3.6- 8.0	130	15.3	11.8-19.5	267	27.1	22.7-32.0	251	23.7	19.7-28.2	342	28.6	24.5-33.1
Piedmont	1,440	108	7.4	5.5- 9.9	143	12.8	10.3-15.9	339	25.1	21.9-28.6	382	26.8	23.6-30.3	468	27.9	24.8-31.1
Western NC	952	58	5.1	3.3- 7.7	119	13.9	10.5-18.3	209	24.1	20.0-28.6	237	27.3	22.1-33.1	329	29.7	25.4-34.4

Total
Respond.^

Never

14 or under

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,441

225

6.4

5.2- 8.0

392

13.7

11.8-15.8

815

25.5

23.2-27.9

870

26.0

23.7-28.5

1,139

28.4

26.2-30.7

GENDER

Male

1,519

6.1

4.3- 8.5

213

15.4

12.6-18.7

403

27.4

24.0-31.0

404

27.4

23.9-31.1

411

23.8

20.8-27.0

Female

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

172

8.5

3.3-20.2

21.3

12.8-33.2

31.6

22.7-42.2

29.4

20.4-40.2

9.3

4.2-19.1

25-34

420

10.2

6.3-16.2

13.4

9.1-19.4

121

25.4

19.6-32.3

124

32.6

25.1-41.1

18.3

13.8-23.9

35-44

621

3.9

2.4- 6.4

13.7

10.1-18.2

199

33.1

27.7-38.9

148

21.8

17.6-26.7

163

27.5

22.6-33.0

45-54

727

6.1

3.9- 9.3

13.6

9.5-19.0

157

22.5

17.8-28.1

183

24.9

20.4-30.1

253

32.9

27.9-38.4

55-64

648

2.6

1.6- 4.3

14.8

11.1-19.5

123

23.3

18.4-29.1

157

24.9

20.3-30.2

254

34.3

29.1-39.9

65-74

532

8.2

5.2-12.5

8.7

5.8-12.9

20.5

15.7-26.2

128

29.1

23.6-35.3

209

33.6

28.3-39.3

75+

305

10.1

5.8-17.2

9.1

5.0-16.0

17.2

11.7-24.4

21.0

15.4-28.1

145

42.5

34.9-50.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

524

5.0

2.8- 8.8

104

20.8

16.1-26.5

148

31.2

25.0-38.2

116

24.1

17.9-31.6

128

18.8

14.3-24.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,083

4.8

3.1- 7.3

133

15.4

11.9-19.8

269

27.7

23.6-32.2

264

25.3

21.2-29.9

361

26.8

23.1-30.8

Some Post-H.S.

924

6.3

3.7-10.6

11.7

8.6-15.9

235

24.9

20.7-29.6

242

25.5

21.3-30.1

300

31.6

27.1-36.5

College Graduate

904

9.5

7.1-12.7

9.3

6.3-13.4

159

19.3

15.6-23.6

247

28.7

24.5-33.3

349

33.2

29.0-37.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

370

5.2

2.2-11.5

21.6

14.5-30.9

25.9

19.3-33.8

18.9

13.5-25.6

128

28.5

22.3-35.7

$15,000- 24,999

657

3.6

2.1- 5.9

16.1

11.9-21.4

181

30.7

25.2-36.9

162

25.3

20.3-31.0

197

24.3

19.6-29.7

$25,000- 34,999

406

7.2

3.7-13.3

19.1

12.9-27.2

22.6

16.9-29.5

104

23.8

17.8-31.1

137

27.4

21.5-34.1

$35,000- 49,999

524

3.9

2.0- 7.5

9.1

5.8-13.9

124

28.2

22.6-34.6

153

29.8

24.4-35.8

179

29.0

23.9-34.8

$50,000-74,999

407

7.9

4.6-13.1

8.9

5.8-13.6

27.4

21.2-34.5

120

29.8

23.8-36.5

125

26.0

20.6-32.3

$75,000+

413

9.3

5.4-15.6

10.0

5.9-16.4

20.9

15.4-27.7

119

28.4

22.1-35.7

142

31.4

25.3-38.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

204

3.6

1.8- 7.2

15.6

10.5-22.5

25.1

18.4-33.3

25.6

19.0-33.6

30.1

23.2-38.0

Guilford

149

5.2

2.4-10.8

11.4

6.5-19.3

24.1

16.9-33.0

32.8

24.4-42.6

26.6

18.6-36.4

Mecklenburg

133

11.0

4.1-26.6

14.4

6.3-29.4

14.4

9.1-22.2

32.5

23.4-43.1

27.7

20.0-37.0

Orange

164

9.3

5.5-15.3

6.9

3.5-13.0

27.4

16.2-42.5

23.2

15.9-32.4

33.3

23.1-45.3

Wake

131

8.4

4.0-16.9

4.7

2.3- 9.6

26.1

18.0-36.1

29.1

21.3-38.3

31.7

23.3-41.5

Chatham/Lee

154

6.9

3.9-12.0

11.3

6.2-19.7

20.8

14.5-29.1

27.2

19.9-36.1

33.7

25.7-42.7

Nash/Wilson

107

3.2

1.3- 7.6

11.4

5.9-20.9

23.0

15.0-33.6

28.1

19.2-39.2

34.2

22.8-47.7

Craven/Pamlico

193

3.3

1.4- 7.5

10.9

6.8-17.0

22.5

16.7-29.7

26.7

20.1-34.6

36.6

29.3-44.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

210

4.3

2.3- 7.7

13.8

9.0-20.5

27.9

20.8-36.3

22.4

16.5-29.7

31.7

23.2-41.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

210

3.7

1.9- 7.3

19.3

10.7-32.3

19.7

14.0-27.0

29.1

21.5-38.2

28.1

21.5-35.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

160

6.8

3.8-11.8

10.8

6.3-18.0

35.3

25.7-46.3

16.5

10.8-24.3

30.6

21.7-41.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

192

7.9

4.4-13.6

9.5

5.8-15.3

23.2

16.8-31.2

30.2

22.4-39.2

29.2

21.9-37.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

108

6.3

2.0-18.2

18.7

10.8-30.4

22.0

14.7-31.5

22.3

14.3-33.2

30.6

22.0-40.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

135

4.1

1.9- 8.8

16.6

10.2-25.8

30.3

22.1-39.9

20.1

14.0-28.0

29.0

21.0-38.5

Northeast NC I

113

6.9

3.0-15.3

12.6

7.1-21.3

32.9

23.1-44.4

16.9

10.5-26.0

30.7

22.0-41.0

Northeast NC II

176

4.9

2.7- 8.9

15.8

10.3-23.4

28.4

20.8-37.4

27.9

20.4-37.0

22.9

16.9-30.3

Northeastern Partnership

289

5.5

3.4- 8.8

15.0

10.5-20.8

29.6

23.3-36.8

25.0

19.1-32.1

25.0

19.8-30.9

Mountain AHEC

596

6.0

3.6-10.0

12.7

9.3-17.2

129

23.5

18.7-29.1

151

29.4

22.4-37.6

206

28.3

23.4-33.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,049

5.4

3.6- 8.0

130

15.3

11.8-19.5

267

27.1

22.7-32.0

251

23.7

19.7-28.2

342

28.6

24.5-33.1

Piedmont

1,440

108

7.4

5.5- 9.9

143

12.8

10.3-15.9

339

25.1

21.9-28.6

382

26.8

23.6-30.3

468

27.9

24.8-31.1

Western NC

952

5.1

3.3- 7.7

119

13.9

10.5-18.3

209

24.1

20.0-28.6

237

27.3

22.1-33.1

329

29.7

25.4-34.4

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

^Use caution in interpreting 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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