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-WHITE MALES

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	1,517	456	29.2	25.7-33.0	333	22.2	18.9-25.8	380	26.8	23.5-30.3	181	11.8	9.6-14.6	167	10.0	8.0-12.4
AGE
18-24	68	16	21.1	10.0-39.1	20	32.7	18.5-50.9	22	30.9	18.0-47.6	10	15.4	5.8-34.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	166	37	26.7	16.8-39.7	33	21.0	11.5-35.3	58	28.7	20.0-39.4	20	11.3	6.1-20.1	18	12.3	6.7-21.3
35-44	259	64	25.2	18.4-33.5	72	25.6	19.0-33.6	67	27.4	19.9-36.4	26	9.7	5.8-15.8	30	12.1	7.2-19.5
45-54	300	92	31.3	23.4-40.5	74	23.0	16.4-31.3	74	26.3	19.1-34.9	27	7.9	4.6-13.3	33	11.6	7.1-18.2
55-64	326	100	27.8	21.5-35.1	78	23.7	17.7-30.9	74	24.3	18.3-31.5	44	16.0	10.9-22.9	30	8.3	4.9-13.5
65-74	258	103	41.9	33.6-50.7	40	12.2	7.6-18.9	52	25.7	18.7-34.1	29	9.1	5.6-14.3	34	11.1	7.1-17.0
75+	136	42	33.0	23.0-44.8	15	11.4	5.7-21.4	33	26.0	17.0-37.7	25	19.0	11.4-29.8	21	10.6	6.1-17.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	247	108	41.4	31.7-51.8	53	30.0	19.8-42.6	48	15.4	10.2-22.5	25	8.1	4.2-14.8	13	5.2	2.2-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	472	146	32.5	25.8-40.1	112	22.7	17.5-29.0	121	27.0	21.1-33.8	49	9.4	6.3-13.8	44	8.5	5.5-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	382	93	18.9	14.1-24.9	88	24.0	17.5-31.9	102	30.0	23.4-37.5	52	13.9	8.9-20.9	47	13.2	8.7-19.7
College Graduate	411	107	28.4	22.2-35.6	79	14.9	11.0-19.8	107	29.8	23.7-36.7	55	15.2	10.9-21.0	63	11.7	8.3-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	55	44.3	31.5-57.9	28	21.1	10.0-39.0	26	17.3	10.1-28.0	11	9.2	4.2-19.1	13	8.1	3.3-18.6
$15,000- 24,999	256	80	29.3	21.1-39.0	63	22.7	15.3-32.3	66	30.1	21.8-39.9	25	7.4	3.8-13.8	22	10.6	5.8-18.6
$25,000- 34,999	172	52	30.2	20.6-41.9	39	23.3	14.8-34.7	38	21.7	14.1-31.7	23	11.9	6.5-20.6	20	13.0	6.8-23.5
$35,000- 49,999	257	60	19.0	13.3-26.4	59	30.8	22.7-40.2	75	32.3	24.7-41.0	37	12.1	7.8-18.2	26	5.8	3.5- 9.7
$50,000-74,999	208	58	25.0	17.8-33.9	46	22.8	15.6-32.1	57	29.9	21.9-39.4	23	13.2	7.6-21.9	24	9.1	5.1-15.7
$75,000+	205	57	29.6	20.1-41.2	38	15.2	9.7-22.8	55	28.4	20.1-38.4	28	14.8	8.3-24.8	27	12.1	7.2-19.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	97	34	31.0	21.6-42.2	17	19.4	11.8-30.2	32	36.9	26.2-49.1	5	3.6	1.4- 8.7	9	9.1	4.6-17.5
Guilford	66	21	28.8	18.5-41.9	15	31.8	19.1-47.9	17	22.0	13.3-34.1	8	10.1	4.5-21.3	5	7.4	2.5-19.5
Mecklenburg	57	14	30.1	15.5-50.3	6	6.3	2.6-14.6	21	35.0	21.4-51.4	5	13.9	3.7-40.3	11	14.7	7.6-26.4
Orange	72	18	23.1	14.3-35.1	18	24.2	14.5-37.5	21	33.5	22.0-47.3	8	11.6	5.4-22.9	7	7.7	3.5-15.9
Wake	59	9	16.3	8.1-30.3	13	16.5	9.0-28.3	18	37.9	24.7-53.3	11	16.6	8.9-28.8	8	12.7	5.9-25.3
Chatham/Lee	74	19	25.3	14.7-39.9	17	21.8	13.2-33.8	14	17.5	9.9-29.0	12	15.8	8.9-26.7	12	19.6	11.0-32.6
Nash/Wilson	44	7	12.2	5.2-25.8	13	25.9	14.1-42.5	13	30.9	17.2-49.2	7	25.7	10.0-51.9	4	5.4	1.8-14.9
Craven/Pamlico	79	22	28.5	18.5-41.3	15	15.5	9.0-25.2	15	18.4	10.9-29.3	11	17.8	9.5-31.0	16	19.7	11.9-30.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	99	32	27.8	18.8-39.1	24	23.1	14.4-34.8	26	25.7	16.7-37.2	9	8.1	3.9-16.1	8	15.4	5.2-37.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	85	36	47.4	31.7-63.5	16	16.9	8.8-29.9	16	19.1	10.4-32.6	9	8.8	4.3-17.2	8	7.8	3.4-16.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	68	17	30.5	17.2-48.0	18	24.7	14.9-38.2	13	25.5	13.1-43.6	9	8.4	4.1-16.5	11	10.9	5.4-20.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	83	19	23.8	15.0-35.6	22	22.5	14.1-33.9	22	24.8	15.1-37.9	10	18.6	9.8-32.6	10	10.3	5.3-19.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	49	17	38.6	23.4-56.5	10	16.9	8.7-30.5	10	22.1	10.9-39.7	5	9.9	3.8-23.5	7	12.5	5.8-24.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	62	24	35.5	23.9-49.0	15	27.3	16.3-42.1	10	13.9	7.4-24.7	6	8.3	3.3-19.2	7	15.0	6.8-29.7
Northeast NC I	50	20	40.2	26.2-56.0	13	22.5	12.6-36.8	10	26.5	13.2-46.0	6	8.9	3.8-19.5	1	2.0	0.3-12.7
Northeast NC II	77	26	32.7	21.5-46.4	17	20.7	12.3-32.5	23	29.0	19.1-41.3	7	13.5	5.3-30.4	4	4.1	1.5-10.8
Northeastern Partnership	127	46	34.7	25.3-45.4	30	21.1	14.1-30.4	33	28.3	20.0-38.5	13	12.3	5.7-24.7	5	3.5	1.4- 8.5
Mountain AHEC	258	74	24.7	18.0-32.9	62	33.4	22.0-47.1	69	22.8	16.4-30.8	28	10.8	6.7-16.8	25	8.3	4.7-14.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	454	146	30.7	24.3-38.0	98	19.8	14.7-26.3	103	25.3	19.2-32.4	58	14.1	9.7-20.1	49	10.1	6.5-15.3
Piedmont	658	183	29.2	24.4-34.6	143	21.5	17.3-26.5	173	28.3	23.7-33.3	80	11.1	8.0-15.0	79	9.9	7.3-13.3
Western NC	405	127	26.9	20.5-34.4	92	27.6	19.2-37.8	104	24.2	18.5-31.1	43	11.1	7.2-16.7	39	10.2	6.1-16.6

Total
Respond.^

12 or under

13-14

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,517

456

29.2

25.7-33.0

333

22.2

18.9-25.8

380

26.8

23.5-30.3

181

11.8

9.6-14.6

167

10.0

8.0-12.4

AGE

18-24

21.1

10.0-39.1

32.7

18.5-50.9

30.9

18.0-47.6

15.4

5.8-34.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

166

26.7

16.8-39.7

21.0

11.5-35.3

28.7

20.0-39.4

11.3

6.1-20.1

12.3

6.7-21.3

35-44

259

25.2

18.4-33.5

25.6

19.0-33.6

27.4

19.9-36.4

9.7

5.8-15.8

12.1

7.2-19.5

45-54

300

31.3

23.4-40.5

23.0

16.4-31.3

26.3

19.1-34.9

7.9

4.6-13.3

11.6

7.1-18.2

55-64

326

100

27.8

21.5-35.1

23.7

17.7-30.9

24.3

18.3-31.5

16.0

10.9-22.9

8.3

4.9-13.5

65-74

258

103

41.9

33.6-50.7

12.2

7.6-18.9

25.7

18.7-34.1

9.1

5.6-14.3

11.1

7.1-17.0

75+

136

33.0

23.0-44.8

11.4

5.7-21.4

26.0

17.0-37.7

19.0

11.4-29.8

10.6

6.1-17.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

247

108

41.4

31.7-51.8

30.0

19.8-42.6

15.4

10.2-22.5

8.1

4.2-14.8

5.2

2.2-11.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

472

146

32.5

25.8-40.1

112

22.7

17.5-29.0

121

27.0

21.1-33.8

9.4

6.3-13.8

8.5

5.5-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

382

18.9

14.1-24.9

24.0

17.5-31.9

102

30.0

23.4-37.5

13.9

8.9-20.9

13.2

8.7-19.7

College Graduate

411

107

28.4

22.2-35.6

14.9

11.0-19.8

107

29.8

23.7-36.7

15.2

10.9-21.0

11.7

8.3-16.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

44.3

31.5-57.9

21.1

10.0-39.0

17.3

10.1-28.0

9.2

4.2-19.1

8.1

3.3-18.6

$15,000- 24,999

256

29.3

21.1-39.0

22.7

15.3-32.3

30.1

21.8-39.9

7.4

3.8-13.8

10.6

5.8-18.6

$25,000- 34,999

172

30.2

20.6-41.9

23.3

14.8-34.7

21.7

14.1-31.7

11.9

6.5-20.6

13.0

6.8-23.5

$35,000- 49,999

257

19.0

13.3-26.4

30.8

22.7-40.2

32.3

24.7-41.0

12.1

7.8-18.2

5.8

3.5- 9.7

$50,000-74,999

208

25.0

17.8-33.9

22.8

15.6-32.1

29.9

21.9-39.4

13.2

7.6-21.9

9.1

5.1-15.7

$75,000+

205

29.6

20.1-41.2

15.2

9.7-22.8

28.4

20.1-38.4

14.8

8.3-24.8

12.1

7.2-19.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

31.0

21.6-42.2

19.4

11.8-30.2

36.9

26.2-49.1

3.6

1.4- 8.7

9.1

4.6-17.5

Guilford

28.8

18.5-41.9

31.8

19.1-47.9

22.0

13.3-34.1

10.1

4.5-21.3

7.4

2.5-19.5

Mecklenburg

30.1

15.5-50.3

6.3

2.6-14.6

35.0

21.4-51.4

13.9

3.7-40.3

14.7

7.6-26.4

Orange

23.1

14.3-35.1

24.2

14.5-37.5

33.5

22.0-47.3

11.6

5.4-22.9

7.7

3.5-15.9

Wake

16.3

8.1-30.3

16.5

9.0-28.3

37.9

24.7-53.3

16.6

8.9-28.8

12.7

5.9-25.3

Chatham/Lee

25.3

14.7-39.9

21.8

13.2-33.8

17.5

9.9-29.0

15.8

8.9-26.7

19.6

11.0-32.6

Nash/Wilson

12.2

5.2-25.8

25.9

14.1-42.5

30.9

17.2-49.2

25.7

10.0-51.9

5.4

1.8-14.9

Craven/Pamlico

28.5

18.5-41.3

15.5

9.0-25.2

18.4

10.9-29.3

17.8

9.5-31.0

19.7

11.9-30.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

27.8

18.8-39.1

23.1

14.4-34.8

25.7

16.7-37.2

8.1

3.9-16.1

15.4

5.2-37.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

47.4

31.7-63.5

16.9

8.8-29.9

19.1

10.4-32.6

8.8

4.3-17.2

7.8

3.4-16.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

30.5

17.2-48.0

24.7

14.9-38.2

25.5

13.1-43.6

8.4

4.1-16.5

10.9

5.4-20.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

23.8

15.0-35.6

22.5

14.1-33.9

24.8

15.1-37.9

18.6

9.8-32.6

10.3

5.3-19.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

38.6

23.4-56.5

16.9

8.7-30.5

22.1

10.9-39.7

9.9

3.8-23.5

12.5

5.8-24.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

35.5

23.9-49.0

27.3

16.3-42.1

13.9

7.4-24.7

8.3

3.3-19.2

15.0

6.8-29.7

Northeast NC I

40.2

26.2-56.0

22.5

12.6-36.8

26.5

13.2-46.0

8.9

3.8-19.5

2.0

0.3-12.7

Northeast NC II

32.7

21.5-46.4

20.7

12.3-32.5

29.0

19.1-41.3

13.5

5.3-30.4

4.1

1.5-10.8

Northeastern Partnership

127

34.7

25.3-45.4

21.1

14.1-30.4

28.3

20.0-38.5

12.3

5.7-24.7

3.5

1.4- 8.5

Mountain AHEC

258

24.7

18.0-32.9

33.4

22.0-47.1

22.8

16.4-30.8

10.8

6.7-16.8

8.3

4.7-14.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

454

146

30.7

24.3-38.0

19.8

14.7-26.3

103

25.3

19.2-32.4

14.1

9.7-20.1

10.1

6.5-15.3

Piedmont

658

183

29.2

24.4-34.6

143

21.5

17.3-26.5

173

28.3

23.7-33.3

11.1

8.0-15.0

9.9

7.3-13.3

Western NC

405

127

26.9

20.5-34.4

27.6

19.2-37.8

104

24.2

18.5-31.1

11.1

7.2-16.7

10.2

6.1-16.6

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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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