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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Never	14 or under	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	68	4	12.8	3.9-34.6	10	20.7	8.7-41.6	25	30.1	17.3-46.9	24	28.0	16.1-44.0	5	8.4	2.9-22.1
25-34	165	14	13.0	7.0-23.0	13	10.8	5.4-20.4	47	23.3	15.1-34.1	56	36.5	24.7-50.1	35	16.5	10.3-25.2
35-44	260	16	4.2	1.9- 8.9	24	12.1	7.3-19.5	87	36.7	28.5-45.8	66	20.1	14.3-27.5	67	26.9	19.9-35.2
45-54	300	17	2.8	1.5- 5.2	46	16.4	10.1-25.5	75	25.3	18.1-34.3	72	26.2	19.3-34.4	90	29.2	22.2-37.4
55-64	322	9	1.2	0.6- 2.5	64	20.1	14.6-27.1	76	25.3	19.1-32.7	86	28.2	21.8-35.6	87	25.2	19.0-32.6
65-74	262	20	7.6	4.0-13.9	37	12.3	7.7-19.1	64	25.4	18.4-34.0	66	30.4	22.9-39.0	75	24.3	18.1-31.8
75+	138	8	8.1	3.4-18.1	17	15.1	8.1-26.4	28	23.7	15.0-35.2	34	22.9	14.7-33.9	51	30.2	21.3-40.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	249	12	4.5	2.1- 9.7	61	22.5	15.7-31.1	78	31.9	23.1-42.3	58	27.3	17.6-39.8	40	13.7	8.5-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	473	18	3.1	1.5- 6.3	72	17.7	12.4-24.7	144	32.3	26.0-39.3	127	27.5	21.4-34.6	112	19.3	14.9-24.7
Some Post-H.S.	382	22	8.7	4.3-16.8	44	12.0	7.5-18.8	99	25.3	19.0-32.9	104	25.5	19.7-32.4	113	28.4	22.2-35.6
College Graduate	411	36	8.0	5.1-12.4	36	12.2	7.6-19.0	79	20.2	15.0-26.5	114	28.8	23.0-35.4	146	30.8	25.0-37.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	6	10.0	3.9-23.2	34	31.7	19.2-47.6	38	23.9	15.3-35.3	30	19.5	11.4-31.3	27	14.8	8.8-23.8
$15,000- 24,999	254	8	1.3	0.6- 3.0	44	17.1	10.9-25.9	77	32.4	23.5-42.6	69	27.1	19.2-36.8	56	22.1	15.2-30.9
$25,000- 34,999	172	7	8.4	3.3-20.1	20	21.1	12.1-34.1	49	23.4	15.7-33.4	46	24.1	15.8-34.8	50	23.0	15.6-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	259	12	4.8	1.9-11.3	23	8.2	4.3-15.0	62	32.0	24.1-41.1	90	33.5	26.0-42.0	72	21.5	15.4-29.0
$50,000-74,999	207	15	8.3	4.0-16.2	22	9.9	5.8-16.5	58	29.7	21.3-39.7	58	30.6	22.6-40.0	54	21.5	15.0-29.8
$75,000+	205	15	8.2	3.3-19.1	23	12.0	6.1-22.1	41	20.9	13.5-30.8	58	28.4	19.7-39.0	68	30.6	22.4-40.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	97	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	16	15.9	9.3-25.8	29	35.1	24.7-47.1	25	22.8	15.1-33.0	26	25.1	16.2-36.7
Guilford	66	2	2.0	0.4- 8.5	11	18.7	10.2-31.8	14	17.6	9.9-29.3	23	35.0	23.0-49.2	16	26.8	15.2-42.7
Mecklenburg	56	3	12.9	3.0-41.3	6	21.0	8.1-44.5	13	17.0	9.0-29.9	17	27.7	16.0-43.7	17	21.4	12.2-34.8
Orange	71	6	8.2	3.4-18.5	7	9.5	4.2-20.0	20	29.1	18.3-42.9	17	21.0	12.7-32.6	21	32.3	21.1-45.9
Wake	59	5	9.3	3.2-24.4	4	4.5	1.6-12.2	14	25.2	14.3-40.6	17	27.7	17.2-41.4	19	33.2	21.2-47.8
Chatham/Lee	73	8	8.0	3.8-16.1	9	14.0	6.4-27.9	16	19.6	11.5-31.4	17	22.6	13.0-36.2	23	35.9	24.4-49.2
Nash/Wilson	44	3	3.3	1.0-10.6	3	5.4	1.7-16.1	9	19.5	9.7-35.2	15	32.4	18.5-50.3	14	39.4	21.6-60.6
Craven/Pamlico	81	3	4.3	1.3-13.2	8	9.7	4.7-18.9	17	16.7	10.2-26.3	19	26.6	16.8-39.5	34	42.7	31.1-55.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	101	7	5.0	2.3-10.7	17	16.6	10.0-26.3	26	25.6	16.4-37.6	27	24.8	16.2-36.1	24	28.0	15.7-44.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	86	3	2.6	0.8- 8.4	21	30.6	15.7-51.0	22	21.5	13.0-33.5	22	28.4	16.9-43.5	18	17.0	9.8-27.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	70	7	7.4	3.4-15.5	8	10.5	4.7-21.8	24	39.2	25.1-55.3	12	15.3	8.1-27.0	19	27.6	15.3-44.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	83	5	6.3	2.3-16.2	9	9.9	4.8-19.0	22	24.1	15.4-35.8	28	39.8	27.8-53.1	19	19.9	12.1-31.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	48	4	10.7	3.0-31.5	8	22.0	10.1-41.5	13	19.5	10.7-32.9	10	21.0	10.0-38.6	13	26.8	15.3-42.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	62	2	2.4	0.5- 9.9	10	16.6	8.8-29.3	21	36.0	23.8-50.4	17	22.1	13.5-34.1	12	22.9	12.7-37.6
Northeast NC I	49	2	3.0	0.7-12.7	10	19.6	10.2-34.3	14	34.1	19.6-52.3	10	18.5	9.6-32.6	13	24.8	13.5-41.2
Northeast NC II	78	5	5.0	1.9-12.4	10	11.9	6.2-21.6	23	33.1	21.5-47.2	22	31.7	20.2-45.9	18	18.2	11.2-28.3
Northeastern Partnership	127	7	4.5	2.0- 9.9	20	13.9	8.7-21.6	37	33.4	23.7-44.7	32	28.2	19.1-39.5	31	20.0	13.6-28.4
Mountain AHEC	257	11	5.9	2.4-13.8	33	10.5	6.7-15.9	70	27.2	19.8-36.2	77	34.4	23.1-47.7	66	22.1	15.6-30.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	456	23	4.6	2.4- 8.6	61	13.9	9.2-20.5	126	30.5	23.9-38.0	117	26.4	20.5-33.4	129	24.5	19.2-30.8
Piedmont	656	46	7.2	4.6-11.2	87	16.3	12.3-21.2	168	26.1	21.6-31.3	175	26.8	22.3-31.9	180	23.6	19.5-28.1
Western NC	407	19	4.7	2.3- 9.4	65	14.9	9.8-22.0	109	26.5	20.4-33.8	112	30.6	22.2-40.4	102	23.4	17.4-30.6

Total
Respond.^

Never

14 or under

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

12.8

3.9-34.6

20.7

8.7-41.6

30.1

17.3-46.9

28.0

16.1-44.0

8.4

2.9-22.1

25-34

165

13.0

7.0-23.0

10.8

5.4-20.4

23.3

15.1-34.1

36.5

24.7-50.1

16.5

10.3-25.2

35-44

260

4.2

1.9- 8.9

12.1

7.3-19.5

36.7

28.5-45.8

20.1

14.3-27.5

26.9

19.9-35.2

45-54

300

2.8

1.5- 5.2

16.4

10.1-25.5

25.3

18.1-34.3

26.2

19.3-34.4

29.2

22.2-37.4

55-64

322

1.2

0.6- 2.5

20.1

14.6-27.1

25.3

19.1-32.7

28.2

21.8-35.6

25.2

19.0-32.6

65-74

262

7.6

4.0-13.9

12.3

7.7-19.1

25.4

18.4-34.0

30.4

22.9-39.0

24.3

18.1-31.8

75+

138

8.1

3.4-18.1

15.1

8.1-26.4

23.7

15.0-35.2

22.9

14.7-33.9

30.2

21.3-40.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

249

4.5

2.1- 9.7

22.5

15.7-31.1

31.9

23.1-42.3

27.3

17.6-39.8

13.7

8.5-21.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

473

3.1

1.5- 6.3

17.7

12.4-24.7

144

32.3

26.0-39.3

127

27.5

21.4-34.6

112

19.3

14.9-24.7

Some Post-H.S.

382

8.7

4.3-16.8

12.0

7.5-18.8

25.3

19.0-32.9

104

25.5

19.7-32.4

113

28.4

22.2-35.6

College Graduate

411

8.0

5.1-12.4

12.2

7.6-19.0

20.2

15.0-26.5

114

28.8

23.0-35.4

146

30.8

25.0-37.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

10.0

3.9-23.2

31.7

19.2-47.6

23.9

15.3-35.3

19.5

11.4-31.3

14.8

8.8-23.8

$15,000- 24,999

254

1.3

0.6- 3.0

17.1

10.9-25.9

32.4

23.5-42.6

27.1

19.2-36.8

22.1

15.2-30.9

$25,000- 34,999

172

8.4

3.3-20.1

21.1

12.1-34.1

23.4

15.7-33.4

24.1

15.8-34.8

23.0

15.6-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

259

4.8

1.9-11.3

8.2

4.3-15.0

32.0

24.1-41.1

33.5

26.0-42.0

21.5

15.4-29.0

$50,000-74,999

207

8.3

4.0-16.2

9.9

5.8-16.5

29.7

21.3-39.7

30.6

22.6-40.0

21.5

15.0-29.8

$75,000+

205

8.2

3.3-19.1

12.0

6.1-22.1

20.9

13.5-30.8

28.4

19.7-39.0

30.6

22.4-40.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

1.1

0.2- 7.7

15.9

9.3-25.8

35.1

24.7-47.1

22.8

15.1-33.0

25.1

16.2-36.7

Guilford

2.0

0.4- 8.5

18.7

10.2-31.8

17.6

9.9-29.3

35.0

23.0-49.2

26.8

15.2-42.7

Mecklenburg

12.9

3.0-41.3

21.0

8.1-44.5

17.0

9.0-29.9

27.7

16.0-43.7

21.4

12.2-34.8

Orange

8.2

3.4-18.5

9.5

4.2-20.0

29.1

18.3-42.9

21.0

12.7-32.6

32.3

21.1-45.9

Wake

9.3

3.2-24.4

4.5

1.6-12.2

25.2

14.3-40.6

27.7

17.2-41.4

33.2

21.2-47.8

Chatham/Lee

8.0

3.8-16.1

14.0

6.4-27.9

19.6

11.5-31.4

22.6

13.0-36.2

35.9

24.4-49.2

Nash/Wilson

3.3

1.0-10.6

5.4

1.7-16.1

19.5

9.7-35.2

32.4

18.5-50.3

39.4

21.6-60.6

Craven/Pamlico

4.3

1.3-13.2

9.7

4.7-18.9

16.7

10.2-26.3

26.6

16.8-39.5

42.7

31.1-55.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

101

5.0

2.3-10.7

16.6

10.0-26.3

25.6

16.4-37.6

24.8

16.2-36.1

28.0

15.7-44.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

2.6

0.8- 8.4

30.6

15.7-51.0

21.5

13.0-33.5

28.4

16.9-43.5

17.0

9.8-27.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

7.4

3.4-15.5

10.5

4.7-21.8

39.2

25.1-55.3

15.3

8.1-27.0

27.6

15.3-44.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

6.3

2.3-16.2

9.9

4.8-19.0

24.1

15.4-35.8

39.8

27.8-53.1

19.9

12.1-31.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

10.7

3.0-31.5

22.0

10.1-41.5

19.5

10.7-32.9

21.0

10.0-38.6

26.8

15.3-42.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

2.4

0.5- 9.9

16.6

8.8-29.3

36.0

23.8-50.4

22.1

13.5-34.1

22.9

12.7-37.6

Northeast NC I

3.0

0.7-12.7

19.6

10.2-34.3

34.1

19.6-52.3

18.5

9.6-32.6

24.8

13.5-41.2

Northeast NC II

5.0

1.9-12.4

11.9

6.2-21.6

33.1

21.5-47.2

31.7

20.2-45.9

18.2

11.2-28.3

Northeastern Partnership

127

4.5

2.0- 9.9

13.9

8.7-21.6

33.4

23.7-44.7

28.2

19.1-39.5

20.0

13.6-28.4

Mountain AHEC

257

5.9

2.4-13.8

10.5

6.7-15.9

27.2

19.8-36.2

34.4

23.1-47.7

22.1

15.6-30.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

456

4.6

2.4- 8.6

13.9

9.2-20.5

126

30.5

23.9-38.0

117

26.4

20.5-33.4

129

24.5

19.2-30.8

Piedmont

656

7.2

4.6-11.2

16.3

12.3-21.2

168

26.1

21.6-31.3

175

26.8

22.3-31.9

180

23.6

19.5-28.1

Western NC

407

4.7

2.3- 9.4

14.9

9.8-22.0

109

26.5

20.4-33.8

112

30.6

22.2-40.4

102

23.4

17.4-30.6

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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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