BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC I (Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Herford, Northampton, Warren): (How old were you when you first started smoking cigarettes regularly?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC I (Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Herford, Northampton, Warren)

Tobacco Indicators

How old were you when you first started smoking cigarettes regularly?*

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	Total Respond.^	Never	14 or under	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
North Carolina	4,416	285	5.9	4.8- 7.1	476	12.9	11.2-14.7	994	24.4	22.3-26.6	1,087	25.6	23.6-27.8	1,574	31.3	29.2-33.4
-Northeast NC I	210	17	9.5	5.0-17.1	22	12.4	7.8-19.1	49	27.0	20.1-35.3	43	19.8	14.5-26.4	79	31.4	24.8-38.8
GENDER
Male	85	9	12.7	5.4-27.0	13	16.1	8.8-27.8	21	27.0	16.9-40.2	18	18.5	11.4-28.6	24	25.7	16.7-37.3
Female	125	8	6.4	2.7-14.3	9	8.8	4.4-16.9	28	27.0	18.4-37.9	25	20.9	13.9-30.3	55	36.8	28.0-46.6
RACE
White	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
Other	97	10	12.1	5.0-26.3	9	12.1	5.8-23.8	16	20.9	12.2-33.3	23	22.8	14.8-33.2	39	32.2	22.7-43.3
AGE
18-44	72	6	9.1	3.9-19.8	7	11.9	5.0-25.7	24	39.6	27.1-53.7	11	15.0	7.8-26.8	24	24.4	15.5-36.2
45+	138	11	9.7	4.0-21.8	15	12.7	7.5-20.7	25	18.5	11.6-28.0	32	23.0	16.2-31.7	55	36.2	27.5-45.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	129	12	6.8	3.6-12.6	14	12.2	6.7-21.1	32	30.2	21.0-41.3	28	20.8	14.1-29.5	43	30.0	21.8-39.7
Some College +	81	5	14.3	5.1-34.0	8	12.7	6.1-24.6	17	21.2	12.9-32.9	15	17.9	10.5-28.9	36	33.9	23.7-45.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	152	14	10.4	5.0-20.3	14	9.5	5.3-16.2	38	29.3	21.0-39.2	27	18.0	12.1-25.8	59	32.9	25.0-41.9
$50,000+	30	3	15.1	4.6-39.4	1	3.8	0.5-22.7	5	18.3	7.7-37.6	10	34.3	18.4-54.6	11	28.5	15.1-47.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	229	10	3.5	1.8- 6.7	30	14.4	9.8-20.8	49	25.2	18.8-32.8	51	23.4	17.4-30.8	89	33.5	26.7-41.0
Guilford	204	15	6.3	3.4-11.4	15	8.2	4.7-14.0	41	20.3	14.4-27.9	63	32.7	25.2-41.1	70	32.4	25.1-40.7
Mecklenburg	189	12	9.1	3.8-20.1	17	12.9	6.6-23.4	29	14.1	9.0-21.4	60	33.0	25.2-41.9	71	30.9	23.7-39.2
Orange	188	22	8.2	4.9-13.4	16	7.9	4.5-13.5	41	32.6	19.6-49.0	45	19.6	13.3-27.9	64	31.8	22.1-43.2
Wake	168	12	6.7	3.4-12.9	11	7.9	3.2-17.9	36	20.0	13.8-28.1	48	31.4	23.2-40.9	61	34.0	26.1-42.9
Chatham/Lee	188	19	7.9	4.8-12.7	17	9.3	5.2-16.1	35	18.9	13.3-26.2	49	25.8	19.1-33.8	68	38.2	30.4-46.5
Nash/Wilson	169	7	2.3	1.0- 5.1	16	9.7	5.6-16.1	35	19.5	13.7-27.1	48	29.7	22.1-38.7	63	38.7	29.8-48.4
Craven/Pamlico	237	7	2.7	1.2- 6.2	21	10.8	7.0-16.3	54	21.8	16.4-28.2	63	27.6	21.4-34.7	92	37.2	30.5-44.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	224	13	4.7	2.6- 8.2	26	13.9	9.2-20.5	56	28.7	21.8-36.8	54	21.8	16.2-28.7	75	30.9	22.8-40.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	222	10	3.6	1.8- 7.0	33	18.7	10.4-31.2	47	20.5	14.8-27.6	58	29.1	21.7-37.9	74	28.1	21.6-35.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	223	18	5.7	3.4- 9.3	19	10.7	5.8-18.7	63	34.0	25.5-43.7	36	15.7	10.8-22.5	87	33.9	26.2-42.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	228	22	7.6	4.1-13.5	24	9.4	5.4-15.8	52	20.5	13.6-29.5	54	23.2	15.3-33.4	76	39.4	23.6-57.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	239	18	8.7	4.8-15.0	30	15.0	10.1-21.8	53	20.8	15.6-27.0	55	23.7	17.7-30.8	83	31.9	25.6-38.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	195	8	2.9	1.4- 6.1	22	12.6	7.9-19.4	51	24.5	18.0-32.4	44	21.2	15.0-29.0	70	38.8	29.7-48.8
Northeast NC II	238	16	4.6	2.6- 7.9	28	12.6	8.4-18.5	54	25.0	18.7-32.6	58	25.6	19.3-33.1	82	32.2	25.3-40.0
Northeastern Partnership	448	33	6.2	4.1- 9.4	50	12.5	9.2-16.8	103	25.7	20.7-31.3	101	23.6	18.9-29.0	161	31.9	26.8-37.6
Mountain AHEC	669	45	5.8	3.5- 9.4	76	12.0	8.9-16.2	148	23.5	19.0-28.8	159	27.3	20.8-35.0	241	31.3	26.0-37.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,552	90	5.1	3.7- 7.1	175	13.3	10.6-16.5	354	25.0	21.3-29.1	373	23.7	20.4-27.4	560	32.8	29.2-36.7
Piedmont	1,815	132	6.6	5.0- 8.6	173	12.5	10.2-15.3	405	24.2	21.3-27.4	464	26.4	23.6-29.5	641	30.3	27.4-33.3
Western NC	1,049	63	4.8	3.2- 7.1	128	13.2	10.0-17.2	235	23.7	19.9-28.0	250	26.5	21.5-32.2	373	31.8	27.4-36.6

Total
Respond.^

Never

14 or under

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,416

285

5.9

4.8- 7.1

476

12.9

11.2-14.7

994

24.4

22.3-26.6

1,087

25.6

23.6-27.8

1,574

31.3

29.2-33.4

-Northeast NC I

210

9.5

5.0-17.1

12.4

7.8-19.1

27.0

20.1-35.3

19.8

14.5-26.4

31.4

24.8-38.8

GENDER

Male

12.7

5.4-27.0

16.1

8.8-27.8

27.0

16.9-40.2

18.5

11.4-28.6

25.7

16.7-37.3

Female

125

6.4

2.7-14.3

8.8

4.4-16.9

27.0

18.4-37.9

20.9

13.9-30.3

36.8

28.0-46.6

RACE

White

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

Other

12.1

5.0-26.3

12.1

5.8-23.8

20.9

12.2-33.3

22.8

14.8-33.2

32.2

22.7-43.3

AGE

18-44

9.1

3.9-19.8

11.9

5.0-25.7

39.6

27.1-53.7

15.0

7.8-26.8

24.4

15.5-36.2

45+

138

9.7

4.0-21.8

12.7

7.5-20.7

18.5

11.6-28.0

23.0

16.2-31.7

36.2

27.5-45.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

129

6.8

3.6-12.6

12.2

6.7-21.1

30.2

21.0-41.3

20.8

14.1-29.5

30.0

21.8-39.7

Some College +

14.3

5.1-34.0

12.7

6.1-24.6

21.2

12.9-32.9

17.9

10.5-28.9

33.9

23.7-45.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

152

10.4

5.0-20.3

9.5

5.3-16.2

29.3

21.0-39.2

18.0

12.1-25.8

32.9

25.0-41.9

$50,000+

15.1

4.6-39.4

3.8

0.5-22.7

18.3

7.7-37.6

34.3

18.4-54.6

28.5

15.1-47.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

229

3.5

1.8- 6.7

14.4

9.8-20.8

25.2

18.8-32.8

23.4

17.4-30.8

33.5

26.7-41.0

Guilford

204

6.3

3.4-11.4

8.2

4.7-14.0

20.3

14.4-27.9

32.7

25.2-41.1

32.4

25.1-40.7

Mecklenburg

189

9.1

3.8-20.1

12.9

6.6-23.4

14.1

9.0-21.4

33.0

25.2-41.9

30.9

23.7-39.2

Orange

188

8.2

4.9-13.4

7.9

4.5-13.5

32.6

19.6-49.0

19.6

13.3-27.9

31.8

22.1-43.2

Wake

168

6.7

3.4-12.9

7.9

3.2-17.9

20.0

13.8-28.1

31.4

23.2-40.9

34.0

26.1-42.9

Chatham/Lee

188

7.9

4.8-12.7

9.3

5.2-16.1

18.9

13.3-26.2

25.8

19.1-33.8

38.2

30.4-46.5

Nash/Wilson

169

2.3

1.0- 5.1

9.7

5.6-16.1

19.5

13.7-27.1

29.7

22.1-38.7

38.7

29.8-48.4

Craven/Pamlico

237

2.7

1.2- 6.2

10.8

7.0-16.3

21.8

16.4-28.2

27.6

21.4-34.7

37.2

30.5-44.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

224

4.7

2.6- 8.2

13.9

9.2-20.5

28.7

21.8-36.8

21.8

16.2-28.7

30.9

22.8-40.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

222

3.6

1.8- 7.0

18.7

10.4-31.2

20.5

14.8-27.6

29.1

21.7-37.9

28.1

21.6-35.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

223

5.7

3.4- 9.3

10.7

5.8-18.7

34.0

25.5-43.7

15.7

10.8-22.5

33.9

26.2-42.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

228

7.6

4.1-13.5

9.4

5.4-15.8

20.5

13.6-29.5

23.2

15.3-33.4

39.4

23.6-57.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

239

8.7

4.8-15.0

15.0

10.1-21.8

20.8

15.6-27.0

23.7

17.7-30.8

31.9

25.6-38.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

195

2.9

1.4- 6.1

12.6

7.9-19.4

24.5

18.0-32.4

21.2

15.0-29.0

38.8

29.7-48.8

Northeast NC II

238

4.6

2.6- 7.9

12.6

8.4-18.5

25.0

18.7-32.6

25.6

19.3-33.1

32.2

25.3-40.0

Northeastern Partnership

448

6.2

4.1- 9.4

12.5

9.2-16.8

103

25.7

20.7-31.3

101

23.6

18.9-29.0

161

31.9

26.8-37.6

Mountain AHEC

669

5.8

3.5- 9.4

12.0

8.9-16.2

148

23.5

19.0-28.8

159

27.3

20.8-35.0

241

31.3

26.0-37.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,552

5.1

3.7- 7.1

175

13.3

10.6-16.5

354

25.0

21.3-29.1

373

23.7

20.4-27.4

560

32.8

29.2-36.7

Piedmont

1,815

132

6.6

5.0- 8.6

173

12.5

10.2-15.3

405

24.2

21.3-27.4

464

26.4

23.6-29.5

641

30.3

27.4-33.3

Western NC

1,049

4.8

3.2- 7.1

128

13.2

10.0-17.2

235

23.7

19.9-28.0

250

26.5

21.5-32.2

373

31.8

27.4-36.6

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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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