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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	829	57	6.5	4.3- 9.6	103	15.6	12.0-20.0	208	26.1	21.9-30.7	220	27.0	22.9-31.5	241	24.9	21.2-29.0
Female	986	75	6.7	4.7- 9.4	70	8.6	6.3-11.7	197	21.8	18.3-25.9	244	25.7	22.0-29.9	400	37.2	33.0-41.5
RACE
White	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
African American	292	18	3.7	1.9- 7.3	20	5.5	3.2- 9.4	50	22.8	15.4-32.4	64	26.3	19.5-34.3	140	41.7	33.9-49.9
Other Minorities	72	3	0.9	0.2- 4.7	10	27.0	13.4-46.8	14	18.1	8.9-33.3	17	24.5	13.0-41.4	28	29.5	17.5-45.2
AGE
18-24	85	5	8.5	2.7-24.2	12	19.6	9.4-36.6	34	37.8	24.8-52.7	25	28.1	17.2-42.4	9	6.0	2.3-14.6
25-34	227	18	9.7	5.4-16.7	30	17.0	11.0-25.5	53	21.6	15.1-30.1	70	32.5	24.3-42.0	56	19.1	13.7-26.1
35-44	342	20	4.9	2.6- 8.9	29	9.4	6.0-14.5	94	26.7	20.7-33.7	84	22.6	17.2-29.1	115	36.4	29.6-43.8
45-54	439	38	6.3	3.7-10.5	40	11.5	7.2-17.8	99	22.9	17.3-29.7	111	25.4	20.0-31.8	151	33.9	27.7-40.6
55-64	329	17	2.4	1.2- 4.7	39	13.7	9.2-20.0	67	24.0	18.0-31.3	83	27.0	20.7-34.3	123	32.9	26.3-40.3
65-74	225	21	8.3	4.4-15.1	12	6.1	2.9-12.3	35	17.1	11.1-25.4	56	29.7	22.2-38.5	101	38.8	30.8-47.5
75+	155	11	9.6	4.6-19.0	11	9.9	4.9-19.0	20	15.7	9.4-25.2	31	20.8	13.5-30.5	82	44.0	34.3-54.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	13	3.5	1.5- 7.9	54	20.6	14.5-28.5	75	27.1	20.2-35.2	76	27.0	20.5-34.6	85	21.8	16.1-28.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	550	34	6.7	4.2-10.6	47	12.4	8.3-18.1	144	25.8	20.8-31.4	129	24.4	19.1-30.6	196	30.8	25.6-36.4
Some Post-H.S.	426	23	5.5	2.4-12.1	43	12.1	7.7-18.6	98	25.4	19.4-32.6	113	26.8	21.2-33.4	149	30.1	24.5-36.5
College Graduate	532	62	9.8	6.9-13.7	29	7.3	4.6-11.3	86	18.6	14.1-24.1	145	27.9	23.0-33.3	210	36.5	31.0-42.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	11	6.8	2.8-15.8	21	21.0	10.7-37.2	41	19.9	12.9-29.3	30	21.3	13.4-32.0	68	31.0	22.2-41.4
$15,000- 24,999	345	17	3.9	2.0- 7.3	38	12.6	8.4-18.5	93	32.1	24.8-40.4	87	26.4	20.0-34.0	110	25.0	19.2-31.8
$25,000- 34,999	178	14	6.8	2.9-15.0	19	21.2	12.1-34.4	32	18.1	11.5-27.4	46	24.7	16.6-35.2	67	29.1	20.8-39.1
$35,000- 49,999	265	19	4.1	2.1- 7.8	16	7.1	3.6-13.6	57	27.7	20.4-36.4	74	28.7	21.6-36.9	99	32.5	25.4-40.5
$50,000-74,999	209	18	8.3	4.3-15.4	20	8.5	4.9-14.4	44	25.0	17.4-34.4	62	29.6	22.2-38.3	65	28.6	21.4-37.0
$75,000+	266	23	9.1	4.5-17.6	20	7.7	4.3-13.2	44	19.5	13.4-27.5	85	31.7	24.0-40.5	94	32.1	24.9-40.2
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 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
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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

829

6.5

4.3- 9.6

103

15.6

12.0-20.0

208

26.1

21.9-30.7

220

27.0

22.9-31.5

241

24.9

21.2-29.0

Female

986

6.7

4.7- 9.4

8.6

6.3-11.7

197

21.8

18.3-25.9

244

25.7

22.0-29.9

400

37.2

33.0-41.5

RACE

White

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

African American

292

3.7

1.9- 7.3

5.5

3.2- 9.4

22.8

15.4-32.4

26.3

19.5-34.3

140

41.7

33.9-49.9

Other Minorities

0.9

0.2- 4.7

27.0

13.4-46.8

18.1

8.9-33.3

24.5

13.0-41.4

29.5

17.5-45.2

AGE

18-24

8.5

2.7-24.2

19.6

9.4-36.6

37.8

24.8-52.7

28.1

17.2-42.4

6.0

2.3-14.6

25-34

227

9.7

5.4-16.7

17.0

11.0-25.5

21.6

15.1-30.1

32.5

24.3-42.0

19.1

13.7-26.1

35-44

342

4.9

2.6- 8.9

9.4

6.0-14.5

26.7

20.7-33.7

22.6

17.2-29.1

115

36.4

29.6-43.8

45-54

439

6.3

3.7-10.5

11.5

7.2-17.8

22.9

17.3-29.7

111

25.4

20.0-31.8

151

33.9

27.7-40.6

55-64

329

2.4

1.2- 4.7

13.7

9.2-20.0

24.0

18.0-31.3

27.0

20.7-34.3

123

32.9

26.3-40.3

65-74

225

8.3

4.4-15.1

6.1

2.9-12.3

17.1

11.1-25.4

29.7

22.2-38.5

101

38.8

30.8-47.5

75+

155

9.6

4.6-19.0

9.9

4.9-19.0

15.7

9.4-25.2

20.8

13.5-30.5

44.0

34.3-54.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

3.5

1.5- 7.9

20.6

14.5-28.5

27.1

20.2-35.2

27.0

20.5-34.6

21.8

16.1-28.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

550

6.7

4.2-10.6

12.4

8.3-18.1

144

25.8

20.8-31.4

129

24.4

19.1-30.6

196

30.8

25.6-36.4

Some Post-H.S.

426

5.5

2.4-12.1

12.1

7.7-18.6

25.4

19.4-32.6

113

26.8

21.2-33.4

149

30.1

24.5-36.5

College Graduate

532

9.8

6.9-13.7

7.3

4.6-11.3

18.6

14.1-24.1

145

27.9

23.0-33.3

210

36.5

31.0-42.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

6.8

2.8-15.8

21.0

10.7-37.2

19.9

12.9-29.3

21.3

13.4-32.0

31.0

22.2-41.4

$15,000- 24,999

345

3.9

2.0- 7.3

12.6

8.4-18.5

32.1

24.8-40.4

26.4

20.0-34.0

110

25.0

19.2-31.8

$25,000- 34,999

178

6.8

2.9-15.0

21.2

12.1-34.4

18.1

11.5-27.4

24.7

16.6-35.2

29.1

20.8-39.1

$35,000- 49,999

265

4.1

2.1- 7.8

7.1

3.6-13.6

27.7

20.4-36.4

28.7

21.6-36.9

32.5

25.4-40.5

$50,000-74,999

209

8.3

4.3-15.4

8.5

4.9-14.4

25.0

17.4-34.4

29.6

22.2-38.3

28.6

21.4-37.0

$75,000+

266

9.1

4.5-17.6

7.7

4.3-13.2

19.5

13.4-27.5

31.7

24.0-40.5

32.1

24.9-40.2

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 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

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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