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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	450	20	4.3	2.1- 8.5	70	13.9	9.3-20.4	123	25.8	20.0-32.5	117	30.0	22.0-39.5	120	26.0	19.7-33.5
Female	599	43	5.3	3.5- 8.1	58	12.4	8.6-17.4	112	21.2	16.7-26.5	133	22.3	18.0-27.2	253	38.8	33.3-44.6
RACE
White	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
African American	33	1	1.2	0.2- 8.8	3	5.3	1.4-18.0	5	22.8	7.3-52.7	6	6.8	2.4-18.0	18	63.8	36.8-84.3
Other Minorities	59	3	0.9	0.2- 3.2	6	7.9	2.6-22.0	20	18.3	8.3-35.9	6	24.8	5.1-66.9	24	48.1	21.3-76.0
AGE
18-24	72	1	5.8	0.8-31.1	11	14.8	7.3-27.9	25	35.1	22.6-50.2	27	25.5	15.8-38.4	8	18.7	7.8-38.6
25-34	119	5	1.6	0.5- 5.5	10	5.6	2.2-13.3	45	33.5	19.2-51.5	24	35.9	16.2-61.9	35	23.4	12.2-40.2
35-44	178	12	4.9	2.3- 9.9	21	10.5	5.8-18.1	47	25.0	17.0-35.2	43	31.2	20.5-44.4	55	28.5	18.7-40.8
45-54	216	7	2.0	0.8- 4.7	27	19.8	10.1-35.1	37	13.2	8.2-20.5	54	23.2	15.7-32.8	91	41.9	32.1-52.4
55-64	186	10	5.3	2.2-12.0	28	14.8	9.4-22.5	31	20.5	12.7-31.4	44	23.6	15.9-33.6	73	35.8	25.6-47.4
65-74	194	22	9.7	5.4-17.0	25	11.5	7.0-18.2	33	18.9	12.5-27.4	40	21.8	14.7-31.3	74	38.1	29.5-47.5
75+	79	6	8.2	2.9-20.8	5	13.7	3.9-38.4	15	21.1	10.9-36.7	16	19.8	11.1-33.0	37	37.2	24.6-51.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	190	10	2.8	1.2- 6.2	38	18.8	11.7-28.7	55	21.9	13.9-32.6	37	31.5	16.5-51.8	50	25.0	15.0-38.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	341	19	2.8	1.5- 5.1	44	17.0	10.3-26.6	66	23.8	17.6-31.3	87	25.5	19.4-32.8	125	30.9	23.9-39.1
Some Post-H.S.	292	14	6.2	2.4-15.2	30	8.0	4.9-12.8	74	28.8	21.1-37.8	72	24.0	17.9-31.4	102	33.0	25.3-41.9
College Graduate	223	20	9.1	5.3-15.3	16	6.7	3.3-13.4	37	17.6	12.1-24.8	54	26.0	18.7-34.9	96	40.6	32.4-49.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	162	4	1.0	0.3- 3.4	32	23.3	13.5-37.1	36	27.9	18.8-39.4	32	17.2	11.0-25.9	58	30.6	22.0-40.7
$15,000- 24,999	241	10	2.3	0.9- 5.7	26	15.1	7.8-27.3	62	23.4	16.1-32.7	64	26.1	17.6-36.9	79	33.1	22.9-45.1
$25,000- 34,999	147	11	10.7	3.6-27.7	10	7.2	3.2-15.2	37	33.1	21.7-46.9	35	18.9	12.2-28.2	54	30.0	20.9-41.0
$35,000- 49,999	133	5	2.7	1.0- 7.1	14	9.7	5.4-16.9	29	25.6	16.7-37.2	38	31.5	21.9-43.0	47	30.4	20.8-42.1
$50,000-74,999	94	7	7.1	2.8-16.7	9	5.9	2.8-11.9	24	29.4	18.3-43.7	22	27.3	16.0-42.4	32	30.4	19.9-43.4
$75,000+	75	7	5.7	2.2-14.1	12	15.3	7.4-28.9	9	10.1	4.3-22.0	15	22.3	11.4-39.2	32	46.4	32.0-61.5
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

450

4.3

2.1- 8.5

13.9

9.3-20.4

123

25.8

20.0-32.5

117

30.0

22.0-39.5

120

26.0

19.7-33.5

Female

599

5.3

3.5- 8.1

12.4

8.6-17.4

112

21.2

16.7-26.5

133

22.3

18.0-27.2

253

38.8

33.3-44.6

RACE

White

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

African American

1.2

0.2- 8.8

5.3

1.4-18.0

22.8

7.3-52.7

6.8

2.4-18.0

63.8

36.8-84.3

Other Minorities

0.9

0.2- 3.2

7.9

2.6-22.0

18.3

8.3-35.9

24.8

5.1-66.9

48.1

21.3-76.0

AGE

18-24

5.8

0.8-31.1

14.8

7.3-27.9

35.1

22.6-50.2

25.5

15.8-38.4

18.7

7.8-38.6

25-34

119

1.6

0.5- 5.5

5.6

2.2-13.3

33.5

19.2-51.5

35.9

16.2-61.9

23.4

12.2-40.2

35-44

178

4.9

2.3- 9.9

10.5

5.8-18.1

25.0

17.0-35.2

31.2

20.5-44.4

28.5

18.7-40.8

45-54

216

2.0

0.8- 4.7

19.8

10.1-35.1

13.2

8.2-20.5

23.2

15.7-32.8

41.9

32.1-52.4

55-64

186

5.3

2.2-12.0

14.8

9.4-22.5

20.5

12.7-31.4

23.6

15.9-33.6

35.8

25.6-47.4

65-74

194

9.7

5.4-17.0

11.5

7.0-18.2

18.9

12.5-27.4

21.8

14.7-31.3

38.1

29.5-47.5

75+

8.2

2.9-20.8

13.7

3.9-38.4

21.1

10.9-36.7

19.8

11.1-33.0

37.2

24.6-51.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

190

2.8

1.2- 6.2

18.8

11.7-28.7

21.9

13.9-32.6

31.5

16.5-51.8

25.0

15.0-38.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

341

2.8

1.5- 5.1

17.0

10.3-26.6

23.8

17.6-31.3

25.5

19.4-32.8

125

30.9

23.9-39.1

Some Post-H.S.

292

6.2

2.4-15.2

8.0

4.9-12.8

28.8

21.1-37.8

24.0

17.9-31.4

102

33.0

25.3-41.9

College Graduate

223

9.1

5.3-15.3

6.7

3.3-13.4

17.6

12.1-24.8

26.0

18.7-34.9

40.6

32.4-49.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

162

1.0

0.3- 3.4

23.3

13.5-37.1

27.9

18.8-39.4

17.2

11.0-25.9

30.6

22.0-40.7

$15,000- 24,999

241

2.3

0.9- 5.7

15.1

7.8-27.3

23.4

16.1-32.7

26.1

17.6-36.9

33.1

22.9-45.1

$25,000- 34,999

147

10.7

3.6-27.7

7.2

3.2-15.2

33.1

21.7-46.9

18.9

12.2-28.2

30.0

20.9-41.0

$35,000- 49,999

133

2.7

1.0- 7.1

9.7

5.4-16.9

25.6

16.7-37.2

31.5

21.9-43.0

30.4

20.8-42.1

$50,000-74,999

7.1

2.8-16.7

5.9

2.8-11.9

29.4

18.3-43.7

27.3

16.0-42.4

30.4

19.9-43.4

$75,000+

5.7

2.2-14.1

15.3

7.4-28.9

10.1

4.3-22.0

22.3

11.4-39.2

46.4

32.0-61.5

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

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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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