| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001 |
| *** TOBACCO INDICATORS MODULE *** |
| M13.2 HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED SMOKING CIGARETTES REGULARLY? |
| DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE SMOKED 100 CIGARETTES |
PERCENTS
TOTALS
CATEGORIES:
NEVER SMOKED REGULARLY
10 OR LESS
11 - 15
16 - 18
19 - 24
25 OR OLDER
UNK/REF
AGE GROUP
18-24 5.0
0.6
28.0
55.7
8.0
0
2.7
172
25-34
5.9
2.8
22.5
38.2
26.5
3.4
0.8
322
35-44
4.8
2.2
19.3
43.0
19.9
8.8
2.0
433
45-54
4.2
1.5
16.1
36.9
31.7
7.6
2.0
416
55-64
1.7
1.0
16.5
38.0
31.0
7.6
4.2
291
65 +
5.1
2.9
10.1
30.9
29.9
12.4
8.8
348
UNK/REF
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SEX
MALE 5.2
2.7
19.4
42.2
23.1
4.3
3.1
927
FEMALE
3.5
0.9
17.0
36.8
27.7
10.3
3.7
1,071
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 4.2
1.7
19.3
40.5
24.8
6.6
3.0
1,761
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
3.9
0
6.9
36.7
33.3
12.1
7.0
108
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
2.7
9.3
19.4
24.9
31.7
6.9
5.2
61
HISPANIC
11.3
1.9
12.7
43.4
18.5
11.4
0.8
50
REFUSED
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INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 4.1
2.0
21.0
33.6
23.7
8.4
7.2
228
$15-$24,999
4.0
2.5
23.4
35.9
22.3
8.4
3.4
371
$25-$49,999
3.1
2.2
18.1
43.4
25.4
5.7
2.1
668
$50-$74,999
4.3
1.6
17.4
40.5
28.0
6.7
1.5
310
>=$75,000
8.1
2.0
14.2
36.5
29.3
7.7
2.2
224
UNK/REF
5.9
0
13.8
41.9
21.3
8.1
9.1
197
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 3.2
3.1
28.1
38.5
14.5
6.4
6.1
266
H S GRAD OR GED
2.8
2.0
18.9
42.1
24.8
6.4
3.0
871
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
3.9
1.8
15.8
40.9
26.7
8.0
2.9
489
COLLEGE GRAD
10.4
0.9
12.4
33.0
32.6
8.0
2.7
370
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 4.6
2.0
17.2
40.4
25.9
7.5
2.4
1,029
UNMARRIED
4.2
1.7
20.1
38.7
24.1
6.5
4.8
966
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 4.5
2.0
18.5
42.3
24.8
6.1
1.8
1,262
NOT EMPLOY
3.2
0
30.3
42.7
14.9
4.2
4.6
121
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
4.3
0.8
18.8
39.8
26.5
6.1
3.8
153
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
4.8
2.6
14.1
31.2
29.1
11.0
7.3
458
UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 4.4
1.9
18.3
39.7
25.2
7.1
3.4
1,998
| NOTES: Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers. *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent. SOURCE: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001 |