Table of Contents 

 
BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
*** TOBACCO INDICATORS MODULE ***
M13.3 ABOUT HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU LAST SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS WHO WERE REGULAR OR OCCASIONAL SMOKERS

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: PAST MONTH PAST 3 MOS PAST 6 MOS PAST YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS 10+ YEARS UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32
      25-34 0 7.0 4.3 11.6 49.1 17.5 10.4 0 72
      35-44 3.2 3.2 1.9 6.7 19.1 17.7 46.3 1.9 125
      45-54 0.9 1.0 1.9 4.1 24.0 10.3 57.7 0 187
      55-64 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.5 14.6 7.4 74.8 0.7 172
      65 + 0.8 1.3 0.3 2.0 11.5 7.3 74.8 1.9 243
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12
SEX

      MALE
1.8 2.0 0.9 4.4 20.9 7.9 60.9 1.3 408
      FEMALE 1.9 3.3 1.9 3.8 20.9 12.3 55.0 0.9 435
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
1.9 2.6 1.0 3.6 20.6 9.9 59.5 0.9 755
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 7
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
1.8 3.6 1.6 4.3 18.2 6.6 62.9 1.0 81
      $15-$24,999 2.6 2.9 0.4 3.9 19.1 11.8 57.9 1.5 132
      $25-$49,999 1.9 3.5 0.9 3.6 22.2 11.0 56.3 0.5 285
      $50-$74,999 2.2 2.8 0.3 6.7 20.5 9.3 57.4 0.9 144
      >=$75,000 1.5 0 5.9 4.2 18.8 8.4 61.2 0 107
      UNK/REF 0 1.4 0 2.0 24.4 8.6 59.5 4.1 94
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
2.0 0.8 0.7 2.6 23.3 7.5 60.0 3.1 87
      H S GRAD OR GED 2.4 4.6 0.9 4.1 17.6 11.5 57.9 0.9 347
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 1.5 1.2 0.4 2.5 24.8 9.3 59.5 0.8 212
      COLLEGE GRAD 0.8 1.1 3.6 6.8 21.8 8.2 56.9 0.9 197
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
0.7 1.5 0.8 4.1 19.7 9.6 62.8 0.8 491
      UNMARRIED 4.4 5.2 2.7 4.3 23.6 10.4 47.7 1.7 352
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
2.1 2.8 2.2 5.1 22.3 11.5 53.6 0.4 466
      NOT EMPLOY *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 0 6.8 0.8 2.3 31.2 13.8 43.7 1.3 71
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 1.3 0.7 0.1 2.9 15.9 6.8 70.2 2.2 282
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1

--- ALL ---
1.8 2.6 1.3 4.1 20.9 9.9 58.3 1.1 843

 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

Table of Contents