| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| M14.1 HOW OLD WERE YOU THE FIRST TIME YOU SMOKED A CIGARETTE, EVEN ONE OR TWO PUFFS? |
| DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE SMOKED 100 CIGARETTES |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
10 OR LESS
11 - 13
14 - 17
18+
UNK/NOT SURE
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 13.4
21.0
54.6
11.0
0
212
25-34
9.7
25.4
45.1
19.2
0.6
435
35-44
13.4
23.0
42.4
20.3
0.8
599
45-54
10.0
15.1
43.5
30.4
0.9
610
55-64
8.9
18.9
34.3
35.7
2.2
460
65-74
10.9
10.7
40.6
32.6
5.2
290
75 +
6.1
9.6
36.1
42.4
5.8
199
UNK/REF
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SEX
MALE 13.9
20.9
41.7
22.3
1.3
1,278
FEMALE
7.1
16.8
44.2
29.8
2.0
1,545
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 10.8
20.2
42.9
24.4
1.7
2,492
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
8.4
9.2
42.1
39.6
0.6
125
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
11.1
19.7
37.9
28.5
2.7
102
HISPANIC
11.2
8.0
45.7
34.0
1.0
72
REFUSED
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INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 11.9
18.1
41.6
25.6
2.7
300
$15-$24,999
12.0
17.5
42.2
26.2
2.0
481
$25-$49,999
12.0
21.0
41.6
24.7
0.7
911
$50-$74,999
7.5
22.2
44.2
24.8
1.3
467
>=$75,000
9.4
16.8
41.7
31.5
0.6
351
UNK/REF
10.8
14.0
47.6
23.0
4.6
313
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 15.6
22.0
46.7
13.4
2.3
399
H S GRAD OR GED
12.3
18.4
43.5
23.9
1.9
1,102
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
8.1
21.4
39.5
29.3
1.7
738
COLLEGE GRAD
7.7
14.9
43.1
33.9
0.4
580
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 10.0
17.9
43.4
27.1
1.6
1,494
UNMARRIED
11.8
20.6
42.1
23.9
1.6
1,325
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 10.1
21.8
42.7
24.8
0.6
1,758
NOT EMPLOYED
13.7
22.4
42.9
19.5
1.5
149
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
10.8
14.8
51.5
19.3
3.6
241
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
11.4
11.4
39.7
33.8
3.8
670
UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 10.7
19.0
42.8
25.8
1.6
2,823
| 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, 2002 |