| BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM |
| INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002 |
| M14.2 HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED SMOKING CIGARETTES REGULARLY? |
| DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE SMOKED 100 CIGARETTES |
PERCENTS
CATEGORIES
NEVER SMOKED REGULARLY
10 OR LESS
11 - 13
14 - 17
18+
UNK/NOT SURE
TOTAL
AGE GROUP
18-24 3.8
2.1
8.6
56.0
29.6
0
212
25-34
4.1
2.1
8.1
39.8
44.8
1.0
435
35-44
6.0
3.1
9.2
39.0
42.2
0.4
599
45-54
5.2
1.8
5.4
32.3
54.2
1.1
610
55-64
3.7
1.0
4.5
29.0
60.5
1.4
460
65-74
2.2
2.1
3.9
28.5
59.2
4.1
290
75 +
6.9
1.4
1.8
19.2
65.8
5.0
199
UNK/REF
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SEX
MALE 5.4
3.0
7.2
37.2
46.3
0.9
1,278
FEMALE
3.8
0.9
5.7
35.2
52.5
1.9
1,545
RACE GROUP
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 4.9
1.8
7.1
36.6
48.5
1.2
2,492
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
3.4
3.8
0.8
28.9
62.7
0.5
125
OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP.
4.1
1.5
6.9
45.3
41.0
1.2
102
HISPANIC
2.5
4.6
1.8
28.2
58.8
4.1
72
REFUSED
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INCOME GROUP
< $15,000 1.1
3.0
9.8
36.4
46.8
3.0
300
$15-$24,999
1.5
2.8
7.8
38.5
48.0
1.5
481
$25-$49,999
4.6
2.2
7.3
35.1
50.3
0.6
911
$50-$74,999
7.7
0.9
5.1
37.5
48.8
0.1
467
>=$75,000
8.2
1.4
3.6
31.4
54.3
1.1
351
UNK/REF
3.3
2.2
5.4
40.5
43.8
4.8
313
EDUCATION
< H S GRAD 1.3
4.4
13.7
51.3
26.9
2.4
399
H S GRAD OR GED
2.6
2.7
6.4
38.2
48.7
1.4
1,102
SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH
4.6
1.0
6.0
33.5
53.4
1.5
738
COLLEGE GRAD
10.9
0.3
2.3
25.5
60.3
0.6
580
UNK/REF
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MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED 5.4
2.1
5.3
35.9
50.1
1.2
1,494
UNMARRIED
3.5
1.9
8.3
36.8
47.7
1.7
1,325
UNK/REF
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPLOYED 5.4
1.9
7.0
35.7
49.3
0.7
1,758
NOT EMPLOYED
3.6
1.6
7.8
50.2
35.0
1.7
149
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER
3.5
2.5
6.6
44.1
41.5
1.8
241
RET/UNABLE TO WORK
3.2
2.4
4.4
30.2
56.8
2.9
670
UNK/REF
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--- ALL --- 4.6
2.0
6.5
36.3
49.2
1.4
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 |