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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 18 |
| 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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 32 |
| 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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 4 |
| 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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 4 |
| 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 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 5 |
--- 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
