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