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	< 1 MO	1 - 3 MOS	3 - 6 MOS	6 - 12 MOS	1 - 5 YRS	5 - 15 YRS	>= 15 YRS	IRREG-ULAR SMOKER	UNK/REF	TOTAL
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	N
AGE GROUP	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	27
18-24
25-34	5.2	8.4	7.1	2.9	43.8	28.4	2.9	1.2	0	78
35-44	3.1	1.1	1.4	3.0	22.1	35.9	31.2	2.3	0	117
45-54	0.9	1.1	3.6	4.8	14.6	30.8	43.8	0	0.5	131
55-64	0	1.9	1.7	6.7	17.6	24.3	44.5	3.2	0	121
65 +	2.0	0.9	0.3	1.3	9.6	26.3	58.6	1.0	0	192
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	8
SEX	1.9	2.1	1.2	4.6	18.6	26.5	42.2	2.8	0.2	323
MALE
FEMALE	2.0	3.6	4.8	4.5	22.3	27.9	33.8	1.1	0	351
RACE GROUPED	1.9	3.0	3.0	4.1	20.1	25.8	39.7	2.2	0.1	624
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	23
HISPANIC	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	17
OTHER	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	6
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	4
INCOME	6.1	5.1	6.1	1.9	18.3	33.2	27.7	1.5	0	65
< $15,000
$15-$24,999	2.8	4.5	1.7	1.7	19.5	28.3	40.2	1.3	0	91
$25-$49,999	0.8	3.3	5.8	6.2	21.9	24.3	35.9	1.5	0.3	219
$50-$74,999	1.8	1.8	0	4.8	24.0	28.1	39.4	0	0	113
>=$75,000	1.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	14.2	32.5	40.3	6.3	0	93
UNK/REF	2.4	1.3	0	6.5	20.6	21.7	45.6	2.0	0	93
EDUCATION LEVEL	0	4.4	3.5	3.7	21.9	30.2	34.6	1.7	0	67
LESS THAN H.S. GRADUATE
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED	2.6	3.7	4.5	5.6	17.5	25.6	39.2	1.4	0	264
SOME COLLEGE OR TECH SCHOOL	2.2	1.6	1.8	2.7	28.8	23.1	36.6	2.8	0.3	188
COLLEGE GRADUATE	1.4	1.7	0.9	5.4	14.8	32.5	41.1	2.2	0	154
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	1
MARITAL STATUS	1.7	2.4	2.0	4.8	19.5	27.6	40.3	1.6	0	433
MARRIED
UNMARRIED	2.5	3.7	5.3	3.5	22.8	25.8	32.8	3.1	0.3	238
UNK/REF	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS	1.8	2.8	2.9	5.9	23.2	28.9	32.8	1.5	0.2	387
EMPLOYED
NOT EMPLOYED	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	24
STUDENT/HOMEMAKER	6.0	0	4.5	1.4	31.8	18.6	30.0	7.7	0	58
RETIRED/UNABLE TO WORK	1.3	2.3	0.6	3.0	11.3	25.9	54.1	1.6	0	205
GRAND TOTAL	1.9	2.8	2.8	4.6	20.3	27.1	38.4	2.0	0.1	674

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, 2000

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