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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2002
M14.3 ABOUT HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU LAST SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY?
DENOMINATOR IS RESPONDENTS THAT HAVE SMOKED 100 CIGARETTES AND CURRENTLY DO NOT SMOKE

  PERCENTS  
CATEGORIES PAST MONTH PAST 3 MOS PAST 6 MOS PAST YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS 10+ YEARS UNK/REF TOTAL
AGE GROUP

      18-24
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 38
      25-34 2.5 4.0 3.8 7.2 41.2 27.7 13.6 0 138
      35-44 1.8 2.3 4.6 5.5 26.8 19.6 39.4 0 180
      45-54 1.6 1.7 2.8 4.1 13.4 13.5 62.4 0.6 272
      55-64 2.3 0.1 0.5 1.8 14.6 7.4 73.3 0 273
      65-74 1.4 0 0.7 1.1 9.6 8.6 78.1 0.5 197
      75 + 0 0.5 0 1.6 4.7 9.5 82.5 1.1 152
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 6
SEX

      MALE
2.5 1.5 3.7 2.4 16.8 13.5 58.9 0.6 613
      FEMALE 1.9 1.3 1.7 6.4 22.4 12.9 53.5 0 643
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC
2.4 1.2 2.7 3.8 18.9 13.5 57.3 0.2 1,129
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 0.8 0 2.8 6.7 19.4 14.4 55.9 0 55
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31
      HISPANIC *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29
      REFUSED *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000
2.3 0.6 0.6 7.9 24.6 10.6 52.2 1.1 118
      $15-$24,999 3.1 2.1 3.2 3.9 20.9 10.2 56.6 0 182
      $25-$49,999 4.4 0.6 3.4 3.9 21.6 15.8 50.0 0.4 370
      $50-$74,999 1.2 2.3 2.4 4.3 21.0 10.9 58.0 0 229
      >=$75,000 0.5 0.6 2.4 3.1 12.8 16.4 64.3 0 202
      UNK/REF 0 3.4 3.6 4.2 14.6 10.9 62.2 1.0 155
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD
2.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 19.5 10.5 61.1 1.2 141
      H S GRAD OR GED 3.2 1.4 2.9 4.8 18.5 14.7 53.9 0.6 456
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 1.8 2.4 2.5 6.1 20.5 12.5 54.1 0 314
      COLLEGE GRAD 1.2 0.5 3.5 2.4 18.9 13.2 60.3 0 343
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 2
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED
1.5 1.7 2.1 3.7 18.1 13.9 58.6 0.5 757
      UNMARRIED 4.1 0.9 4.5 5.3 21.7 11.8 51.8 0 498
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED
2.5 1.4 4.4 4.4 21.4 14.9 50.6 0.4 699
      NOT EMPLOYED *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 1.8 2.0 2.0 5.0 27.9 18.8 42.4 0 100
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 1.9 0.2 0.3 3.2 11.3 8.2 74.5 0.4 413
      UNK/REF *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 3

--- ALL ---
2.2 1.4 2.8 4.1 19.2 13.2 56.6 0.3 1,256

 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

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