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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2009
 
C11Q04 How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly? (LASTSMK1)
Denominator is respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes and do not currently smoke.

Categories Within the
past month
(less than
1 month ago)

Within the
past 3 months
(1 month but
less than
3 months ago)
Within the
past 6 months
(3 months
but less than
6 months ago)
Within the
past year
(6 months
but less than
1 year ago)
Within the
past 5 years
(1 year but
less than
5 years ago)
Within the
past 10 years
(5 years but
less than
10 years ago)
10 years or
more



Never smoked
regularly



Total
% % % % % % % % N
Age Group: *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15
      18-24
      25-34 0.3 4.7 8.1 11.5 40.5 15.6 15.7 3.6 154
      35-44 3.0 1.5 3.3 5.3 19.2 22.5 43.2 2.0 184
      45-54 0.6 2.2 2.0 4.0 16.7 16.6 56.7 1.2 474
      55-64 0.8 1.3 2.5 2.8 12.7 9.6 69.1 1.3 664
      65-74 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.1 7.1 10.8 76.3 1.5 664
      75 + 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 3.9 3.6 90.5 0.3 437
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18
Sex: 1.4 1.9 2.1 4.0 17.6 14.1 57.1 1.8 1,250
      Male
      Female 1.0 2.8 4.3 5.3 13.9 11.4 60.1 1.4 1,360
Race/Ethnicity: 1.2 2.1 2.6 4.3 15.8 13.5 58.9 1.6 2,204
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 3.4 2.3 3.0 4.2 20.2 11.3 54.8 0.8 275
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       0.0 3.2 2.5 11.5 21.5 1.2 60.2 0.0 53
      Hispanic *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 49
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29
Income Group: 1.2 8.7 6.2 6.2 18.7 11.1 45.5 2.3 230
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 1.4 3.0 5.5 5.3 15.2 10.3 58.3 1.0 445
      $25-$49,999 0.8 2.4 3.1 5.0 14.4 13.5 59.2 1.6 730
      $50-$74,999 0.1 0.8 1.7 5.1 18.9 17.2 55.2 0.9 374
      >=$75,000 1.9 1.4 1.6 3.1 14.2 12.1 63.1 2.6 471
      Unk/Ref 2.1 2.1 3.5 4.1 18.5 11.3 57.5 0.8 360
Education Level: 5.5 4.5 3.1 2.0 16.6 14.0 52.7 1.5 251
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 0.8 2.0 3.8 5.1 15.7 12.0 60.1 0.4 1,010
      Some college/Tech school 0.8 2.7 2.4 5.3 18.7 13.5 55.3 1.4 666
      College graduate 0.6 1.4 2.6 4.0 13.7 13.3 60.9 3.4 676
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 7
Marital Status: 0.8 1.5 2.6 3.8 15.2 13.5 60.7 1.9 1,483
      Married
      Unmarried 2.3 4.1 4.0 6.4 17.8 11.6 52.9 0.9 1,123
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 4
Employment Status: 1.0 3.2 3.6 5.0 18.4 15.3 51.6 1.9 1,108
      Employed
      Not employed 5.3 1.1 5.0 14.4 22.6 8.4 43.3 0.0 147
      Student/Homemaker 0.1 1.8 1.8 6.2 15.1 20.9 50.1 4.0 160
      Retired/Unable to work 1.1 1.1 2.0 1.7 11.2 8.6 73.4 1.0 1,189
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 6
Grand Totals 1.2 2.3 3.0 4.6 16.0 13.0 58.4 1.6 2,610

SOURCE: 2009 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.
                Excluding the 'Unknown/Refused' responses

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