BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (In some states, the tax is as little as three cents a pack or as high as one dollar and fifty cents. The national average is currently $0.59. <br> How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes would you be willing to support if all the money raised was used to fund smoking prevention programs for our youth and/or help balance the budget?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

Tobacco Tax

In some states, the tax is as little as three cents a pack or as high as one dollar and fifty cents. The national average is currently $0.59.
How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes would you be willing to support if all the money raised was u sed to fund smoking prevention programs for our youth and/or help balance the budget?

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	Total Respond.^	<$0.25-$0.49	$0.50-$1.00	>$1.00	No tax	DNK/Not sure
North Carolina	9,178	2,136	24.1	22.7-25.6	1,100	11.9	10.9-13.0	2,154	24.2	22.8-25.6	2,253	23.2	21.8-24.5	1,535	16.6	15.4-17.9
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	406	96	26.0	21.0-31.7	41	12.8	8.0-19.9	64	15.9	11.6-21.3	122	26.8	22.0-32.2	83	18.5	14.6-23.2
GENDER
Male	122	33	27.7	19.1-38.3	10	13.0	5.0-29.8	18	15.7	8.5-27.0	35	26.8	18.5-37.1	26	16.9	11.0-25.1
Female	284	63	24.7	19.4-30.9	31	12.7	8.6-18.5	46	16.0	11.7-21.6	87	26.8	21.6-32.7	57	19.8	15.0-25.5
RACE
White	253	63	30.5	24.0-37.9	26	11.8	7.7-17.7	41	14.9	10.6-20.6	73	26.2	20.6-32.8	50	16.6	12.4-21.8
Other	153	33	19.2	12.9-27.5	15	14.4	5.8-31.7	23	17.3	9.7-29.0	49	27.6	19.5-37.5	33	21.5	14.4-30.8
AGE
18-44	145	46	31.3	23.2-40.8	18	11.2	6.5-18.5	24	18.8	11.3-29.6	36	23.8	16.6-32.9	21	14.9	9.3-22.8
45+	260	50	21.9	16.2-29.0	22	13.6	6.7-25.8	40	13.6	9.6-18.9	86	29.3	23.1-36.3	62	21.5	16.4-27.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	256	56	23.3	17.7-30.0	19	7.4	4.6-11.9	35	16.0	10.3-24.0	85	30.8	24.5-37.9	61	22.5	17.2-28.9
Some College +	150	40	30.5	21.6-41.0	22	21.8	11.4-37.5	29	15.7	10.4-23.0	37	20.2	13.8-28.5	22	11.9	7.4-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	270	63	24.3	18.6-31.0	33	15.0	8.5-25.1	42	16.6	11.0-24.2	77	25.7	19.7-32.6	55	18.5	13.7-24.6
$50,000+	59	15	26.3	16.1-40.1	4	10.3	3.5-26.2	13	22.1	12.6-35.7	20	32.1	20.6-46.2	7	9.3	4.2-19.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	98	23.2	18.9-28.3	69	16.1	12.2-20.9	117	26.3	21.7-31.4	102	22.2	18.0-27.1	60	12.2	9.0-16.3
Guilford	436	104	24.2	19.6-29.5	60	14.6	10.8-19.3	118	26.4	21.8-31.6	97	23.0	18.6-28.1	57	11.8	8.7-15.8
Mecklenburg	439	100	23.3	18.6-28.8	60	15.3	10.9-21.0	135	27.8	22.9-33.3	84	18.0	13.9-22.8	60	15.6	11.7-20.5
Orange	446	86	20.2	15.3-26.1	82	13.6	10.4-17.5	157	40.2	32.6-48.2	70	16.3	11.2-23.3	51	9.7	7.0-13.4
Wake	443	94	19.1	15.2-23.7	84	16.7	13.2-20.9	120	28.6	23.7-34.1	81	18.4	14.3-23.3	64	17.2	12.9-22.6
Chatham/Lee	388	87	20.5	16.0-25.9	38	8.6	6.1-12.1	95	23.9	18.9-29.7	88	25.1	19.4-31.8	80	21.9	17.1-27.6
Nash/Wilson	365	99	28.3	22.9-34.4	31	8.9	5.8-13.3	75	21.0	16.5-26.4	102	26.1	21.3-31.6	58	15.7	11.9-20.5
Craven/Pamlico	440	101	24.5	19.8-29.9	58	13.6	10.2-17.9	95	20.8	16.7-25.6	120	27.0	22.1-32.4	66	14.1	10.6-18.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	419	114	31.6	25.6-38.2	36	8.0	5.4-11.9	54	12.4	9.2-16.4	140	31.4	26.5-36.8	75	16.6	13.0-21.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	442	112	25.6	20.9-30.9	50	14.3	8.9-22.2	99	21.1	16.7-26.1	106	24.5	19.8-29.9	75	14.6	11.0-19.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	463	98	21.4	16.5-27.3	51	10.6	7.4-14.9	101	28.0	19.0-39.1	131	25.3	19.8-31.7	82	14.8	11.2-19.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	93	18.9	13.8-25.4	57	19.5	9.5-36.0	117	24.1	18.4-31.0	79	15.4	11.2-20.9	73	22.0	13.2-34.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	458	118	25.5	21.2-30.4	46	9.3	6.8-12.6	89	20.5	16.3-25.3	126	27.6	23.0-32.6	79	17.2	13.3-21.8
Northeast NC I	448	102	23.2	18.6-28.6	61	12.4	9.4-16.3	78	19.1	14.9-24.1	119	24.8	20.2-30.0	88	20.5	14.4-28.4
Northeast NC II	498	119	26.1	21.5-31.3	43	9.3	6.6-13.0	108	23.2	18.9-28.2	142	25.0	21.0-29.5	86	16.3	12.7-20.8
Northeastern Partnership	946	221	25.1	21.6-28.9	104	10.4	8.3-13.0	186	21.8	18.5-25.4	261	24.9	21.8-28.3	174	17.8	14.4-21.7
Mountain AHEC	1,277	285	24.7	20.5-29.5	170	12.5	10.0-15.5	348	27.1	23.7-30.8	271	21.6	18.4-25.1	203	14.2	11.7-17.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,212	773	25.5	23.0-28.3	341	10.8	9.1-12.8	660	22.0	19.6-24.5	872	24.6	22.2-27.3	566	17.1	14.9-19.5
Piedmont	3,941	897	23.4	21.5-25.4	512	12.5	11.1-14.1	980	25.0	23.0-27.1	916	22.6	20.7-24.5	636	16.5	14.8-18.3
Western NC	2,025	466	24.1	20.9-27.7	247	11.9	9.7-14.5	514	25.5	22.7-28.5	465	22.4	19.7-25.3	333	16.1	13.6-18.9

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

DNK/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,178

2,136

24.1

22.7-25.6

1,100

11.9

10.9-13.0

2,154

24.2

22.8-25.6

2,253

23.2

21.8-24.5

1,535

16.6

15.4-17.9

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

406

26.0

21.0-31.7

12.8

8.0-19.9

15.9

11.6-21.3

122

26.8

22.0-32.2

18.5

14.6-23.2

GENDER

Male

122

27.7

19.1-38.3

13.0

5.0-29.8

15.7

8.5-27.0

26.8

18.5-37.1

16.9

11.0-25.1

Female

284

24.7

19.4-30.9

12.7

8.6-18.5

16.0

11.7-21.6

26.8

21.6-32.7

19.8

15.0-25.5

RACE

White

253

30.5

24.0-37.9

11.8

7.7-17.7

14.9

10.6-20.6

26.2

20.6-32.8

16.6

12.4-21.8

Other

153

19.2

12.9-27.5

14.4

5.8-31.7

17.3

9.7-29.0

27.6

19.5-37.5

21.5

14.4-30.8

AGE

18-44

145

31.3

23.2-40.8

11.2

6.5-18.5

18.8

11.3-29.6

23.8

16.6-32.9

14.9

9.3-22.8

45+

260

21.9

16.2-29.0

13.6

6.7-25.8

13.6

9.6-18.9

29.3

23.1-36.3

21.5

16.4-27.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

256

23.3

17.7-30.0

7.4

4.6-11.9

16.0

10.3-24.0

30.8

24.5-37.9

22.5

17.2-28.9

Some College +

150

30.5

21.6-41.0

21.8

11.4-37.5

15.7

10.4-23.0

20.2

13.8-28.5

11.9

7.4-18.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

270

24.3

18.6-31.0

15.0

8.5-25.1

16.6

11.0-24.2

25.7

19.7-32.6

18.5

13.7-24.6

$50,000+

26.3

16.1-40.1

10.3

3.5-26.2

22.1

12.6-35.7

32.1

20.6-46.2

9.3

4.2-19.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

23.2

18.9-28.3

16.1

12.2-20.9

117

26.3

21.7-31.4

102

22.2

18.0-27.1

12.2

9.0-16.3

Guilford

436

104

24.2

19.6-29.5

14.6

10.8-19.3

118

26.4

21.8-31.6

23.0

18.6-28.1

11.8

8.7-15.8

Mecklenburg

439

100

23.3

18.6-28.8

15.3

10.9-21.0

135

27.8

22.9-33.3

18.0

13.9-22.8

15.6

11.7-20.5

Orange

446

20.2

15.3-26.1

13.6

10.4-17.5

157

40.2

32.6-48.2

16.3

11.2-23.3

9.7

7.0-13.4

Wake

443

19.1

15.2-23.7

16.7

13.2-20.9

120

28.6

23.7-34.1

18.4

14.3-23.3

17.2

12.9-22.6

Chatham/Lee

388

20.5

16.0-25.9

8.6

6.1-12.1

23.9

18.9-29.7

25.1

19.4-31.8

21.9

17.1-27.6

Nash/Wilson

365

28.3

22.9-34.4

8.9

5.8-13.3

21.0

16.5-26.4

102

26.1

21.3-31.6

15.7

11.9-20.5

Craven/Pamlico

440

101

24.5

19.8-29.9

13.6

10.2-17.9

20.8

16.7-25.6

120

27.0

22.1-32.4

14.1

10.6-18.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

419

114

31.6

25.6-38.2

8.0

5.4-11.9

12.4

9.2-16.4

140

31.4

26.5-36.8

16.6

13.0-21.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

442

112

25.6

20.9-30.9

14.3

8.9-22.2

21.1

16.7-26.1

106

24.5

19.8-29.9

14.6

11.0-19.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

463

21.4

16.5-27.3

10.6

7.4-14.9

101

28.0

19.0-39.1

131

25.3

19.8-31.7

14.8

11.2-19.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

18.9

13.8-25.4

19.5

9.5-36.0

117

24.1

18.4-31.0

15.4

11.2-20.9

22.0

13.2-34.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

458

118

25.5

21.2-30.4

9.3

6.8-12.6

20.5

16.3-25.3

126

27.6

23.0-32.6

17.2

13.3-21.8

Northeast NC I

448

102

23.2

18.6-28.6

12.4

9.4-16.3

19.1

14.9-24.1

119

24.8

20.2-30.0

20.5

14.4-28.4

Northeast NC II

498

119

26.1

21.5-31.3

9.3

6.6-13.0

108

23.2

18.9-28.2

142

25.0

21.0-29.5

16.3

12.7-20.8

Northeastern Partnership

946

221

25.1

21.6-28.9

104

10.4

8.3-13.0

186

21.8

18.5-25.4

261

24.9

21.8-28.3

174

17.8

14.4-21.7

Mountain AHEC

1,277

285

24.7

20.5-29.5

170

12.5

10.0-15.5

348

27.1

23.7-30.8

271

21.6

18.4-25.1

203

14.2

11.7-17.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,212

773

25.5

23.0-28.3

341

10.8

9.1-12.8

660

22.0

19.6-24.5

872

24.6

22.2-27.3

566

17.1

14.9-19.5

Piedmont

3,941

897

23.4

21.5-25.4

512

12.5

11.1-14.1

980

25.0

23.0-27.1

916

22.6

20.7-24.5

636

16.5

14.8-18.3

Western NC

2,025

466

24.1

20.9-27.7

247

11.9

9.7-14.5

514

25.5

22.7-28.5

465

22.4

19.7-25.3

333

16.1

13.6-18.9

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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