BRFSS 2003 - Franklin/Granville/Vance 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 Franklin/Granville/Vance 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
-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
GENDER
Male	170	37	21.2	13.6-31.5	19	7.9	4.3-14.1	28	28.2	13.5-49.6	58	29.2	19.6-41.0	28	13.5	8.4-21.0
Female	293	61	21.6	16.2-28.1	32	13.3	8.7-19.8	73	27.8	21.0-35.7	73	21.3	16.3-27.3	54	16.1	11.9-21.4
RACE
White	283	65	25.6	19.2-33.2	31	11.7	7.4-18.0	60	20.6	14.7-28.1	88	30.8	24.0-38.4	39	11.4	7.9-16.0
Other	179	32	15.5	9.6-24.1	20	9.2	5.2-15.8	41	37.8	21.2-57.8	43	18.3	11.1-28.6	43	19.2	12.3-28.8
AGE
18-44	182	47	21.9	14.8-31.1	22	10.7	6.2-18.0	45	34.1	19.8-52.1	41	21.6	13.8-32.1	27	11.7	7.3-18.4
45+	281	51	20.8	14.8-28.5	29	10.4	6.7-15.9	56	20.7	15.1-27.7	90	29.7	23.7-36.4	55	18.4	13.7-24.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	277	58	21.4	14.9-29.7	27	9.2	5.6-14.6	58	30.7	18.0-47.2	70	19.0	13.6-25.9	64	19.7	14.1-27.0
Some College +	182	40	22.1	15.3-30.8	24	13.3	7.8-21.6	43	24.2	16.1-34.8	58	33.8	24.6-44.5	17	6.6	3.9-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	262	56	18.7	13.0-26.2	29	10.0	6.3-15.4	58	34.9	21.4-51.3	66	19.5	13.7-26.8	53	17.0	11.7-24.0
$50,000+	87	21	29.9	17.3-46.6	14	12.7	6.5-23.2	18	12.6	7.3-21.1	25	36.2	22.0-53.3	9	8.6	4.1-17.1
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
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
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
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

-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

GENDER

Male

170

21.2

13.6-31.5

7.9

4.3-14.1

28.2

13.5-49.6

29.2

19.6-41.0

13.5

8.4-21.0

Female

293

21.6

16.2-28.1

13.3

8.7-19.8

27.8

21.0-35.7

21.3

16.3-27.3

16.1

11.9-21.4

RACE

White

283

25.6

19.2-33.2

11.7

7.4-18.0

20.6

14.7-28.1

30.8

24.0-38.4

11.4

7.9-16.0

Other

179

15.5

9.6-24.1

9.2

5.2-15.8

37.8

21.2-57.8

18.3

11.1-28.6

19.2

12.3-28.8

AGE

18-44

182

21.9

14.8-31.1

10.7

6.2-18.0

34.1

19.8-52.1

21.6

13.8-32.1

11.7

7.3-18.4

45+

281

20.8

14.8-28.5

10.4

6.7-15.9

20.7

15.1-27.7

29.7

23.7-36.4

18.4

13.7-24.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

277

21.4

14.9-29.7

9.2

5.6-14.6

30.7

18.0-47.2

19.0

13.6-25.9

19.7

14.1-27.0

Some College +

182

22.1

15.3-30.8

13.3

7.8-21.6

24.2

16.1-34.8

33.8

24.6-44.5

6.6

3.9-11.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

262

18.7

13.0-26.2

10.0

6.3-15.4

34.9

21.4-51.3

19.5

13.7-26.8

17.0

11.7-24.0

$50,000+

29.9

17.3-46.6

12.7

6.5-23.2

12.6

7.3-21.1

36.2

22.0-53.3

8.6

4.1-17.1

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

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

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

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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