BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (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?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Tax-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	1,809	403	22.8	19.8-26.0	202	10.8	8.9-13.1	369	23.3	20.2-26.8	560	30.1	26.9-33.5	275	13.0	10.8-15.4
GENDER
Male	578	121	22.2	17.3-27.9	63	9.4	6.6-13.1	115	23.6	18.4-29.9	183	30.5	25.1-36.4	96	14.4	10.7-19.0
Female	1,231	282	23.2	19.8-27.1	139	11.9	9.4-15.0	254	23.1	19.6-27.0	377	29.8	26.0-34.0	179	11.9	9.6-14.7
AGE
18-24	138	45	29.9	20.0-42.2	22	12.8	7.4-21.1	31	25.8	16.1-38.6	29	25.8	15.3-40.0	11	5.7	2.7-11.8
25-34	280	78	28.4	21.3-36.9	40	12.0	8.0-17.8	67	27.4	19.8-36.5	68	22.0	16.1-29.3	27	10.1	5.7-17.2
35-44	362	91	20.2	15.0-26.7	45	10.2	6.5-15.7	84	29.0	22.4-36.6	93	26.8	20.5-34.3	49	13.8	9.1-20.5
45-54	402	99	24.0	18.0-31.3	46	14.9	10.0-21.7	80	19.5	14.2-26.2	141	35.1	28.6-42.3	36	6.4	4.1-10.0
55-64	282	53	19.3	13.6-26.6	25	6.8	4.0-11.3	66	21.8	15.5-29.8	95	38.1	29.9-46.9	43	14.1	9.3-20.8
65-74	196	24	13.7	7.9-22.9	18	6.5	3.3-12.7	18	7.2	3.5-14.1	78	41.2	31.1-52.0	58	31.4	22.0-42.6
75+	138	11	10.1	4.7-20.1	6	5.4	1.9-14.6	20	14.9	7.7-26.9	52	35.1	24.8-47.0	49	34.6	23.7-47.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	57	14.0	9.5-20.1	36	7.3	4.5-11.8	64	14.9	10.1-21.5	167	40.6	33.4-48.1	107	23.2	17.4-30.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	626	153	24.1	19.3-29.8	74	11.6	8.4-15.8	130	26.1	20.4-32.6	180	27.1	21.9-33.1	89	11.1	8.0-15.1
Some Post-H.S.	424	103	27.0	20.5-34.7	53	12.7	8.6-18.3	85	19.6	14.2-26.4	137	32.3	25.4-40.1	46	8.4	5.6-12.4
College Graduate	324	90	23.5	17.8-30.3	39	10.5	6.8-15.9	90	32.1	25.2-39.8	74	21.8	16.5-28.3	31	12.2	7.4-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	343	53	16.0	10.9-22.8	39	10.0	6.6-14.9	67	22.8	15.5-32.1	118	34.6	27.1-42.9	66	16.7	11.7-23.2
$15,000- 24,999	424	99	23.6	17.6-30.9	47	9.2	5.9-14.0	78	23.0	16.1-31.6	133	30.9	24.2-38.5	67	13.3	9.0-19.2
$25,000- 34,999	219	56	24.8	17.4-34.0	34	16.7	10.0-26.6	43	22.2	15.2-31.2	63	26.6	19.2-35.5	23	9.7	5.2-17.4
$35,000- 49,999	194	40	20.7	13.1-31.2	24	11.7	6.6-19.9	58	27.3	19.3-37.1	53	30.6	22.4-40.2	19	9.6	5.2-17.3
$50,000-74,999	116	23	18.3	10.0-31.1	21	23.4	14.3-35.9	27	22.3	13.8-33.9	33	19.6	12.7-29.1	12	16.4	8.0-30.5
$75,000+	93	27	29.5	18.9-43.0	9	5.4	2.0-13.5	28	38.2	25.9-52.2	22	17.9	10.4-29.0	7	9.1	3.2-22.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	6	24.3	10.1-48.0	5	24.7	10.4-48.2	5	14.2	5.0-34.2	11	33.2	17.7-53.4	2	3.6	0.9-13.8
Guilford	114	33	29.9	20.3-41.8	17	14.8	8.6-24.3	20	18.6	11.3-29.0	31	26.7	17.9-37.8	13	10.0	5.1-18.8
Mecklenburg	117	22	21.8	14.1-32.1	10	10.9	5.7-19.8	30	23.9	16.6-33.2	44	33.9	25.1-44.0	11	9.4	4.8-17.7
Orange	48	14	28.2	16.5-43.9	6	11.6	4.9-25.2	14	34.2	20.6-51.1	6	13.2	5.5-28.5	8	12.6	6.0-24.8
Wake	84	16	14.9	8.5-24.7	13	16.9	9.6-27.9	21	32.1	20.7-46.1	19	19.4	11.7-30.4	15	16.8	9.5-27.8
Chatham/Lee	70	18	19.4	11.1-31.5	4	5.8	2.0-15.3	16	18.2	10.1-30.6	22	46.2	29.3-64.0	10	10.5	4.9-21.0
Nash/Wilson	118	24	18.8	12.3-27.5	14	13.2	7.0-23.4	21	21.5	13.5-32.5	48	38.1	28.8-48.5	11	8.4	4.4-15.6
Craven/Pamlico	88	19	22.3	13.5-34.5	11	12.4	6.0-23.7	14	15.3	8.5-25.9	37	44.6	31.8-58.2	7	5.4	2.3-12.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	4	23.2	7.0-54.5	5	42.4	13.4-77.7	1	2.5	0.3-17.4	4	22.0	6.3-54.5	2	9.9	2.2-34.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	8	2	38.2	10.8-76.1	2	16.7	3.8-50.8	2	17.9	4.0-53.5	1	18.2	2.6-65.0	1	8.9	1.2-44.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	157	30	17.9	10.6-28.7	20	11.2	6.2-19.5	35	34.5	15.8-59.6	37	19.4	11.1-31.8	35	16.9	10.1-26.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	4	40.3	15.1-71.9	2	19.1	4.6-53.5	2	21.6	5.5-56.9	1	5.6	0.7-32.2	1	13.3	1.9-55.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	141	31	24.9	17.1-34.8	16	11.7	6.8-19.3	31	22.8	15.4-32.3	41	26.2	19.0-35.0	22	14.4	9.0-22.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	29	23.1	15.2-33.6	14	18.7	7.3-40.0	17	12.6	7.3-20.9	43	29.0	20.0-40.0	22	16.6	10.0-26.3
Northeast NC I	231	53	22.8	16.8-30.2	27	11.3	7.5-16.9	40	19.6	14.1-26.6	66	28.9	22.4-36.5	45	17.3	12.5-23.5
Northeast NC II	143	31	26.3	17.6-37.2	11	7.1	3.6-13.4	29	21.7	14.0-32.1	48	30.5	22.4-40.0	24	14.5	9.1-22.3
Northeastern Partnership	374	84	24.6	19.0-31.1	38	9.2	6.3-13.0	69	20.7	15.6-26.8	114	29.7	24.4-35.7	69	15.9	12.1-20.6
Mountain AHEC	48	12	28.2	13.4-50.0	8	17.5	7.7-34.9	10	20.1	9.5-37.7	14	30.5	16.9-48.7	4	3.7	1.3-10.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	951	211	24.2	19.9-29.0	99	9.1	6.7-12.4	184	22.4	18.2-27.3	311	30.9	26.0-36.3	146	13.3	10.3-17.1
Piedmont	789	174	21.1	17.2-25.6	91	12.0	9.2-15.5	169	23.8	19.5-28.8	231	29.9	25.6-34.6	124	13.2	10.3-16.8
Western NC	69	18	36.0	17.4-60.1	12	12.0	5.4-24.4	16	27.9	12.5-51.0	18	21.6	11.5-37.0	5	2.5	0.9- 6.7

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

DNK/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,809

403

22.8

19.8-26.0

202

10.8

8.9-13.1

369

23.3

20.2-26.8

560

30.1

26.9-33.5

275

13.0

10.8-15.4

GENDER

Male

578

121

22.2

17.3-27.9

9.4

6.6-13.1

115

23.6

18.4-29.9

183

30.5

25.1-36.4

14.4

10.7-19.0

Female

1,231

282

23.2

19.8-27.1

139

11.9

9.4-15.0

254

23.1

19.6-27.0

377

29.8

26.0-34.0

179

11.9

9.6-14.7

AGE

18-24

138

29.9

20.0-42.2

12.8

7.4-21.1

25.8

16.1-38.6

25.8

15.3-40.0

5.7

2.7-11.8

25-34

280

28.4

21.3-36.9

12.0

8.0-17.8

27.4

19.8-36.5

22.0

16.1-29.3

10.1

5.7-17.2

35-44

362

20.2

15.0-26.7

10.2

6.5-15.7

29.0

22.4-36.6

26.8

20.5-34.3

13.8

9.1-20.5

45-54

402

24.0

18.0-31.3

14.9

10.0-21.7

19.5

14.2-26.2

141

35.1

28.6-42.3

6.4

4.1-10.0

55-64

282

19.3

13.6-26.6

6.8

4.0-11.3

21.8

15.5-29.8

38.1

29.9-46.9

14.1

9.3-20.8

65-74

196

13.7

7.9-22.9

6.5

3.3-12.7

7.2

3.5-14.1

41.2

31.1-52.0

31.4

22.0-42.6

75+

138

10.1

4.7-20.1

5.4

1.9-14.6

14.9

7.7-26.9

35.1

24.8-47.0

34.6

23.7-47.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

14.0

9.5-20.1

7.3

4.5-11.8

14.9

10.1-21.5

167

40.6

33.4-48.1

107

23.2

17.4-30.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

626

153

24.1

19.3-29.8

11.6

8.4-15.8

130

26.1

20.4-32.6

180

27.1

21.9-33.1

11.1

8.0-15.1

Some Post-H.S.

424

103

27.0

20.5-34.7

12.7

8.6-18.3

19.6

14.2-26.4

137

32.3

25.4-40.1

8.4

5.6-12.4

College Graduate

324

23.5

17.8-30.3

10.5

6.8-15.9

32.1

25.2-39.8

21.8

16.5-28.3

12.2

7.4-19.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

343

16.0

10.9-22.8

10.0

6.6-14.9

22.8

15.5-32.1

118

34.6

27.1-42.9

16.7

11.7-23.2

$15,000- 24,999

424

23.6

17.6-30.9

9.2

5.9-14.0

23.0

16.1-31.6

133

30.9

24.2-38.5

13.3

9.0-19.2

$25,000- 34,999

219

24.8

17.4-34.0

16.7

10.0-26.6

22.2

15.2-31.2

26.6

19.2-35.5

9.7

5.2-17.4

$35,000- 49,999

194

20.7

13.1-31.2

11.7

6.6-19.9

27.3

19.3-37.1

30.6

22.4-40.2

9.6

5.2-17.3

$50,000-74,999

116

18.3

10.0-31.1

23.4

14.3-35.9

22.3

13.8-33.9

19.6

12.7-29.1

16.4

8.0-30.5

$75,000+

29.5

18.9-43.0

5.4

2.0-13.5

38.2

25.9-52.2

17.9

10.4-29.0

9.1

3.2-22.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

24.3

10.1-48.0

24.7

10.4-48.2

14.2

5.0-34.2

33.2

17.7-53.4

3.6

0.9-13.8

Guilford

114

29.9

20.3-41.8

14.8

8.6-24.3

18.6

11.3-29.0

26.7

17.9-37.8

10.0

5.1-18.8

Mecklenburg

117

21.8

14.1-32.1

10.9

5.7-19.8

23.9

16.6-33.2

33.9

25.1-44.0

9.4

4.8-17.7

Orange

28.2

16.5-43.9

11.6

4.9-25.2

34.2

20.6-51.1

13.2

5.5-28.5

12.6

6.0-24.8

Wake

14.9

8.5-24.7

16.9

9.6-27.9

32.1

20.7-46.1

19.4

11.7-30.4

16.8

9.5-27.8

Chatham/Lee

19.4

11.1-31.5

5.8

2.0-15.3

18.2

10.1-30.6

46.2

29.3-64.0

10.5

4.9-21.0

Nash/Wilson

118

18.8

12.3-27.5

13.2

7.0-23.4

21.5

13.5-32.5

38.1

28.8-48.5

8.4

4.4-15.6

Craven/Pamlico

22.3

13.5-34.5

12.4

6.0-23.7

15.3

8.5-25.9

44.6

31.8-58.2

5.4

2.3-12.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

23.2

7.0-54.5

42.4

13.4-77.7

2.5

0.3-17.4

22.0

6.3-54.5

9.9

2.2-34.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

38.2

10.8-76.1

16.7

3.8-50.8

17.9

4.0-53.5

18.2

2.6-65.0

8.9

1.2-44.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

157

17.9

10.6-28.7

11.2

6.2-19.5

34.5

15.8-59.6

19.4

11.1-31.8

16.9

10.1-26.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

40.3

15.1-71.9

19.1

4.6-53.5

21.6

5.5-56.9

5.6

0.7-32.2

13.3

1.9-55.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

141

24.9

17.1-34.8

11.7

6.8-19.3

22.8

15.4-32.3

26.2

19.0-35.0

14.4

9.0-22.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

23.1

15.2-33.6

18.7

7.3-40.0

12.6

7.3-20.9

29.0

20.0-40.0

16.6

10.0-26.3

Northeast NC I

231

22.8

16.8-30.2

11.3

7.5-16.9

19.6

14.1-26.6

28.9

22.4-36.5

17.3

12.5-23.5

Northeast NC II

143

26.3

17.6-37.2

7.1

3.6-13.4

21.7

14.0-32.1

30.5

22.4-40.0

14.5

9.1-22.3

Northeastern Partnership

374

24.6

19.0-31.1

9.2

6.3-13.0

20.7

15.6-26.8

114

29.7

24.4-35.7

15.9

12.1-20.6

Mountain AHEC

28.2

13.4-50.0

17.5

7.7-34.9

20.1

9.5-37.7

30.5

16.9-48.7

3.7

1.3-10.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

951

211

24.2

19.9-29.0

9.1

6.7-12.4

184

22.4

18.2-27.3

311

30.9

26.0-36.3

146

13.3

10.3-17.1

Piedmont

789

174

21.1

17.2-25.6

12.0

9.2-15.5

169

23.8

19.5-28.8

231

29.9

25.6-34.6

124

13.2

10.3-16.8

Western NC

36.0

17.4-60.1

12.0

5.4-24.4

27.9

12.5-51.0

21.6

11.5-37.0

2.5

0.9- 6.7

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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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