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-WHITE FEMALES

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	4,251	1,022	25.5	23.5-27.6	546	13.3	11.8-15.0	1,037	24.5	22.6-26.5	906	19.7	18.0-21.5	740	17.0	15.3-18.8
AGE
18-24	228	74	33.2	24.8-42.9	40	18.7	11.8-28.4	53	21.6	14.7-30.6	34	11.4	7.4-17.2	27	15.0	8.8-24.4
25-34	580	177	29.7	24.9-35.1	90	15.8	12.0-20.6	168	28.1	23.3-33.5	83	14.7	11.0-19.3	62	11.6	8.2-16.2
35-44	750	206	27.2	22.9-32.0	117	16.8	13.2-21.0	228	31.5	26.9-36.5	132	15.3	12.1-19.1	67	9.3	6.7-12.6
45-54	823	221	28.9	24.4-33.8	100	10.2	7.8-13.4	208	23.8	19.8-28.3	182	20.6	16.9-24.8	112	16.5	12.9-21.0
55-64	711	152	21.6	17.3-26.7	92	13.6	10.3-17.7	167	21.4	17.4-25.9	165	24.4	19.6-29.9	135	19.0	15.4-23.3
65-74	611	96	17.1	13.1-22.0	76	11.3	8.4-15.1	125	22.7	17.9-28.2	167	24.8	20.2-30.0	147	24.2	19.6-29.4
75+	519	89	16.7	12.8-21.5	29	5.2	3.0- 8.8	83	17.6	13.1-23.1	135	29.0	23.3-35.3	183	31.6	26.1-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	564	96	20.4	15.5-26.5	33	5.0	3.1- 8.2	88	15.6	11.7-20.5	170	29.5	24.0-35.8	177	29.4	24.1-35.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,252	328	25.8	22.3-29.7	136	13.1	10.3-16.5	220	17.3	14.3-20.8	302	24.7	21.2-28.5	266	19.2	16.2-22.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,136	298	28.1	24.3-32.4	136	14.1	10.9-17.9	274	24.9	21.3-28.9	262	17.5	14.8-20.7	166	15.4	12.2-19.1
College Graduate	1,291	299	25.1	21.8-28.7	241	16.6	14.0-19.5	455	34.9	31.2-38.8	170	12.8	10.5-15.6	126	10.6	8.3-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	454	78	14.6	11.0-19.2	39	8.1	5.3-12.3	85	19.5	14.5-25.7	130	31.4	24.8-38.9	122	26.3	20.8-32.6
$15,000- 24,999	721	188	27.9	22.9-33.5	96	12.9	9.5-17.3	127	18.0	14.2-22.6	165	24.2	19.7-29.3	145	17.0	13.4-21.4
$25,000- 34,999	465	119	27.5	21.3-34.8	70	17.5	12.1-24.8	111	19.4	14.9-25.0	107	23.0	17.6-29.4	58	12.5	8.6-17.9
$35,000- 49,999	568	160	27.2	22.1-33.0	76	13.4	9.9-18.0	166	31.1	25.4-37.4	97	16.2	12.1-21.3	69	12.1	8.5-17.0
$50,000-74,999	480	121	30.1	24.5-36.3	84	17.8	13.5-23.1	135	26.3	21.2-32.2	79	12.1	8.9-16.3	61	13.6	9.8-18.7
$75,000+	570	124	22.1	17.7-27.2	99	16.6	13.0-21.1	210	36.7	31.5-42.2	78	14.0	10.5-18.5	59	10.5	7.6-14.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	241	59	26.7	20.8-33.6	40	17.5	12.1-24.7	62	25.1	19.6-31.6	50	20.0	14.9-26.3	30	10.6	7.2-15.3
Guilford	197	48	24.0	17.7-31.6	28	15.1	9.9-22.4	53	24.4	18.4-31.7	36	20.1	14.3-27.5	32	16.4	11.0-23.8
Mecklenburg	180	44	26.9	20.1-34.8	29	16.8	11.5-23.8	63	32.0	25.0-39.8	17	7.5	4.5-12.2	27	16.9	11.4-24.4
Orange	234	43	19.9	12.6-30.0	53	17.6	12.3-24.4	90	41.5	30.7-53.2	33	17.4	9.1-30.8	15	3.6	2.0- 6.2
Wake	194	42	20.9	15.4-27.8	33	17.2	11.7-24.7	60	32.1	25.2-39.9	31	15.2	10.5-21.7	28	14.5	9.7-21.2
Chatham/Lee	168	44	27.4	20.3-35.9	20	12.9	8.3-19.5	41	23.5	17.2-31.2	31	18.4	12.7-26.0	32	17.8	12.1-25.5
Nash/Wilson	147	47	36.7	28.2-46.0	10	5.9	3.1-11.1	37	25.7	18.7-34.3	29	17.3	11.7-25.0	24	14.3	9.5-21.0
Craven/Pamlico	216	54	25.5	19.6-32.5	24	11.8	7.5-18.0	48	20.8	15.6-27.1	48	22.4	16.8-29.3	42	19.5	14.2-26.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	246	62	28.7	22.2-36.2	21	8.6	5.4-13.5	34	14.4	9.8-20.6	80	30.0	24.0-36.7	49	18.3	13.6-24.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	267	72	25.9	19.9-33.1	29	17.8	9.3-31.4	61	20.3	15.1-26.8	55	17.9	13.0-24.0	50	18.1	12.7-25.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	183	43	24.6	17.4-33.5	21	15.0	8.7-24.6	45	25.0	16.9-35.3	45	21.6	15.1-29.9	29	13.9	9.2-20.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	225	55	23.3	17.6-30.2	32	14.7	10.0-21.0	56	24.4	18.6-31.3	44	18.3	13.3-24.7	38	19.3	13.0-27.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	115	25	22.3	14.9-32.1	15	11.4	6.8-18.6	23	19.3	12.7-28.2	33	31.0	22.3-41.2	19	15.9	9.9-24.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	171	37	25.0	18.2-33.3	19	13.7	8.2-22.0	32	18.8	12.9-26.5	47	23.1	17.2-30.1	36	19.4	13.9-26.6
Northeast NC I	135	32	26.2	18.6-35.6	22	14.9	9.7-22.1	21	16.6	10.8-24.8	32	22.6	15.9-31.0	28	19.7	13.4-28.0
Northeast NC II	216	48	23.9	17.9-31.1	22	11.9	7.5-18.5	44	21.2	15.5-28.2	59	24.6	19.0-31.3	43	18.4	13.4-24.8
Northeastern Partnership	351	80	24.5	19.6-30.2	44	12.7	9.0-17.6	65	19.9	15.4-25.4	91	24.1	19.5-29.4	71	18.8	14.6-23.8
Mountain AHEC	722	177	25.4	21.4-29.9	99	11.9	9.2-15.2	191	28.5	24.1-33.3	135	18.2	14.6-22.4	120	16.0	13.0-19.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,289	316	28.5	24.6-32.8	140	11.3	8.9-14.2	277	21.7	18.5-25.3	309	21.2	17.9-24.8	247	17.3	14.2-20.9
Piedmont	1,795	420	24.6	21.9-27.5	258	14.3	12.1-16.9	470	25.4	22.7-28.4	356	19.0	16.7-21.6	291	16.7	14.4-19.3
Western NC	1,167	286	23.9	20.7-27.5	148	13.2	10.4-16.6	290	25.9	22.3-29.8	241	19.6	16.5-23.1	202	17.4	14.4-21.0

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

DNK/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,251

1,022

25.5

23.5-27.6

546

13.3

11.8-15.0

1,037

24.5

22.6-26.5

906

19.7

18.0-21.5

740

17.0

15.3-18.8

AGE

18-24

228

33.2

24.8-42.9

18.7

11.8-28.4

21.6

14.7-30.6

11.4

7.4-17.2

15.0

8.8-24.4

25-34

580

177

29.7

24.9-35.1

15.8

12.0-20.6

168

28.1

23.3-33.5

14.7

11.0-19.3

11.6

8.2-16.2

35-44

750

206

27.2

22.9-32.0

117

16.8

13.2-21.0

228

31.5

26.9-36.5

132

15.3

12.1-19.1

9.3

6.7-12.6

45-54

823

221

28.9

24.4-33.8

100

10.2

7.8-13.4

208

23.8

19.8-28.3

182

20.6

16.9-24.8

112

16.5

12.9-21.0

55-64

711

152

21.6

17.3-26.7

13.6

10.3-17.7

167

21.4

17.4-25.9

165

24.4

19.6-29.9

135

19.0

15.4-23.3

65-74

611

17.1

13.1-22.0

11.3

8.4-15.1

125

22.7

17.9-28.2

167

24.8

20.2-30.0

147

24.2

19.6-29.4

75+

519

16.7

12.8-21.5

5.2

3.0- 8.8

17.6

13.1-23.1

135

29.0

23.3-35.3

183

31.6

26.1-37.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

564

20.4

15.5-26.5

5.0

3.1- 8.2

15.6

11.7-20.5

170

29.5

24.0-35.8

177

29.4

24.1-35.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,252

328

25.8

22.3-29.7

136

13.1

10.3-16.5

220

17.3

14.3-20.8

302

24.7

21.2-28.5

266

19.2

16.2-22.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,136

298

28.1

24.3-32.4

136

14.1

10.9-17.9

274

24.9

21.3-28.9

262

17.5

14.8-20.7

166

15.4

12.2-19.1

College Graduate

1,291

299

25.1

21.8-28.7

241

16.6

14.0-19.5

455

34.9

31.2-38.8

170

12.8

10.5-15.6

126

10.6

8.3-13.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

454

14.6

11.0-19.2

8.1

5.3-12.3

19.5

14.5-25.7

130

31.4

24.8-38.9

122

26.3

20.8-32.6

$15,000- 24,999

721

188

27.9

22.9-33.5

12.9

9.5-17.3

127

18.0

14.2-22.6

165

24.2

19.7-29.3

145

17.0

13.4-21.4

$25,000- 34,999

465

119

27.5

21.3-34.8

17.5

12.1-24.8

111

19.4

14.9-25.0

107

23.0

17.6-29.4

12.5

8.6-17.9

$35,000- 49,999

568

160

27.2

22.1-33.0

13.4

9.9-18.0

166

31.1

25.4-37.4

16.2

12.1-21.3

12.1

8.5-17.0

$50,000-74,999

480

121

30.1

24.5-36.3

17.8

13.5-23.1

135

26.3

21.2-32.2

12.1

8.9-16.3

13.6

9.8-18.7

$75,000+

570

124

22.1

17.7-27.2

16.6

13.0-21.1

210

36.7

31.5-42.2

14.0

10.5-18.5

10.5

7.6-14.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

241

26.7

20.8-33.6

17.5

12.1-24.7

25.1

19.6-31.6

20.0

14.9-26.3

10.6

7.2-15.3

Guilford

197

24.0

17.7-31.6

15.1

9.9-22.4

24.4

18.4-31.7

20.1

14.3-27.5

16.4

11.0-23.8

Mecklenburg

180

26.9

20.1-34.8

16.8

11.5-23.8

32.0

25.0-39.8

7.5

4.5-12.2

16.9

11.4-24.4

Orange

234

19.9

12.6-30.0

17.6

12.3-24.4

41.5

30.7-53.2

17.4

9.1-30.8

3.6

2.0- 6.2

Wake

194

20.9

15.4-27.8

17.2

11.7-24.7

32.1

25.2-39.9

15.2

10.5-21.7

14.5

9.7-21.2

Chatham/Lee

168

27.4

20.3-35.9

12.9

8.3-19.5

23.5

17.2-31.2

18.4

12.7-26.0

17.8

12.1-25.5

Nash/Wilson

147

36.7

28.2-46.0

5.9

3.1-11.1

25.7

18.7-34.3

17.3

11.7-25.0

14.3

9.5-21.0

Craven/Pamlico

216

25.5

19.6-32.5

11.8

7.5-18.0

20.8

15.6-27.1

22.4

16.8-29.3

19.5

14.2-26.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

246

28.7

22.2-36.2

8.6

5.4-13.5

14.4

9.8-20.6

30.0

24.0-36.7

18.3

13.6-24.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

267

25.9

19.9-33.1

17.8

9.3-31.4

20.3

15.1-26.8

17.9

13.0-24.0

18.1

12.7-25.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

183

24.6

17.4-33.5

15.0

8.7-24.6

25.0

16.9-35.3

21.6

15.1-29.9

13.9

9.2-20.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

225

23.3

17.6-30.2

14.7

10.0-21.0

24.4

18.6-31.3

18.3

13.3-24.7

19.3

13.0-27.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

115

22.3

14.9-32.1

11.4

6.8-18.6

19.3

12.7-28.2

31.0

22.3-41.2

15.9

9.9-24.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

171

25.0

18.2-33.3

13.7

8.2-22.0

18.8

12.9-26.5

23.1

17.2-30.1

19.4

13.9-26.6

Northeast NC I

135

26.2

18.6-35.6

14.9

9.7-22.1

16.6

10.8-24.8

22.6

15.9-31.0

19.7

13.4-28.0

Northeast NC II

216

23.9

17.9-31.1

11.9

7.5-18.5

21.2

15.5-28.2

24.6

19.0-31.3

18.4

13.4-24.8

Northeastern Partnership

351

24.5

19.6-30.2

12.7

9.0-17.6

19.9

15.4-25.4

24.1

19.5-29.4

18.8

14.6-23.8

Mountain AHEC

722

177

25.4

21.4-29.9

11.9

9.2-15.2

191

28.5

24.1-33.3

135

18.2

14.6-22.4

120

16.0

13.0-19.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,289

316

28.5

24.6-32.8

140

11.3

8.9-14.2

277

21.7

18.5-25.3

309

21.2

17.9-24.8

247

17.3

14.2-20.9

Piedmont

1,795

420

24.6

21.9-27.5

258

14.3

12.1-16.9

470

25.4

22.7-28.4

356

19.0

16.7-21.6

291

16.7

14.4-19.3

Western NC

1,167

286

23.9

20.7-27.5

148

13.2

10.4-16.6

290

25.9

22.3-29.8

241

19.6

16.5-23.1

202

17.4

14.4-21.0

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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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