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 MALES

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	2,497	607	26.4	23.6-29.3	306	12.2	10.3-14.4	602	24.4	21.8-27.1	676	25.5	22.9-28.3	306	11.6	9.8-13.7
AGE
18-24	135	51	38.0	26.5-51.0	12	12.0	5.7-23.5	35	22.2	13.3-34.8	27	19.7	11.6-31.6	10	8.0	3.5-17.1
25-34	351	97	30.3	23.2-38.4	46	11.0	7.4-16.1	84	23.4	17.3-30.8	90	24.3	18.4-31.3	34	11.1	6.8-17.6
35-44	495	120	23.6	18.8-29.2	73	16.0	12.0-20.9	129	28.0	22.7-33.9	131	25.3	20.1-31.3	42	7.2	4.7-10.8
45-54	479	123	22.4	17.5-28.1	52	12.5	8.1-18.8	120	26.2	20.9-32.4	132	27.7	22.1-34.2	52	11.2	7.4-16.7
55-64	441	95	23.3	18.2-29.4	62	11.3	7.9-15.8	110	25.5	20.2-31.6	117	25.7	20.2-32.0	57	14.3	10.1-19.7
65-74	370	77	25.4	19.2-32.8	37	8.6	5.6-13.1	78	19.5	14.5-25.8	118	29.4	23.4-36.2	60	17.1	12.1-23.7
75+	218	42	21.2	14.4-30.1	23	9.3	5.5-15.3	45	18.2	12.3-26.0	57	28.8	20.8-38.3	51	22.5	15.7-31.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	323	62	25.6	17.2-36.3	27	8.6	4.9-14.7	55	13.4	9.0-19.5	105	34.4	26.3-43.5	74	18.1	12.7-25.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	701	183	27.3	22.6-32.6	71	9.5	6.5-13.5	126	21.3	16.2-27.4	227	28.1	23.3-33.4	94	13.9	10.4-18.4
Some Post-H.S.	614	169	30.7	24.7-37.4	69	11.0	7.4-16.0	145	22.9	18.2-28.5	169	24.3	19.2-30.3	62	11.1	7.5-16.0
College Graduate	853	192	22.1	18.4-26.3	139	16.9	13.4-21.0	276	32.3	28.1-36.9	172	21.0	17.3-25.2	74	7.7	5.6-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	31	13.4	7.3-23.5	12	6.1	2.7-13.2	36	23.7	15.4-34.8	69	40.0	28.8-52.3	32	16.7	9.6-27.6
$15,000- 24,999	355	85	23.6	17.1-31.6	35	9.6	5.7-15.6	69	18.5	12.7-26.2	103	31.3	23.8-40.0	63	17.0	11.3-24.7
$25,000- 34,999	264	75	36.5	27.9-46.1	33	7.9	4.6-13.3	56	17.0	11.6-24.2	65	24.1	17.1-32.8	35	14.5	8.6-23.3
$35,000- 49,999	410	99	25.7	20.1-32.3	54	12.4	8.5-17.9	94	24.2	18.4-31.0	116	25.5	19.9-32.1	47	12.1	8.3-17.3
$50,000-74,999	352	84	26.2	19.3-34.5	52	15.1	10.6-21.0	95	26.0	20.0-33.1	91	24.1	17.8-31.7	30	8.6	5.4-13.4
$75,000+	437	88	17.5	13.4-22.4	83	20.5	15.1-27.4	154	36.2	29.7-43.1	82	18.7	13.9-24.7	30	7.1	4.0-12.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	154	32	22.5	15.6-31.3	21	14.1	8.5-22.4	44	30.1	22.2-39.4	35	21.8	15.3-30.1	22	11.5	7.3-17.5
Guilford	108	22	22.1	14.4-32.4	15	15.6	8.5-26.9	39	34.2	24.9-44.9	27	23.7	15.8-33.9	5	4.4	1.8-10.4
Mecklenburg	106	26	25.6	15.9-38.7	19	22.0	11.8-37.3	34	31.0	20.6-43.9	20	17.5	10.5-27.5	7	3.8	1.7- 8.3
Orange	132	24	20.1	13.4-29.1	20	11.4	7.1-17.9	44	39.1	29.7-49.5	28	20.5	13.7-29.6	16	8.8	5.2-14.4
Wake	126	31	23.2	15.6-33.0	30	20.1	13.8-28.3	30	24.5	17.1-33.7	27	23.5	15.8-33.5	8	8.8	4.2-17.4
Chatham/Lee	114	25	23.9	14.9-36.0	13	9.5	5.0-17.2	26	24.3	15.3-36.3	33	28.6	19.7-39.4	17	13.8	8.3-22.1
Nash/Wilson	81	27	36.4	24.1-50.8	7	9.2	4.1-19.7	13	16.7	9.3-27.9	19	20.5	12.6-31.4	15	17.2	10.1-27.9
Craven/Pamlico	125	25	23.7	15.3-34.7	23	17.5	11.2-26.4	28	21.1	14.1-30.3	34	24.9	17.0-35.0	15	12.8	6.9-22.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	144	45	37.0	26.4-49.0	8	3.6	1.7- 7.4	16	9.4	5.6-15.4	56	37.0	28.1-46.9	19	12.9	8.0-20.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	155	36	24.4	17.4-33.0	18	10.1	6.2-16.1	33	22.0	15.0-31.2	48	34.0	25.7-43.5	20	9.5	5.9-14.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	100	22	26.8	16.7-40.1	10	7.9	3.5-17.0	15	15.5	8.2-27.4	43	41.3	29.6-54.0	10	8.5	4.3-15.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	136	25	21.6	13.4-33.0	17	13.3	7.4-22.8	50	35.1	26.5-44.8	28	20.2	13.5-29.2	16	9.8	5.8-16.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	22	22.2	14.1-33.0	8	9.7	4.6-19.4	17	27.4	17.0-41.2	24	29.9	19.6-42.8	9	10.7	4.6-23.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	82	26	37.6	26.3-50.4	7	9.3	4.3-19.0	9	9.9	4.8-19.3	26	30.3	20.5-42.4	14	12.8	7.4-21.3
Northeast NC I	71	15	24.9	14.2-39.8	11	15.3	8.1-27.0	14	21.5	12.2-35.1	19	22.8	14.2-34.7	12	15.5	8.0-27.9
Northeast NC II	123	38	31.6	22.7-42.1	9	7.4	3.8-14.2	33	28.1	19.6-38.4	31	21.6	14.8-30.4	12	11.3	5.4-21.9
Northeastern Partnership	194	53	30.0	22.6-38.6	20	9.3	5.7-14.8	47	26.5	19.5-34.9	50	21.9	16.2-29.0	24	12.3	7.2-20.3
Mountain AHEC	419	85	27.1	19.0-37.1	53	12.0	8.4-17.0	124	25.1	19.8-31.3	103	25.2	19.6-31.8	54	10.6	7.4-14.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	718	189	25.9	20.8-31.9	87	13.0	9.3-18.0	151	22.9	18.3-28.3	193	24.6	19.6-30.3	98	13.5	10.1-18.0
Piedmont	1,100	270	26.7	23.0-30.7	144	12.3	9.8-15.4	271	25.0	21.4-28.9	300	25.7	22.2-29.5	115	10.3	8.0-13.3
Western NC	679	148	26.0	20.0-32.9	75	10.3	7.1-14.7	180	24.5	20.1-29.5	183	26.3	21.6-31.6	93	12.9	9.5-17.3

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

DNK/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,497

607

26.4

23.6-29.3

306

12.2

10.3-14.4

602

24.4

21.8-27.1

676

25.5

22.9-28.3

306

11.6

9.8-13.7

AGE

18-24

135

38.0

26.5-51.0

12.0

5.7-23.5

22.2

13.3-34.8

19.7

11.6-31.6

8.0

3.5-17.1

25-34

351

30.3

23.2-38.4

11.0

7.4-16.1

23.4

17.3-30.8

24.3

18.4-31.3

11.1

6.8-17.6

35-44

495

120

23.6

18.8-29.2

16.0

12.0-20.9

129

28.0

22.7-33.9

131

25.3

20.1-31.3

7.2

4.7-10.8

45-54

479

123

22.4

17.5-28.1

12.5

8.1-18.8

120

26.2

20.9-32.4

132

27.7

22.1-34.2

11.2

7.4-16.7

55-64

441

23.3

18.2-29.4

11.3

7.9-15.8

110

25.5

20.2-31.6

117

25.7

20.2-32.0

14.3

10.1-19.7

65-74

370

25.4

19.2-32.8

8.6

5.6-13.1

19.5

14.5-25.8

118

29.4

23.4-36.2

17.1

12.1-23.7

75+

218

21.2

14.4-30.1

9.3

5.5-15.3

18.2

12.3-26.0

28.8

20.8-38.3

22.5

15.7-31.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

323

25.6

17.2-36.3

8.6

4.9-14.7

13.4

9.0-19.5

105

34.4

26.3-43.5

18.1

12.7-25.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

701

183

27.3

22.6-32.6

9.5

6.5-13.5

126

21.3

16.2-27.4

227

28.1

23.3-33.4

13.9

10.4-18.4

Some Post-H.S.

614

169

30.7

24.7-37.4

11.0

7.4-16.0

145

22.9

18.2-28.5

169

24.3

19.2-30.3

11.1

7.5-16.0

College Graduate

853

192

22.1

18.4-26.3

139

16.9

13.4-21.0

276

32.3

28.1-36.9

172

21.0

17.3-25.2

7.7

5.6-10.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

180

13.4

7.3-23.5

6.1

2.7-13.2

23.7

15.4-34.8

40.0

28.8-52.3

16.7

9.6-27.6

$15,000- 24,999

355

23.6

17.1-31.6

9.6

5.7-15.6

18.5

12.7-26.2

103

31.3

23.8-40.0

17.0

11.3-24.7

$25,000- 34,999

264

36.5

27.9-46.1

7.9

4.6-13.3

17.0

11.6-24.2

24.1

17.1-32.8

14.5

8.6-23.3

$35,000- 49,999

410

25.7

20.1-32.3

12.4

8.5-17.9

24.2

18.4-31.0

116

25.5

19.9-32.1

12.1

8.3-17.3

$50,000-74,999

352

26.2

19.3-34.5

15.1

10.6-21.0

26.0

20.0-33.1

24.1

17.8-31.7

8.6

5.4-13.4

$75,000+

437

17.5

13.4-22.4

20.5

15.1-27.4

154

36.2

29.7-43.1

18.7

13.9-24.7

7.1

4.0-12.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

154

22.5

15.6-31.3

14.1

8.5-22.4

30.1

22.2-39.4

21.8

15.3-30.1

11.5

7.3-17.5

Guilford

108

22.1

14.4-32.4

15.6

8.5-26.9

34.2

24.9-44.9

23.7

15.8-33.9

4.4

1.8-10.4

Mecklenburg

106

25.6

15.9-38.7

22.0

11.8-37.3

31.0

20.6-43.9

17.5

10.5-27.5

3.8

1.7- 8.3

Orange

132

20.1

13.4-29.1

11.4

7.1-17.9

39.1

29.7-49.5

20.5

13.7-29.6

8.8

5.2-14.4

Wake

126

23.2

15.6-33.0

20.1

13.8-28.3

24.5

17.1-33.7

23.5

15.8-33.5

8.8

4.2-17.4

Chatham/Lee

114

23.9

14.9-36.0

9.5

5.0-17.2

24.3

15.3-36.3

28.6

19.7-39.4

13.8

8.3-22.1

Nash/Wilson

36.4

24.1-50.8

9.2

4.1-19.7

16.7

9.3-27.9

20.5

12.6-31.4

17.2

10.1-27.9

Craven/Pamlico

125

23.7

15.3-34.7

17.5

11.2-26.4

21.1

14.1-30.3

24.9

17.0-35.0

12.8

6.9-22.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

144

37.0

26.4-49.0

3.6

1.7- 7.4

9.4

5.6-15.4

37.0

28.1-46.9

12.9

8.0-20.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

155

24.4

17.4-33.0

10.1

6.2-16.1

22.0

15.0-31.2

34.0

25.7-43.5

9.5

5.9-14.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

100

26.8

16.7-40.1

7.9

3.5-17.0

15.5

8.2-27.4

41.3

29.6-54.0

8.5

4.3-15.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

136

21.6

13.4-33.0

13.3

7.4-22.8

35.1

26.5-44.8

20.2

13.5-29.2

9.8

5.8-16.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

22.2

14.1-33.0

9.7

4.6-19.4

27.4

17.0-41.2

29.9

19.6-42.8

10.7

4.6-23.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

37.6

26.3-50.4

9.3

4.3-19.0

9.9

4.8-19.3

30.3

20.5-42.4

12.8

7.4-21.3

Northeast NC I

24.9

14.2-39.8

15.3

8.1-27.0

21.5

12.2-35.1

22.8

14.2-34.7

15.5

8.0-27.9

Northeast NC II

123

31.6

22.7-42.1

7.4

3.8-14.2

28.1

19.6-38.4

21.6

14.8-30.4

11.3

5.4-21.9

Northeastern Partnership

194

30.0

22.6-38.6

9.3

5.7-14.8

26.5

19.5-34.9

21.9

16.2-29.0

12.3

7.2-20.3

Mountain AHEC

419

27.1

19.0-37.1

12.0

8.4-17.0

124

25.1

19.8-31.3

103

25.2

19.6-31.8

10.6

7.4-14.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

718

189

25.9

20.8-31.9

13.0

9.3-18.0

151

22.9

18.3-28.3

193

24.6

19.6-30.3

13.5

10.1-18.0

Piedmont

1,100

270

26.7

23.0-30.7

144

12.3

9.8-15.4

271

25.0

21.4-28.9

300

25.7

22.2-29.5

115

10.3

8.0-13.3

Western NC

679

148

26.0

20.0-32.9

10.3

7.1-14.7

180

24.5

20.1-29.5

183

26.3

21.6-31.6

12.9

9.5-17.3

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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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