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BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Piedmont NC 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
GENDER
Male 1,479 337 23.7 20.7-27.0 178 11.1 9.0-13.6 355 24.9 21.8-28.4 393 24.8 21.8-28.0 216 15.5 12.9-18.5
Female 2,462 560 23.1 20.8-25.5 334 13.8 12.0-16.0 625 25.1 22.7-27.6 523 20.5 18.4-22.8 420 17.4 15.4-19.7
RACE
White 2,895 690 25.6 23.3-28.0 402 13.3 11.6-15.3 741 25.2 22.9-27.6 656 22.3 20.2-24.6 406 13.6 11.9-15.5
African American 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
Other Minorities 202 21 7.5 4.3-12.8 16 8.4 4.1-16.2 51 25.3 17.6-34.8 24 12.9 7.2-22.0 90 46.0 36.3-56.0
AGE
18-24 238 72 26.7 19.5-35.4 39 16.7 10.8-24.9 60 29.4 21.6-38.7 39 17.1 11.4-25.1 28 10.0 6.1-16.0
25-34 628 158 25.8 21.4-30.7 87 12.1 9.3-15.6 177 27.1 22.5-32.3 113 16.9 13.3-21.2 93 18.1 13.8-23.4
35-44 824 192 21.9 18.3-26.0 122 15.2 12.2-18.8 241 28.6 24.6-33.0 163 20.7 17.0-24.9 106 13.6 10.5-17.4
45-54 799 196 24.6 20.6-29.1 99 12.0 9.2-15.5 204 24.1 20.2-28.6 194 24.4 20.4-29.0 106 14.8 11.2-19.4
55-64 601 135 24.1 19.6-29.3 73 11.3 8.3-15.1 140 21.2 17.1-25.9 160 26.4 21.6-31.9 93 17.0 13.2-21.6
65-74 450 72 19.3 14.5-25.2 62 10.2 7.3-14.1 90 20.5 15.8-26.2 126 28.6 23.2-34.7 100 21.5 16.6-27.2
75+ 372 64 16.8 12.4-22.4 29 5.4 3.2- 8.8 61 15.4 11.1-20.9 115 34.2 28.0-41.0 103 28.2 22.4-34.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 568 82 14.1 10.5-18.6 36 5.1 3.1- 8.1 76 12.7 9.2-17.4 177 31.8 26.4-37.8 197 36.3 30.5-42.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,035 254 24.3 20.7-28.3 115 11.1 8.7-14.2 196 23.6 19.3-28.5 284 25.5 21.9-29.5 186 15.5 12.6-18.9
Some Post-H.S. 933 247 29.0 24.6-33.7 100 13.6 10.2-17.8 230 23.6 19.9-27.6 229 20.4 17.0-24.4 127 13.5 10.6-17.0
College Graduate 1,391 313 23.0 20.1-26.2 261 16.7 14.3-19.4 477 33.5 30.2-37.1 220 17.1 14.5-20.1 120 9.6 7.4-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 359 49 12.4 8.3-18.0 32 6.2 3.9- 9.6 70 18.8 13.2-26.2 111 32.6 25.5-40.6 97 30.0 22.7-38.5
$15,000- 24,999 652 145 21.6 17.2-26.8 74 8.0 5.7-11.1 131 21.7 17.0-27.3 171 28.9 23.8-34.6 131 19.8 15.5-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 389 92 25.2 19.5-32.0 55 15.9 10.8-22.7 92 20.2 15.1-26.6 90 23.2 17.5-30.2 60 15.5 10.4-22.4
$35,000- 49,999 536 135 21.5 17.2-26.6 75 14.7 10.9-19.5 143 29.5 24.2-35.3 121 23.1 18.5-28.4 62 11.2 8.0-15.4
$50,000-74,999 463 111 28.5 22.6-35.2 88 17.4 13.4-22.2 118 23.7 18.9-29.2 89 15.9 12.2-20.6 57 14.5 10.3-20.1
$75,000+ 650 144 21.2 17.4-25.6 110 16.7 13.1-21.1 243 37.2 32.2-42.6 97 16.4 12.7-20.8 56 8.5 5.8-12.2
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
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

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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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