BRFSS 2004 - Cabarrus County: (States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.59. and the NC tax is 5 cents. <br>How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes would you be willing to support if a considerable portion of the money raised was used to fund smoking pr evention programs for our youth and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Cabarrus County

Tobacco Use Prevention

States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.59. and the NC tax is 5 cents.
How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes would you be willing to support if a considerable portion of the money raised was used to fund smoking pre vention programs for our youth and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?

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	Total Respond.^	<$0.25-$0.49	$0.50-$1.00	>$1.00	No tax
North Carolina	11,949	1,696	14.3	13.5-15.1	2,587	21.5	20.6-22.5	4,030	34.6	33.5-35.7	3,636	29.6	28.5-30.6
-Cabarrus County	345	49	13.6	10.1-18.2	73	23.1	18.4-28.5	117	33.9	28.6-39.7	106	29.4	24.3-35.1
GENDER
Male	132	19	14.4	9.0-22.1	25	20.0	13.5-28.6	44	32.9	24.9-42.0	44	32.8	24.6-42.1
Female	213	30	13.0	8.7-18.8	48	26.0	19.8-33.3	73	34.9	28.2-42.2	62	26.2	20.3-33.0
RACE
White	301	46	15.0	11.0-20.1	62	21.9	17.1-27.6	100	33.0	27.4-39.0	93	30.2	24.7-36.4
Other	42	3	6.2	1.6-20.9	11	30.9	17.2-49.1	15	37.4	22.7-54.9	13	25.5	14.2-41.5
AGE
18-44	150	19	12.1	7.4-19.2	35	25.0	18.0-33.6	60	38.2	30.1-47.1	36	24.6	17.5-33.5
45+	194	30	15.1	10.2-21.7	38	21.3	15.5-28.7	57	30.0	23.3-37.7	69	33.6	26.6-41.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	158	23	13.7	8.8-20.8	26	20.0	13.6-28.4	44	27.5	20.4-35.9	65	38.8	30.7-47.6
Some College +	186	25	13.2	8.6-19.7	47	26.0	19.6-33.5	73	39.8	32.3-47.8	41	21.1	15.1-28.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	165	29	15.9	10.5-23.3	23	16.9	10.9-25.3	48	26.6	19.8-34.6	65	40.6	32.1-49.7
$50,000+	97	11	10.7	5.8-18.8	29	28.0	19.6-38.1	39	41.7	31.7-52.3	18	19.7	12.4-29.8

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,949

1,696

14.3

13.5-15.1

2,587

21.5

20.6-22.5

4,030

34.6

33.5-35.7

3,636

29.6

28.5-30.6

-Cabarrus County

345

13.6

10.1-18.2

23.1

18.4-28.5

117

33.9

28.6-39.7

106

29.4

24.3-35.1

GENDER

Male

132

14.4

9.0-22.1

20.0

13.5-28.6

32.9

24.9-42.0

32.8

24.6-42.1

Female

213

13.0

8.7-18.8

26.0

19.8-33.3

34.9

28.2-42.2

26.2

20.3-33.0

RACE

White

301

15.0

11.0-20.1

21.9

17.1-27.6

100

33.0

27.4-39.0

30.2

24.7-36.4

Other

6.2

1.6-20.9

30.9

17.2-49.1

37.4

22.7-54.9

25.5

14.2-41.5

AGE

18-44

150

12.1

7.4-19.2

25.0

18.0-33.6

38.2

30.1-47.1

24.6

17.5-33.5

45+

194

15.1

10.2-21.7

21.3

15.5-28.7

30.0

23.3-37.7

33.6

26.6-41.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

158

13.7

8.8-20.8

20.0

13.6-28.4

27.5

20.4-35.9

38.8

30.7-47.6

Some College +

186

13.2

8.6-19.7

26.0

19.6-33.5

39.8

32.3-47.8

21.1

15.1-28.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

165

15.9

10.5-23.3

16.9

10.9-25.3

26.6

19.8-34.6

40.6

32.1-49.7

$50,000+

10.7

5.8-18.8

28.0

19.6-38.1

41.7

31.7-52.3

19.7

12.4-29.8

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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 (MAHEC): 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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