BRFSS 2004 - Cumberland 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: Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County	359	48	12.7	9.4-17.0	78	22.5	17.7-28.1	129	34.9	29.6-40.6	104	29.9	24.7-35.7
GENDER
Male	126	13	8.0	4.5-13.8	30	24.9	17.0-35.0	39	30.3	22.3-39.7	44	36.8	27.7-46.9
Female	233	35	16.5	11.7-22.8	48	20.5	15.2-26.9	90	38.6	31.9-45.6	60	24.4	19.0-30.8
RACE
White	216	30	12.9	8.8-18.5	55	26.3	19.9-33.9	77	35.9	29.1-43.3	54	24.9	19.1-31.9
Other	139	18	12.8	7.8-20.3	23	16.9	10.8-25.6	51	33.6	25.4-42.9	47	36.7	27.7-46.9
AGE
18-44	176	21	12.4	7.9-18.8	36	18.8	13.3-25.9	71	39.3	31.6-47.6	48	29.5	22.2-38.1
45+	182	27	13.2	8.8-19.3	42	26.4	19.1-35.3	57	30.0	23.2-37.8	56	30.5	23.4-38.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	129	22	16.1	10.2-24.3	23	17.8	11.5-26.5	45	35.5	26.8-45.3	39	30.6	21.9-40.9
Some College +	229	26	10.8	7.2-16.0	55	25.2	19.0-32.7	83	34.3	27.9-41.4	65	29.6	23.4-36.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	199	27	13.5	9.0-19.8	38	20.5	14.7-27.9	70	35.2	28.2-42.9	64	30.8	24.2-38.2
$50,000+	90	13	12.0	6.9-20.3	20	22.5	14.4-33.5	33	33.6	24.2-44.6	24	31.8	21.9-43.8

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

-Cumberland County

359

12.7

9.4-17.0

22.5

17.7-28.1

129

34.9

29.6-40.6

104

29.9

24.7-35.7

GENDER

Male

126

8.0

4.5-13.8

24.9

17.0-35.0

30.3

22.3-39.7

36.8

27.7-46.9

Female

233

16.5

11.7-22.8

20.5

15.2-26.9

38.6

31.9-45.6

24.4

19.0-30.8

RACE

White

216

12.9

8.8-18.5

26.3

19.9-33.9

35.9

29.1-43.3

24.9

19.1-31.9

Other

139

12.8

7.8-20.3

16.9

10.8-25.6

33.6

25.4-42.9

36.7

27.7-46.9

AGE

18-44

176

12.4

7.9-18.8

18.8

13.3-25.9

39.3

31.6-47.6

29.5

22.2-38.1

45+

182

13.2

8.8-19.3

26.4

19.1-35.3

30.0

23.2-37.8

30.5

23.4-38.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

129

16.1

10.2-24.3

17.8

11.5-26.5

35.5

26.8-45.3

30.6

21.9-40.9

Some College +

229

10.8

7.2-16.0

25.2

19.0-32.7

34.3

27.9-41.4

29.6

23.4-36.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

199

13.5

9.0-19.8

20.5

14.7-27.9

35.2

28.2-42.9

30.8

24.2-38.2

$50,000+

12.0

6.9-20.3

22.5

14.4-33.5

33.6

24.2-44.6

31.8

21.9-43.8

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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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