BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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: Durham 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
-Durham County	330	42	15.8	11.3-21.6	78	22.4	17.9-27.7	139	39.7	34.0-45.7	71	22.1	17.4-27.8
GENDER
Male	123	18	20.1	12.5-30.7	26	19.9	13.4-28.4	52	37.4	28.6-47.0	27	22.7	15.3-32.2
Female	207	24	11.8	7.8-17.4	52	24.7	18.9-31.6	87	41.8	34.7-49.2	44	21.7	16.0-28.6
RACE
White	202	21	11.2	7.2-17.2	53	25.9	19.8-33.0	95	46.5	39.1-54.0	33	16.4	11.5-23.0
Other	124	20	21.4	13.2-32.9	24	17.5	11.4-26.0	42	29.8	21.5-39.7	38	31.2	22.4-41.7
AGE
18-44	162	23	18.3	11.7-27.5	38	22.0	15.7-29.8	77	43.9	35.5-52.5	24	15.8	10.2-23.8
45+	167	19	13.2	8.1-20.7	40	23.3	17.1-30.8	61	33.7	26.4-41.9	47	29.8	22.6-38.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	76	9	17.4	8.2-33.1	11	11.6	6.0-21.1	26	31.5	21.0-44.2	30	39.6	27.6-53.0
Some College +	254	33	15.2	10.6-21.4	67	26.0	20.5-32.4	113	42.4	35.9-49.3	41	16.3	11.7-22.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	142	21	18.2	11.2-28.3	28	19.7	13.3-28.3	55	35.8	27.4-45.2	38	26.2	18.9-35.1
$50,000+	127	17	15.7	9.4-24.9	31	23.4	16.5-32.1	63	46.7	37.5-56.1	16	14.3	8.5-22.9

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

-Durham County

330

15.8

11.3-21.6

22.4

17.9-27.7

139

39.7

34.0-45.7

22.1

17.4-27.8

GENDER

Male

123

20.1

12.5-30.7

19.9

13.4-28.4

37.4

28.6-47.0

22.7

15.3-32.2

Female

207

11.8

7.8-17.4

24.7

18.9-31.6

41.8

34.7-49.2

21.7

16.0-28.6

RACE

White

202

11.2

7.2-17.2

25.9

19.8-33.0

46.5

39.1-54.0

16.4

11.5-23.0

Other

124

21.4

13.2-32.9

17.5

11.4-26.0

29.8

21.5-39.7

31.2

22.4-41.7

AGE

18-44

162

18.3

11.7-27.5

22.0

15.7-29.8

43.9

35.5-52.5

15.8

10.2-23.8

45+

167

13.2

8.1-20.7

23.3

17.1-30.8

33.7

26.4-41.9

29.8

22.6-38.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

17.4

8.2-33.1

11.6

6.0-21.1

31.5

21.0-44.2

39.6

27.6-53.0

Some College +

254

15.2

10.6-21.4

26.0

20.5-32.4

113

42.4

35.9-49.3

16.3

11.7-22.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

142

18.2

11.2-28.3

19.7

13.3-28.3

35.8

27.4-45.2

26.2

18.9-35.1

$50,000+

127

15.7

9.4-24.9

23.4

16.5-32.1

46.7

37.5-56.1

14.3

8.5-22.9

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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 (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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