BRFSS 2004 - Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne Counties: (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: Duplin/Greene/Harnett/Jones/Lenoir/Sampson/Wayne Counties

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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	363	53	15.4	11.4-20.5	75	19.2	14.9-24.4	115	31.2	26.1-36.9	120	34.1	28.6-40.1
GENDER
Male	129	18	16.3	9.9-25.6	26	18.8	12.3-27.9	37	30.7	22.6-40.2	48	34.2	25.7-43.7
Female	234	35	14.7	10.3-20.5	49	19.5	14.4-26.0	78	31.7	25.5-38.6	72	34.1	27.3-41.6
RACE
White	247	30	12.2	8.1-18.1	57	21.5	16.3-27.7	76	31.8	25.6-38.8	84	34.5	28.0-41.5
Other	113	22	21.6	13.8-32.1	18	15.3	8.4-26.2	38	29.3	20.8-39.5	35	33.9	24.2-45.2
AGE
18-44	154	26	18.9	12.4-27.7	41	27.0	19.4-36.2	49	29.6	22.1-38.3	38	24.5	17.5-33.2
45+	209	27	12.4	8.0-18.6	34	12.4	8.6-17.7	66	32.7	25.9-40.3	82	42.5	34.9-50.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	209	34	18.5	12.8-25.9	40	18.6	13.0-26.0	66	29.4	22.9-36.7	69	33.5	26.5-41.4
Some College +	153	19	10.5	6.3-16.8	35	20.3	14.3-28.0	49	34.5	26.4-43.5	50	34.8	26.6-44.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	225	41	21.2	15.3-28.6	45	17.0	12.4-22.9	68	30.6	24.2-38.0	71	31.1	24.6-38.5
$50,000+	74	7	8.3	3.7-17.6	11	15.2	8.2-26.3	25	34.2	23.6-46.7	31	42.3	30.7-54.9

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

-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

363

15.4

11.4-20.5

19.2

14.9-24.4

115

31.2

26.1-36.9

120

34.1

28.6-40.1

GENDER

Male

129

16.3

9.9-25.6

18.8

12.3-27.9

30.7

22.6-40.2

34.2

25.7-43.7

Female

234

14.7

10.3-20.5

19.5

14.4-26.0

31.7

25.5-38.6

34.1

27.3-41.6

RACE

White

247

12.2

8.1-18.1

21.5

16.3-27.7

31.8

25.6-38.8

34.5

28.0-41.5

Other

113

21.6

13.8-32.1

15.3

8.4-26.2

29.3

20.8-39.5

33.9

24.2-45.2

AGE

18-44

154

18.9

12.4-27.7

27.0

19.4-36.2

29.6

22.1-38.3

24.5

17.5-33.2

45+

209

12.4

8.0-18.6

12.4

8.6-17.7

32.7

25.9-40.3

42.5

34.9-50.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

209

18.5

12.8-25.9

18.6

13.0-26.0

29.4

22.9-36.7

33.5

26.5-41.4

Some College +

153

10.5

6.3-16.8

20.3

14.3-28.0

34.5

26.4-43.5

34.8

26.6-44.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

225

21.2

15.3-28.6

17.0

12.4-22.9

30.6

24.2-38.0

31.1

24.6-38.5

$50,000+

8.3

3.7-17.6

15.2

8.2-26.3

34.2

23.6-46.7

42.3

30.7-54.9

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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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