BRFSS 2004 - Franklin/Nash/Wilson 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: Franklin/Nash/Wilson 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
-Franklin/Nash/Wilson	292	54	19.8	15.0-25.6	56	19.7	14.6-26.0	74	23.2	18.1-29.2	108	37.3	31.2-44.0
GENDER
Male	108	22	21.0	13.8-30.7	15	16.0	9.0-26.7	18	16.7	10.0-26.5	53	46.3	36.2-56.8
Female	184	32	18.5	13.0-25.6	41	23.4	16.9-31.6	56	29.6	22.7-37.7	55	28.4	21.6-36.4
RACE
White	189	40	22.7	16.5-30.3	40	21.2	14.9-29.1	46	20.6	15.1-27.3	63	35.6	28.2-43.7
Other	102	14	14.4	8.1-24.1	16	17.1	9.5-28.8	28	28.3	18.6-40.4	44	40.3	29.6-52.0
AGE
18-44	116	23	20.6	13.5-30.1	22	19.3	12.0-29.3	32	24.3	16.8-33.8	39	35.9	26.7-46.3
45+	174	30	19.0	13.1-26.9	33	19.8	13.2-28.5	42	22.6	16.0-30.9	69	38.6	30.5-47.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	158	24	18.1	11.9-26.6	25	13.8	8.8-21.0	37	23.2	16.1-32.0	72	45.0	36.2-54.1
Some College +	134	30	21.7	15.0-30.3	31	26.5	18.1-37.2	37	23.2	16.4-31.9	36	28.5	20.6-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	165	32	19.7	13.6-27.5	26	15.3	9.8-23.1	37	20.4	14.4-28.1	70	44.6	36.1-53.4
$50,000+	59	9	17.2	8.7-31.1	13	21.2	11.5-35.7	20	28.5	17.7-42.4	17	33.2	21.1-48.1

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

-Franklin/Nash/Wilson

292

19.8

15.0-25.6

19.7

14.6-26.0

23.2

18.1-29.2

108

37.3

31.2-44.0

GENDER

Male

108

21.0

13.8-30.7

16.0

9.0-26.7

16.7

10.0-26.5

46.3

36.2-56.8

Female

184

18.5

13.0-25.6

23.4

16.9-31.6

29.6

22.7-37.7

28.4

21.6-36.4

RACE

White

189

22.7

16.5-30.3

21.2

14.9-29.1

20.6

15.1-27.3

35.6

28.2-43.7

Other

102

14.4

8.1-24.1

17.1

9.5-28.8

28.3

18.6-40.4

40.3

29.6-52.0

AGE

18-44

116

20.6

13.5-30.1

19.3

12.0-29.3

24.3

16.8-33.8

35.9

26.7-46.3

45+

174

19.0

13.1-26.9

19.8

13.2-28.5

22.6

16.0-30.9

38.6

30.5-47.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

158

18.1

11.9-26.6

13.8

8.8-21.0

23.2

16.1-32.0

45.0

36.2-54.1

Some College +

134

21.7

15.0-30.3

26.5

18.1-37.2

23.2

16.4-31.9

28.5

20.6-38.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

165

19.7

13.6-27.5

15.3

9.8-23.1

20.4

14.4-28.1

44.6

36.1-53.4

$50,000+

17.2

8.7-31.1

21.2

11.5-35.7

28.5

17.7-42.4

33.2

21.1-48.1

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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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