BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	358	62	18.3	14.2-23.3	82	21.3	17.0-26.4	99	30.0	24.8-35.7	115	30.4	25.4-35.9
GENDER
Male	135	27	19.7	13.3-28.0	23	17.8	11.7-26.0	39	30.0	22.1-39.2	46	32.6	24.6-41.8
Female	223	35	17.0	12.2-23.2	59	24.7	19.1-31.3	60	30.0	23.5-37.3	69	28.3	22.5-34.9
RACE
White	263	43	18.0	13.3-23.9	68	23.8	18.7-29.9	72	29.6	23.6-36.4	80	28.5	23.0-34.9
Other	95	19	19.2	11.8-29.6	14	14.7	8.0-25.3	27	30.9	21.3-42.3	35	35.3	25.2-46.9
AGE
18-44	138	25	20.0	13.5-28.8	38	26.7	19.3-35.7	44	32.1	24.1-41.4	31	21.1	14.4-29.9
45+	219	37	17.1	12.3-23.4	44	17.5	12.8-23.4	55	28.5	22.0-36.1	83	36.9	30.2-44.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	127	26	21.1	14.1-30.2	23	18.7	11.9-28.1	32	28.0	19.8-38.0	46	32.2	24.2-41.5
Some College +	231	36	16.9	12.1-23.0	59	22.7	17.5-29.0	67	31.0	24.6-38.2	69	29.4	23.2-36.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	188	36	20.4	14.5-27.7	34	16.1	11.2-22.5	54	32.0	24.7-40.3	64	31.5	24.7-39.3
$50,000+	113	23	20.7	13.7-30.0	31	24.6	17.2-33.9	30	27.9	19.6-38.0	29	26.8	18.7-36.8

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

-Forsyth County

358

18.3

14.2-23.3

21.3

17.0-26.4

30.0

24.8-35.7

115

30.4

25.4-35.9

GENDER

Male

135

19.7

13.3-28.0

17.8

11.7-26.0

30.0

22.1-39.2

32.6

24.6-41.8

Female

223

17.0

12.2-23.2

24.7

19.1-31.3

30.0

23.5-37.3

28.3

22.5-34.9

RACE

White

263

18.0

13.3-23.9

23.8

18.7-29.9

29.6

23.6-36.4

28.5

23.0-34.9

Other

19.2

11.8-29.6

14.7

8.0-25.3

30.9

21.3-42.3

35.3

25.2-46.9

AGE

18-44

138

20.0

13.5-28.8

26.7

19.3-35.7

32.1

24.1-41.4

21.1

14.4-29.9

45+

219

17.1

12.3-23.4

17.5

12.8-23.4

28.5

22.0-36.1

36.9

30.2-44.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

127

21.1

14.1-30.2

18.7

11.9-28.1

28.0

19.8-38.0

32.2

24.2-41.5

Some College +

231

16.9

12.1-23.0

22.7

17.5-29.0

31.0

24.6-38.2

29.4

23.2-36.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

188

20.4

14.5-27.7

16.1

11.2-22.5

32.0

24.7-40.3

31.5

24.7-39.3

$50,000+

113

20.7

13.7-30.0

24.6

17.2-33.9

27.9

19.6-38.0

26.8

18.7-36.8

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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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