BRFSS 2004 - Guilford 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: Guilford 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
-Guilford County	333	43	11.9	8.5-16.5	87	26.2	20.9-32.4	112	35.8	30.1-41.9	91	26.0	21.1-31.7
GENDER
Male	134	17	11.1	6.5-18.2	31	26.3	18.0-36.6	48	36.0	27.5-45.5	38	26.7	19.3-35.6
Female	199	26	12.8	8.3-19.3	56	26.2	20.1-33.4	64	35.5	28.2-43.6	53	25.4	19.2-32.8
RACE
White	233	29	11.8	7.9-17.3	62	25.7	20.0-32.4	78	36.3	29.6-43.5	64	26.2	20.5-32.9
Other	98	14	12.4	6.7-22.0	23	25.9	15.7-39.5	34	35.6	25.1-47.6	27	26.1	17.3-37.5
AGE
18-44	120	15	9.2	5.1-16.0	38	34.7	25.0-45.9	36	30.5	21.9-40.6	31	25.6	17.7-35.5
45+	210	28	14.1	9.4-20.7	48	19.8	14.7-26.2	75	39.5	32.2-47.3	59	26.5	20.5-33.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	98	19	19.1	11.5-30.0	26	28.6	18.3-41.9	27	26.7	17.8-38.1	26	25.5	16.8-36.8
Some College +	234	24	8.4	5.4-12.8	61	25.1	19.5-31.7	85	40.4	33.5-47.7	64	26.1	20.4-32.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	148	17	11.9	6.9-19.8	37	27.1	18.5-37.8	46	33.9	25.2-43.8	48	27.2	20.0-35.8
$50,000+	120	18	12.0	7.4-18.9	32	25.9	18.3-35.2	42	36.8	28.0-46.6	28	25.3	17.6-35.0

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

-Guilford County

333

11.9

8.5-16.5

26.2

20.9-32.4

112

35.8

30.1-41.9

26.0

21.1-31.7

GENDER

Male

134

11.1

6.5-18.2

26.3

18.0-36.6

36.0

27.5-45.5

26.7

19.3-35.6

Female

199

12.8

8.3-19.3

26.2

20.1-33.4

35.5

28.2-43.6

25.4

19.2-32.8

RACE

White

233

11.8

7.9-17.3

25.7

20.0-32.4

36.3

29.6-43.5

26.2

20.5-32.9

Other

12.4

6.7-22.0

25.9

15.7-39.5

35.6

25.1-47.6

26.1

17.3-37.5

AGE

18-44

120

9.2

5.1-16.0

34.7

25.0-45.9

30.5

21.9-40.6

25.6

17.7-35.5

45+

210

14.1

9.4-20.7

19.8

14.7-26.2

39.5

32.2-47.3

26.5

20.5-33.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

19.1

11.5-30.0

28.6

18.3-41.9

26.7

17.8-38.1

25.5

16.8-36.8

Some College +

234

8.4

5.4-12.8

25.1

19.5-31.7

40.4

33.5-47.7

26.1

20.4-32.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

148

11.9

6.9-19.8

27.1

18.5-37.8

33.9

25.2-43.8

27.2

20.0-35.8

$50,000+

120

12.0

7.4-18.9

25.9

18.3-35.2

36.8

28.0-46.6

25.3

17.6-35.0

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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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