BRFSS 2004 - Iredell 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: Iredell 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
-Iredell County	343	52	14.6	11.0-19.3	68	19.1	14.9-24.2	131	36.3	30.7-42.3	92	30.0	24.0-36.7
GENDER
Male	142	22	14.8	9.5-22.2	24	16.2	10.6-24.0	53	34.0	26.0-43.0	43	35.0	25.6-45.7
Female	201	30	14.5	10.0-20.5	44	22.3	16.6-29.3	78	38.8	31.6-46.6	49	24.4	18.3-31.8
RACE
White	301	45	14.5	10.6-19.5	63	20.7	16.0-26.4	112	35.4	29.5-41.8	81	29.4	23.0-36.7
Other	40	7	15.6	7.0-31.2	5	9.8	3.8-23.0	17	39.6	24.3-57.4	11	34.9	19.7-53.8
AGE
18-44	136	26	15.2	9.9-22.6	26	18.6	12.3-26.9	56	37.4	28.6-47.2	28	28.8	19.0-41.0
45+	204	26	14.3	9.6-20.8	40	19.2	13.9-25.9	74	35.1	28.3-42.6	64	31.4	24.7-39.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	150	24	16.5	10.9-24.3	26	18.5	12.4-26.7	52	32.6	24.9-41.4	48	32.4	24.4-41.6
Some College +	193	28	13.1	8.8-19.1	42	19.6	14.2-26.5	79	39.3	31.5-47.6	44	28.1	19.8-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	161	30	17.0	11.5-24.4	30	17.5	11.9-25.0	54	30.3	22.8-39.1	47	35.1	25.4-46.3
$50,000+	106	14	14.2	8.2-23.5	18	17.0	10.7-25.9	54	48.3	38.3-58.3	20	20.5	13.4-30.1

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

-Iredell County

343

14.6

11.0-19.3

19.1

14.9-24.2

131

36.3

30.7-42.3

30.0

24.0-36.7

GENDER

Male

142

14.8

9.5-22.2

16.2

10.6-24.0

34.0

26.0-43.0

35.0

25.6-45.7

Female

201

14.5

10.0-20.5

22.3

16.6-29.3

38.8

31.6-46.6

24.4

18.3-31.8

RACE

White

301

14.5

10.6-19.5

20.7

16.0-26.4

112

35.4

29.5-41.8

29.4

23.0-36.7

Other

15.6

7.0-31.2

9.8

3.8-23.0

39.6

24.3-57.4

34.9

19.7-53.8

AGE

18-44

136

15.2

9.9-22.6

18.6

12.3-26.9

37.4

28.6-47.2

28.8

19.0-41.0

45+

204

14.3

9.6-20.8

19.2

13.9-25.9

35.1

28.3-42.6

31.4

24.7-39.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

150

16.5

10.9-24.3

18.5

12.4-26.7

32.6

24.9-41.4

32.4

24.4-41.6

Some College +

193

13.1

8.8-19.1

19.6

14.2-26.5

39.3

31.5-47.6

28.1

19.8-38.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

161

17.0

11.5-24.4

17.5

11.9-25.0

30.3

22.8-39.1

35.1

25.4-46.3

$50,000+

106

14.2

8.2-23.5

17.0

10.7-25.9

48.3

38.3-58.3

20.5

13.4-30.1

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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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