BRFSS 2004 - Johnston 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: Johnston 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
-Johnston County	387	59	13.9	10.3-18.4	89	22.8	18.0-28.5	116	34.0	28.2-40.3	123	29.3	24.3-34.9
GENDER
Male	135	20	13.3	8.4-20.5	26	18.3	11.9-27.1	36	34.3	25.1-44.7	53	34.2	26.0-43.4
Female	252	39	14.4	9.8-20.6	63	26.5	19.9-34.4	80	33.7	26.7-41.6	70	25.4	19.4-32.6
RACE
White	312	51	15.3	11.1-20.7	80	27.7	21.8-34.7	87	28.5	22.6-35.2	94	28.5	22.9-34.9
Other	71	6	7.3	2.9-17.4	9	7.3	3.6-14.0	27	51.7	38.1-65.0	29	33.7	22.7-46.8
AGE
18-44	169	27	13.9	8.9-21.0	38	18.0	12.8-24.8	61	42.7	33.8-52.2	43	25.4	18.3-34.0
45+	217	31	13.4	8.9-19.6	51	27.8	20.2-36.8	55	25.4	18.9-33.3	80	33.4	26.6-41.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	191	31	14.7	9.9-21.4	37	20.4	14.1-28.5	48	29.3	21.6-38.5	75	35.6	28.1-43.8
Some College +	196	28	13.1	8.5-19.8	52	25.0	18.2-33.4	68	38.1	29.9-47.0	48	23.8	17.3-31.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	183	28	12.9	8.4-19.3	36	22.1	14.9-31.4	52	32.1	23.8-41.6	67	33.0	25.6-41.3
$50,000+	128	26	18.2	11.6-27.2	31	22.9	15.3-32.8	38	32.9	23.6-43.8	33	26.0	17.8-36.5

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

-Johnston County

387

13.9

10.3-18.4

22.8

18.0-28.5

116

34.0

28.2-40.3

123

29.3

24.3-34.9

GENDER

Male

135

13.3

8.4-20.5

18.3

11.9-27.1

34.3

25.1-44.7

34.2

26.0-43.4

Female

252

14.4

9.8-20.6

26.5

19.9-34.4

33.7

26.7-41.6

25.4

19.4-32.6

RACE

White

312

15.3

11.1-20.7

27.7

21.8-34.7

28.5

22.6-35.2

28.5

22.9-34.9

Other

7.3

2.9-17.4

7.3

3.6-14.0

51.7

38.1-65.0

33.7

22.7-46.8

AGE

18-44

169

13.9

8.9-21.0

18.0

12.8-24.8

42.7

33.8-52.2

25.4

18.3-34.0

45+

217

13.4

8.9-19.6

27.8

20.2-36.8

25.4

18.9-33.3

33.4

26.6-41.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

191

14.7

9.9-21.4

20.4

14.1-28.5

29.3

21.6-38.5

35.6

28.1-43.8

Some College +

196

13.1

8.5-19.8

25.0

18.2-33.4

38.1

29.9-47.0

23.8

17.3-31.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

183

12.9

8.4-19.3

22.1

14.9-31.4

32.1

23.8-41.6

33.0

25.6-41.3

$50,000+

128

18.2

11.6-27.2

22.9

15.3-32.8

32.9

23.6-43.8

26.0

17.8-36.5

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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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