BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	752	110	14.8	11.9-18.1	171	22.3	18.9-26.1	274	36.2	32.0-40.5	197	26.8	22.9-30.9
GENDER
Male	282	37	11.9	8.2-17.0	53	19.1	14.3-25.0	96	33.8	27.5-40.7	96	35.2	28.9-42.2
Female	470	73	17.3	13.4-22.2	118	25.3	20.8-30.4	178	38.3	33.0-43.9	101	19.1	15.1-23.8
RACE
White	650	102	15.1	12.1-18.7	154	23.1	19.5-27.2	232	36.4	32.0-41.1	162	25.4	21.5-29.8
African American	42	3	11.1	3.4-30.7	7	16.8	7.5-33.5	16	32.5	18.8-50.0	16	39.6	23.5-58.4
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	1	34.7	3.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	40	9	17.3	8.2-32.8	9	13.4	6.2-26.5	14	43.2	26.7-61.4	8	26.1	12.7-46.0
25-34	101	14	11.2	6.0-20.0	26	25.6	16.3-37.8	39	39.8	27.9-53.1	22	23.4	14.0-36.3
35-44	134	20	17.3	10.5-27.4	32	24.6	17.0-34.2	54	36.5	27.4-46.6	28	21.7	14.3-31.5
45-54	148	24	18.5	11.9-27.7	25	19.2	12.3-28.6	56	34.8	26.0-44.7	43	27.5	19.1-38.0
55-64	130	19	14.2	8.4-23.0	27	19.8	12.7-29.6	48	37.4	28.1-47.7	36	28.6	20.0-39.2
65-74	111	15	12.4	6.6-22.2	32	26.8	18.4-37.3	33	34.6	24.4-46.4	31	26.2	17.6-37.1
75+	85	8	9.4	4.2-19.8	19	23.1	13.8-36.1	29	28.5	18.9-40.6	29	39.0	27.0-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	99	15	18.4	10.4-30.3	18	18.4	10.7-29.8	24	21.3	13.5-32.1	42	41.8	30.3-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	29	12.3	8.0-18.3	60	29.8	22.6-38.3	64	30.6	23.3-39.0	54	27.3	20.3-35.7
Some Post-H.S.	204	33	18.7	12.8-26.7	36	14.8	10.1-21.2	79	40.3	32.5-48.7	56	26.1	19.4-34.1
College Graduate	239	32	12.0	8.2-17.3	57	24.4	18.6-31.4	107	44.5	36.9-52.4	43	19.1	13.4-26.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	13	17.3	9.0-30.8	15	16.9	9.3-28.6	24	28.0	17.7-41.4	36	37.8	25.7-51.6
$15,000- 24,999	132	23	15.7	9.9-24.1	29	23.5	15.6-33.8	47	34.2	24.9-44.9	33	26.5	18.0-37.3
$25,000- 34,999	103	19	17.6	10.5-27.9	19	21.6	13.4-32.9	37	30.5	21.0-41.9	28	30.4	20.3-42.8
$35,000- 49,999	110	15	14.0	8.0-23.4	26	24.5	15.6-36.2	43	38.1	28.0-49.4	26	23.4	15.0-34.6
$50,000-74,999	98	15	19.2	10.9-31.6	26	24.1	16.1-34.5	38	36.1	26.0-47.7	19	20.5	12.6-31.6
$75,000+	79	11	11.3	5.8-21.0	13	17.4	10.0-28.7	42	57.1	44.6-68.7	13	14.2	7.7-24.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	258	34	13.8	9.4-19.7	52	19.5	14.0-26.4	88	34.6	27.8-42.2	84	32.1	25.5-39.5
No	488	75	15.1	11.6-19.4	119	23.8	19.6-28.5	184	36.9	31.8-42.3	110	24.3	19.7-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	122	18	13.9	8.1-22.9	24	23.8	15.7-34.3	46	36.1	26.8-46.7	34	26.3	18.1-36.4
Non-Veteran	626	92	15.1	11.9-18.8	146	22.0	18.4-26.1	228	36.4	31.8-41.2	160	26.5	22.3-31.2
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.6	1.1-59.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	88.4	40.2-98.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

752

110

14.8

11.9-18.1

171

22.3

18.9-26.1

274

36.2

32.0-40.5

197

26.8

22.9-30.9

GENDER

Male

282

11.9

8.2-17.0

19.1

14.3-25.0

33.8

27.5-40.7

35.2

28.9-42.2

Female

470

17.3

13.4-22.2

118

25.3

20.8-30.4

178

38.3

33.0-43.9

101

19.1

15.1-23.8

RACE

White

650

102

15.1

12.1-18.7

154

23.1

19.5-27.2

232

36.4

32.0-41.1

162

25.4

21.5-29.8

African American

11.1

3.4-30.7

16.8

7.5-33.5

32.5

18.8-50.0

39.6

23.5-58.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

34.7

3.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

17.3

8.2-32.8

13.4

6.2-26.5

43.2

26.7-61.4

26.1

12.7-46.0

25-34

101

11.2

6.0-20.0

25.6

16.3-37.8

39.8

27.9-53.1

23.4

14.0-36.3

35-44

134

17.3

10.5-27.4

24.6

17.0-34.2

36.5

27.4-46.6

21.7

14.3-31.5

45-54

148

18.5

11.9-27.7

19.2

12.3-28.6

34.8

26.0-44.7

27.5

19.1-38.0

55-64

130

14.2

8.4-23.0

19.8

12.7-29.6

37.4

28.1-47.7

28.6

20.0-39.2

65-74

111

12.4

6.6-22.2

26.8

18.4-37.3

34.6

24.4-46.4

26.2

17.6-37.1

75+

9.4

4.2-19.8

23.1

13.8-36.1

28.5

18.9-40.6

39.0

27.0-52.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.4

10.4-30.3

18.4

10.7-29.8

21.3

13.5-32.1

41.8

30.3-54.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

207

12.3

8.0-18.3

29.8

22.6-38.3

30.6

23.3-39.0

27.3

20.3-35.7

Some Post-H.S.

204

18.7

12.8-26.7

14.8

10.1-21.2

40.3

32.5-48.7

26.1

19.4-34.1

College Graduate

239

12.0

8.2-17.3

24.4

18.6-31.4

107

44.5

36.9-52.4

19.1

13.4-26.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.3

9.0-30.8

16.9

9.3-28.6

28.0

17.7-41.4

37.8

25.7-51.6

$15,000- 24,999

132

15.7

9.9-24.1

23.5

15.6-33.8

34.2

24.9-44.9

26.5

18.0-37.3

$25,000- 34,999

103

17.6

10.5-27.9

21.6

13.4-32.9

30.5

21.0-41.9

30.4

20.3-42.8

$35,000- 49,999

110

14.0

8.0-23.4

24.5

15.6-36.2

38.1

28.0-49.4

23.4

15.0-34.6

$50,000-74,999

19.2

10.9-31.6

24.1

16.1-34.5

36.1

26.0-47.7

20.5

12.6-31.6

$75,000+

11.3

5.8-21.0

17.4

10.0-28.7

57.1

44.6-68.7

14.2

7.7-24.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

258

13.8

9.4-19.7

19.5

14.0-26.4

34.6

27.8-42.2

32.1

25.5-39.5

488

15.1

11.6-19.4

119

23.8

19.6-28.5

184

36.9

31.8-42.3

110

24.3

19.7-29.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

122

13.9

8.1-22.9

23.8

15.7-34.3

36.1

26.8-46.7

26.3

18.1-36.4

Non-Veteran

626

15.1

11.9-18.8

146

22.0

18.4-26.1

228

36.4

31.8-41.2

160

26.5

22.3-31.2

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

11.6

1.1-59.8

0.0

. - .

88.4

40.2-98.9

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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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