BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe 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: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe 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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)	456	64	14.3	10.8-18.7	106	23.1	18.7-28.0	166	36.0	30.7-41.5	120	26.7	21.9-32.2
GENDER
Male	167	20	10.8	6.5-17.4	35	20.3	14.2-28.3	55	33.1	25.3-42.0	57	35.8	27.7-44.8
Female	289	44	17.4	12.5-23.7	71	25.5	19.9-32.1	111	38.5	31.9-45.7	63	18.5	13.6-24.7
RACE
White	389	57	14.0	10.4-18.5	94	23.9	19.3-29.2	141	36.9	31.4-42.8	97	25.2	20.3-30.9
Other	66	7	18.1	7.3-38.3	12	14.9	6.5-30.6	25	27.1	14.5-44.9	22	40.0	22.9-59.9
AGE
18-44	167	26	14.9	9.5-22.7	42	24.2	17.3-32.7	65	38.7	29.9-48.2	34	22.2	15.1-31.4
45+	286	37	13.6	9.4-19.2	63	22.2	16.9-28.6	100	34.2	27.9-41.1	86	30.0	23.8-37.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	204	27	14.2	9.3-21.0	49	25.3	18.4-33.6	60	27.4	20.5-35.6	68	33.1	25.5-41.8
Some College +	249	36	14.5	9.9-20.8	57	21.7	16.4-28.1	106	43.1	35.8-50.8	50	20.7	15.0-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	265	38	15.3	10.7-21.3	53	22.3	16.6-29.2	98	34.3	27.6-41.6	76	28.2	21.7-35.7
$50,000+	103	18	17.6	10.3-28.5	26	22.4	15.1-32.0	42	42.0	31.6-53.2	17	17.9	10.9-28.1

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

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)

456

14.3

10.8-18.7

106

23.1

18.7-28.0

166

36.0

30.7-41.5

120

26.7

21.9-32.2

GENDER

Male

167

10.8

6.5-17.4

20.3

14.2-28.3

33.1

25.3-42.0

35.8

27.7-44.8

Female

289

17.4

12.5-23.7

25.5

19.9-32.1

111

38.5

31.9-45.7

18.5

13.6-24.7

RACE

White

389

14.0

10.4-18.5

23.9

19.3-29.2

141

36.9

31.4-42.8

25.2

20.3-30.9

Other

18.1

7.3-38.3

14.9

6.5-30.6

27.1

14.5-44.9

40.0

22.9-59.9

AGE

18-44

167

14.9

9.5-22.7

24.2

17.3-32.7

38.7

29.9-48.2

22.2

15.1-31.4

45+

286

13.6

9.4-19.2

22.2

16.9-28.6

100

34.2

27.9-41.1

30.0

23.8-37.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

204

14.2

9.3-21.0

25.3

18.4-33.6

27.4

20.5-35.6

33.1

25.5-41.8

Some College +

249

14.5

9.9-20.8

21.7

16.4-28.1

106

43.1

35.8-50.8

20.7

15.0-27.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

265

15.3

10.7-21.3

22.3

16.6-29.2

34.3

27.6-41.6

28.2

21.7-35.7

$50,000+

103

17.6

10.3-28.5

22.4

15.1-32.0

42.0

31.6-53.2

17.9

10.9-28.1

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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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