BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	524	54	10.9	8.2-14.3	120	21.6	18.0-25.7	211	42.3	37.6-47.1	139	25.2	21.3-29.5
GENDER
Male	200	17	9.0	5.5-14.3	47	22.2	16.8-28.9	82	44.3	36.9-51.9	54	24.5	18.9-31.3
Female	324	37	12.7	9.1-17.5	73	21.0	16.6-26.2	129	40.5	34.7-46.5	85	25.8	20.8-31.5
RACE
White	374	37	10.3	7.4-14.2	94	24.8	20.3-29.9	158	43.9	38.3-49.6	85	21.0	16.9-25.8
Other	149	17	12.4	7.4-19.9	26	14.3	9.4-21.1	52	38.4	29.9-47.8	54	34.9	26.8-43.9
AGE
18-44	266	34	12.5	8.7-17.5	60	21.2	16.5-26.8	110	43.6	37.1-50.4	62	22.7	17.7-28.7
45+	257	20	9.1	5.7-14.1	60	22.2	17.0-28.4	101	40.9	34.3-47.9	76	27.8	22.1-34.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	136	17	12.9	7.8-20.7	28	18.4	12.3-26.6	42	39.5	30.0-49.8	49	29.2	21.6-38.2
Some College +	387	37	10.1	7.2-14.0	92	22.9	18.7-27.7	169	43.5	38.1-49.0	89	23.5	19.2-28.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	27	12.5	8.3-18.4	39	16.0	11.4-21.9	90	45.5	38.0-53.2	61	26.0	20.1-32.9
$50,000+	213	19	9.9	6.3-15.3	54	24.5	18.8-31.2	89	41.5	34.4-48.9	51	24.1	18.5-30.8

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

-Mecklenburg County

524

10.9

8.2-14.3

120

21.6

18.0-25.7

211

42.3

37.6-47.1

139

25.2

21.3-29.5

GENDER

Male

200

9.0

5.5-14.3

22.2

16.8-28.9

44.3

36.9-51.9

24.5

18.9-31.3

Female

324

12.7

9.1-17.5

21.0

16.6-26.2

129

40.5

34.7-46.5

25.8

20.8-31.5

RACE

White

374

10.3

7.4-14.2

24.8

20.3-29.9

158

43.9

38.3-49.6

21.0

16.9-25.8

Other

149

12.4

7.4-19.9

14.3

9.4-21.1

38.4

29.9-47.8

34.9

26.8-43.9

AGE

18-44

266

12.5

8.7-17.5

21.2

16.5-26.8

110

43.6

37.1-50.4

22.7

17.7-28.7

45+

257

9.1

5.7-14.1

22.2

17.0-28.4

101

40.9

34.3-47.9

27.8

22.1-34.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

136

12.9

7.8-20.7

18.4

12.3-26.6

39.5

30.0-49.8

29.2

21.6-38.2

Some College +

387

10.1

7.2-14.0

22.9

18.7-27.7

169

43.5

38.1-49.0

23.5

19.2-28.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

217

12.5

8.3-18.4

16.0

11.4-21.9

45.5

38.0-53.2

26.0

20.1-32.9

$50,000+

213

9.9

6.3-15.3

24.5

18.8-31.2

41.5

34.4-48.9

24.1

18.5-30.8

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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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