BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	2,141	337	16.8	14.8-19.0	415	19.4	17.4-21.6	648	29.6	27.3-32.1	741	34.2	31.7-36.7
GENDER
Male	703	121	18.8	15.4-22.8	131	19.3	16.0-23.2	198	27.0	23.3-31.1	253	34.8	30.7-39.1
Female	1,438	216	15.3	13.1-17.8	284	19.5	17.1-22.1	450	31.6	28.6-34.7	488	33.7	30.6-36.8
AGE
18-24	147	19	15.9	9.4-25.6	29	20.3	12.8-30.5	49	27.6	20.1-36.6	50	36.2	26.7-47.0
25-34	401	56	16.0	11.9-21.1	103	25.5	20.7-30.9	133	29.5	24.4-35.2	109	29.0	23.8-34.8
35-44	441	73	16.8	13.1-21.3	86	19.6	15.4-24.6	144	33.6	28.2-39.5	138	30.0	25.0-35.4
45-54	435	89	19.3	15.3-24.2	86	19.9	15.6-25.0	131	31.0	25.9-36.7	129	29.7	24.8-35.2
55-64	339	49	14.8	10.8-19.9	52	15.2	11.1-20.4	98	28.9	23.4-35.1	140	41.1	34.8-47.7
65-74	236	33	16.1	10.4-24.1	35	13.4	8.9-19.5	60	23.2	17.5-30.1	108	47.4	39.4-55.4
75+	129	14	11.7	6.4-20.5	20	15.8	9.5-25.1	31	27.2	18.7-37.8	64	45.2	35.1-55.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	440	65	17.6	13.2-22.9	63	13.2	9.8-17.4	119	26.5	21.8-31.7	193	42.8	37.1-48.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	747	131	18.2	15.0-21.9	145	19.3	15.9-23.2	202	26.8	23.1-31.0	269	35.7	31.5-40.0
Some Post-H.S.	536	80	14.4	11.2-18.4	115	22.0	18.0-26.7	167	29.2	24.7-34.1	174	34.4	29.5-39.7
College Graduate	415	60	16.9	12.2-22.8	92	22.5	17.9-27.9	160	38.5	32.7-44.6	103	22.1	17.8-27.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	413	69	16.3	12.5-21.0	64	14.3	10.9-18.7	108	27.3	22.2-33.0	172	42.1	36.3-48.1
$15,000- 24,999	502	92	20.0	15.8-25.1	84	16.8	13.1-21.3	138	26.1	21.7-31.1	188	37.0	31.9-42.5
$25,000- 34,999	274	46	17.0	12.4-22.9	57	19.1	14.2-25.3	87	32.1	25.7-39.3	84	31.7	25.5-38.7
$35,000- 49,999	255	48	21.3	15.8-28.1	50	19.8	14.6-26.3	89	31.2	25.1-38.2	68	27.6	21.5-34.8
$50,000-74,999	159	25	15.9	10.3-23.8	30	20.5	14.1-29.0	49	29.3	21.6-38.4	55	34.3	26.2-43.4
$75,000+	122	18	20.0	11.0-33.6	23	15.9	10.1-24.1	51	39.0	29.1-49.8	30	25.2	16.9-35.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	742	118	15.6	12.7-18.9	130	17.9	14.6-21.7	204	28.0	24.3-32.1	290	38.5	34.3-43.0
No	1,364	211	17.3	14.7-20.1	281	20.4	17.9-23.1	438	30.6	27.6-33.7	434	31.8	28.7-34.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	255	41	15.5	10.9-21.5	46	17.0	12.3-23.0	78	31.5	24.9-38.9	90	36.0	29.3-43.3
Non-Veteran	1,852	291	17.0	14.9-19.4	362	20.0	17.7-22.4	558	29.2	26.7-31.9	641	33.8	31.1-36.6
Currently Serving	34	5	18.5	7.2-39.9	7	11.8	5.1-25.0	12	33.6	17.9-53.9	10	36.2	18.8-58.1

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,141

337

16.8

14.8-19.0

415

19.4

17.4-21.6

648

29.6

27.3-32.1

741

34.2

31.7-36.7

GENDER

Male

703

121

18.8

15.4-22.8

131

19.3

16.0-23.2

198

27.0

23.3-31.1

253

34.8

30.7-39.1

Female

1,438

216

15.3

13.1-17.8

284

19.5

17.1-22.1

450

31.6

28.6-34.7

488

33.7

30.6-36.8

AGE

18-24

147

15.9

9.4-25.6

20.3

12.8-30.5

27.6

20.1-36.6

36.2

26.7-47.0

25-34

401

16.0

11.9-21.1

103

25.5

20.7-30.9

133

29.5

24.4-35.2

109

29.0

23.8-34.8

35-44

441

16.8

13.1-21.3

19.6

15.4-24.6

144

33.6

28.2-39.5

138

30.0

25.0-35.4

45-54

435

19.3

15.3-24.2

19.9

15.6-25.0

131

31.0

25.9-36.7

129

29.7

24.8-35.2

55-64

339

14.8

10.8-19.9

15.2

11.1-20.4

28.9

23.4-35.1

140

41.1

34.8-47.7

65-74

236

16.1

10.4-24.1

13.4

8.9-19.5

23.2

17.5-30.1

108

47.4

39.4-55.4

75+

129

11.7

6.4-20.5

15.8

9.5-25.1

27.2

18.7-37.8

45.2

35.1-55.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

440

17.6

13.2-22.9

13.2

9.8-17.4

119

26.5

21.8-31.7

193

42.8

37.1-48.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

747

131

18.2

15.0-21.9

145

19.3

15.9-23.2

202

26.8

23.1-31.0

269

35.7

31.5-40.0

Some Post-H.S.

536

14.4

11.2-18.4

115

22.0

18.0-26.7

167

29.2

24.7-34.1

174

34.4

29.5-39.7

College Graduate

415

16.9

12.2-22.8

22.5

17.9-27.9

160

38.5

32.7-44.6

103

22.1

17.8-27.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

413

16.3

12.5-21.0

14.3

10.9-18.7

108

27.3

22.2-33.0

172

42.1

36.3-48.1

$15,000- 24,999

502

20.0

15.8-25.1

16.8

13.1-21.3

138

26.1

21.7-31.1

188

37.0

31.9-42.5

$25,000- 34,999

274

17.0

12.4-22.9

19.1

14.2-25.3

32.1

25.7-39.3

31.7

25.5-38.7

$35,000- 49,999

255

21.3

15.8-28.1

19.8

14.6-26.3

31.2

25.1-38.2

27.6

21.5-34.8

$50,000-74,999

159

15.9

10.3-23.8

20.5

14.1-29.0

29.3

21.6-38.4

34.3

26.2-43.4

$75,000+

122

20.0

11.0-33.6

15.9

10.1-24.1

39.0

29.1-49.8

25.2

16.9-35.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

742

118

15.6

12.7-18.9

130

17.9

14.6-21.7

204

28.0

24.3-32.1

290

38.5

34.3-43.0

1,364

211

17.3

14.7-20.1

281

20.4

17.9-23.1

438

30.6

27.6-33.7

434

31.8

28.7-34.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

255

15.5

10.9-21.5

17.0

12.3-23.0

31.5

24.9-38.9

36.0

29.3-43.3

Non-Veteran

1,852

291

17.0

14.9-19.4

362

20.0

17.7-22.4

558

29.2

26.7-31.9

641

33.8

31.1-36.6

Currently Serving

18.5

7.2-39.9

11.8

5.1-25.0

33.6

17.9-53.9

36.2

18.8-58.1

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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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