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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	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	93	13	15.5	8.4-27.0	17	17.8	10.1-29.4	31	30.5	20.6-42.5	32	36.2	24.7-49.6
25-34	278	34	12.7	8.7-18.3	70	24.6	19.0-31.2	102	33.3	27.0-40.3	72	29.3	23.0-36.6
35-44	298	49	15.7	11.6-21.0	59	19.9	15.0-26.0	100	34.8	28.0-42.1	90	29.6	23.5-36.5
45-54	296	57	18.2	13.4-24.2	62	21.0	15.9-27.2	86	30.0	23.8-37.1	91	30.8	24.7-37.7
55-64	212	30	15.3	10.3-22.2	34	14.4	9.9-20.5	61	31.1	24.1-39.1	87	39.2	31.3-47.7
65-74	159	20	12.6	6.5-23.1	24	14.7	8.8-23.4	45	28.3	20.5-37.7	70	44.4	34.7-54.6
75+	93	10	14.0	6.8-26.7	14	13.9	7.7-23.9	24	28.0	18.2-40.5	45	44.0	32.2-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	275	37	16.5	11.2-23.5	47	17.7	12.9-23.9	76	28.9	22.9-35.6	115	36.9	30.6-43.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	485	84	18.2	14.3-23.0	90	16.2	12.8-20.2	133	27.2	22.6-32.4	178	38.4	33.1-44.0
Some Post-H.S.	383	53	11.7	8.5-15.8	85	23.5	18.6-29.3	120	29.6	24.3-35.6	125	35.2	29.2-41.7
College Graduate	293	41	14.8	10.5-20.4	62	20.9	15.8-27.0	121	43.3	36.2-50.6	69	21.1	16.1-27.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	47	14.8	10.8-19.9	50	16.0	11.8-21.5	77	25.4	19.9-31.8	126	43.8	37.0-50.8
$15,000- 24,999	376	68	20.1	15.3-26.1	60	16.1	12.0-21.4	112	27.8	22.7-33.5	136	36.0	30.1-42.3
$25,000- 34,999	192	30	14.5	9.9-20.9	44	21.2	14.9-29.4	58	30.6	23.1-39.3	60	33.7	25.9-42.4
$35,000- 49,999	146	26	20.3	13.4-29.4	30	20.1	13.6-28.6	54	33.5	25.2-43.0	36	26.2	18.2-36.1
$50,000-74,999	74	12	14.4	7.5-25.8	11	15.4	7.9-27.8	26	37.8	24.9-52.6	25	32.4	20.8-46.8
$75,000+	66	7	8.4	3.8-17.4	11	13.6	7.1-24.3	31	50.9	37.2-64.5	17	27.1	16.3-41.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	498	75	14.2	11.0-18.1	90	17.2	13.7-21.4	143	31.2	26.4-36.3	190	37.4	32.3-42.8
No	911	133	15.3	12.6-18.5	190	20.7	17.7-24.2	303	32.3	28.6-36.3	285	31.6	27.9-35.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	42	7	12.3	5.2-26.5	6	12.1	4.3-29.6	16	41.2	23.1-62.1	13	34.4	18.7-54.4
Non-Veteran	1,388	208	15.4	13.2-17.9	274	19.7	17.2-22.3	434	31.3	28.4-34.5	472	33.6	30.5-36.8
Currently Serving	8	1	17.5	2.5-63.9	4	41.3	13.8-75.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	41.2	12.7-77.1

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

15.5

8.4-27.0

17.8

10.1-29.4

30.5

20.6-42.5

36.2

24.7-49.6

25-34

278

12.7

8.7-18.3

24.6

19.0-31.2

102

33.3

27.0-40.3

29.3

23.0-36.6

35-44

298

15.7

11.6-21.0

19.9

15.0-26.0

100

34.8

28.0-42.1

29.6

23.5-36.5

45-54

296

18.2

13.4-24.2

21.0

15.9-27.2

30.0

23.8-37.1

30.8

24.7-37.7

55-64

212

15.3

10.3-22.2

14.4

9.9-20.5

31.1

24.1-39.1

39.2

31.3-47.7

65-74

159

12.6

6.5-23.1

14.7

8.8-23.4

28.3

20.5-37.7

44.4

34.7-54.6

75+

14.0

6.8-26.7

13.9

7.7-23.9

28.0

18.2-40.5

44.0

32.2-56.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

275

16.5

11.2-23.5

17.7

12.9-23.9

28.9

22.9-35.6

115

36.9

30.6-43.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

485

18.2

14.3-23.0

16.2

12.8-20.2

133

27.2

22.6-32.4

178

38.4

33.1-44.0

Some Post-H.S.

383

11.7

8.5-15.8

23.5

18.6-29.3

120

29.6

24.3-35.6

125

35.2

29.2-41.7

College Graduate

293

14.8

10.5-20.4

20.9

15.8-27.0

121

43.3

36.2-50.6

21.1

16.1-27.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

14.8

10.8-19.9

16.0

11.8-21.5

25.4

19.9-31.8

126

43.8

37.0-50.8

$15,000- 24,999

376

20.1

15.3-26.1

16.1

12.0-21.4

112

27.8

22.7-33.5

136

36.0

30.1-42.3

$25,000- 34,999

192

14.5

9.9-20.9

21.2

14.9-29.4

30.6

23.1-39.3

33.7

25.9-42.4

$35,000- 49,999

146

20.3

13.4-29.4

20.1

13.6-28.6

33.5

25.2-43.0

26.2

18.2-36.1

$50,000-74,999

14.4

7.5-25.8

15.4

7.9-27.8

37.8

24.9-52.6

32.4

20.8-46.8

$75,000+

8.4

3.8-17.4

13.6

7.1-24.3

50.9

37.2-64.5

27.1

16.3-41.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

498

14.2

11.0-18.1

17.2

13.7-21.4

143

31.2

26.4-36.3

190

37.4

32.3-42.8

911

133

15.3

12.6-18.5

190

20.7

17.7-24.2

303

32.3

28.6-36.3

285

31.6

27.9-35.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.3

5.2-26.5

12.1

4.3-29.6

41.2

23.1-62.1

34.4

18.7-54.4

Non-Veteran

1,388

208

15.4

13.2-17.9

274

19.7

17.2-22.3

434

31.3

28.4-34.5

472

33.6

30.5-36.8

Currently Serving

17.5

2.5-63.9

41.3

13.8-75.6

0.0

. - .

41.2

12.7-77.1

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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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