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 MALES

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	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
AGE
18-24	54	6	16.2	6.8-33.8	12	22.8	11.3-40.7	18	24.7	14.6-38.5	18	36.3	22.0-53.5
25-34	123	22	20.1	12.9-29.8	33	26.6	18.9-36.1	31	24.7	16.8-34.7	37	28.6	20.5-38.5
35-44	143	24	18.4	12.1-27.1	27	19.1	12.4-28.3	44	31.9	23.4-41.8	48	30.6	22.6-39.9
45-54	139	32	21.1	14.4-29.9	24	18.3	11.4-27.9	45	32.5	24.1-42.2	38	28.1	20.2-37.6
55-64	127	19	14.2	8.7-22.4	18	16.0	9.7-25.2	37	26.7	18.8-36.5	53	43.1	33.4-53.3
65-74	77	13	21.3	11.8-35.3	11	11.4	5.8-21.1	15	15.5	8.7-26.3	38	51.8	38.8-64.5
75+	36	4	7.5	2.6-19.8	6	19.2	7.9-39.6	7	25.9	12.2-46.7	19	47.3	29.6-65.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	28	18.6	12.2-27.2	16	8.8	4.9-15.3	43	24.2	17.5-32.4	78	48.4	39.3-57.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	47	18.2	13.4-24.4	55	22.9	17.1-30.0	69	26.3	20.4-33.2	91	32.5	26.3-39.4
Some Post-H.S.	153	27	19.2	12.8-27.8	30	19.5	13.2-27.8	47	28.4	20.8-37.4	49	33.0	24.9-42.2
College Graduate	122	19	20.1	11.3-33.2	30	25.2	17.0-35.6	39	30.8	21.9-41.4	34	23.8	16.2-33.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	22	18.9	11.8-28.8	14	11.4	6.4-19.7	31	30.5	21.1-42.0	46	39.2	29.1-50.3
$15,000- 24,999	126	24	19.8	12.4-30.2	24	18.1	11.5-27.2	26	23.0	15.0-33.5	52	39.1	29.6-49.4
$25,000- 34,999	82	16	21.0	12.6-32.9	13	15.9	9.1-26.3	29	34.4	23.7-47.0	24	28.7	19.2-40.6
$35,000- 49,999	109	22	22.3	14.3-33.1	20	19.6	12.1-30.2	35	29.0	20.3-39.4	32	29.1	20.2-39.9
$50,000-74,999	85	13	17.0	9.4-28.6	19	24.3	15.3-36.3	23	23.1	14.8-34.2	30	35.7	25.1-47.8
$75,000+	56	11	28.9	14.5-49.2	12	17.7	9.4-30.7	20	29.8	18.0-45.1	13	23.7	12.8-39.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	244	43	17.3	12.4-23.5	40	18.7	13.1-26.0	61	23.9	18.4-30.5	100	40.0	33.0-47.5
No	453	78	19.8	15.4-25.1	91	19.9	15.9-24.6	135	28.3	23.7-33.5	149	32.0	27.1-37.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	213	34	15.9	10.9-22.8	40	17.8	12.7-24.4	62	30.0	23.1-37.9	77	36.3	29.1-44.2
Non-Veteran	464	83	20.0	15.7-25.1	88	20.5	16.3-25.5	124	25.3	21.0-30.2	169	34.2	29.3-39.5
Currently Serving	26	4	18.7	6.6-42.7	3	7.7	2.3-22.6	12	38.1	20.1-60.2	7	35.5	16.8-60.0

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

16.2

6.8-33.8

22.8

11.3-40.7

24.7

14.6-38.5

36.3

22.0-53.5

25-34

123

20.1

12.9-29.8

26.6

18.9-36.1

24.7

16.8-34.7

28.6

20.5-38.5

35-44

143

18.4

12.1-27.1

19.1

12.4-28.3

31.9

23.4-41.8

30.6

22.6-39.9

45-54

139

21.1

14.4-29.9

18.3

11.4-27.9

32.5

24.1-42.2

28.1

20.2-37.6

55-64

127

14.2

8.7-22.4

16.0

9.7-25.2

26.7

18.8-36.5

43.1

33.4-53.3

65-74

21.3

11.8-35.3

11.4

5.8-21.1

15.5

8.7-26.3

51.8

38.8-64.5

75+

7.5

2.6-19.8

19.2

7.9-39.6

25.9

12.2-46.7

47.3

29.6-65.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

18.6

12.2-27.2

8.8

4.9-15.3

24.2

17.5-32.4

48.4

39.3-57.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

262

18.2

13.4-24.4

22.9

17.1-30.0

26.3

20.4-33.2

32.5

26.3-39.4

Some Post-H.S.

153

19.2

12.8-27.8

19.5

13.2-27.8

28.4

20.8-37.4

33.0

24.9-42.2

College Graduate

122

20.1

11.3-33.2

25.2

17.0-35.6

30.8

21.9-41.4

23.8

16.2-33.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

18.9

11.8-28.8

11.4

6.4-19.7

30.5

21.1-42.0

39.2

29.1-50.3

$15,000- 24,999

126

19.8

12.4-30.2

18.1

11.5-27.2

23.0

15.0-33.5

39.1

29.6-49.4

$25,000- 34,999

21.0

12.6-32.9

15.9

9.1-26.3

34.4

23.7-47.0

28.7

19.2-40.6

$35,000- 49,999

109

22.3

14.3-33.1

19.6

12.1-30.2

29.0

20.3-39.4

29.1

20.2-39.9

$50,000-74,999

17.0

9.4-28.6

24.3

15.3-36.3

23.1

14.8-34.2

35.7

25.1-47.8

$75,000+

28.9

14.5-49.2

17.7

9.4-30.7

29.8

18.0-45.1

23.7

12.8-39.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

244

17.3

12.4-23.5

18.7

13.1-26.0

23.9

18.4-30.5

100

40.0

33.0-47.5

453

19.8

15.4-25.1

19.9

15.9-24.6

135

28.3

23.7-33.5

149

32.0

27.1-37.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

213

15.9

10.9-22.8

17.8

12.7-24.4

30.0

23.1-37.9

36.3

29.1-44.2

Non-Veteran

464

20.0

15.7-25.1

20.5

16.3-25.5

124

25.3

21.0-30.2

169

34.2

29.3-39.5

Currently Serving

18.7

6.6-42.7

7.7

2.3-22.6

38.1

20.1-60.2

35.5

16.8-60.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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