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-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	7,484	1,078	14.8	13.8-15.9	1,717	23.1	21.9-24.3	2,598	35.9	34.6-37.3	2,091	26.2	25.0-27.4
RACE
White	5,634	813	14.9	13.7-16.1	1,356	24.5	23.1-25.9	1,987	36.5	34.9-38.0	1,478	24.2	22.9-25.5
African American	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
Asian	35	2	4.1	0.9-17.0	4	4.3	1.2-14.4	20	70.3	50.4-84.7	9	21.3	9.8-40.2
Native American	167	28	23.1	14.8-34.2	34	22.4	15.0-32.1	49	24.9	17.7-33.9	56	29.6	21.1-39.7
Other Minorities	172	15	8.6	5.0-14.6	30	16.0	10.7-23.2	81	52.1	43.3-60.8	46	23.3	16.8-31.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	203	27	12.4	8.2-18.3	37	16.1	11.1-22.9	95	51.7	43.4-59.8	44	19.8	14.3-26.8
-English Speaking	137	23	17.7	11.3-26.5	26	16.4	10.4-24.9	58	45.2	35.2-55.6	30	20.7	13.9-29.8
-Spanish Speaking	66	4	3.9	1.4-10.4	11	15.6	8.0-28.4	37	62.1	48.2-74.2	14	18.4	10.3-30.6
Non-Hispanic	7,275	1,051	14.9	13.9-16.0	1,679	23.3	22.1-24.5	2,501	35.4	34.0-36.8	2,044	26.4	25.2-27.6
AGE
18-24	408	63	15.3	11.6-20.0	109	26.7	21.8-32.3	148	38.1	32.3-44.3	88	19.9	15.6-24.9
25-34	1,226	179	14.6	12.4-17.2	326	26.2	23.4-29.3	486	39.3	36.1-42.7	235	19.8	17.2-22.7
35-44	1,452	221	15.5	13.3-18.0	349	23.7	21.1-26.4	546	38.8	35.7-42.0	336	21.9	19.5-24.6
45-54	1,481	219	15.6	13.4-18.1	339	22.8	20.2-25.5	512	35.5	32.5-38.6	411	26.1	23.5-28.9
55-64	1,257	206	16.8	14.4-19.5	255	20.5	17.9-23.2	410	32.1	29.1-35.3	386	30.6	27.6-33.8
65-74	953	115	11.5	9.2-14.4	209	22.6	19.4-26.0	282	31.5	27.9-35.4	347	34.4	30.8-38.2
75+	669	69	10.9	8.2-14.2	120	16.9	13.8-20.5	205	32.5	28.2-37.1	275	39.8	35.4-44.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,031	155	16.5	13.8-19.7	184	18.4	15.6-21.5	293	30.8	27.3-34.5	399	34.3	30.9-37.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,193	355	17.0	15.1-19.1	475	21.8	19.7-24.0	639	30.2	27.9-32.7	724	31.0	28.7-33.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,992	297	15.4	13.5-17.5	475	23.2	21.0-25.5	660	34.3	31.7-37.0	560	27.2	24.8-29.7
College Graduate	2,261	268	11.6	10.1-13.3	581	26.1	24.0-28.4	1,005	44.6	42.1-47.2	407	17.6	15.8-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	899	134	15.1	12.3-18.4	145	15.7	13.1-18.7	239	27.7	24.0-31.7	381	41.5	37.5-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,319	231	19.2	16.7-22.1	247	18.9	16.4-21.8	402	31.9	28.8-35.1	439	30.0	27.1-33.0
$25,000- 34,999	885	157	17.2	14.3-20.5	202	22.7	19.4-26.3	285	32.7	28.9-36.6	241	27.5	24.0-31.3
$35,000- 49,999	956	153	16.5	13.8-19.6	208	22.0	19.0-25.4	361	37.6	34.0-41.4	234	23.9	20.8-27.2
$50,000-74,999	854	122	15.8	12.9-19.3	189	22.0	18.9-25.5	354	39.8	35.9-43.9	189	22.3	19.1-25.9
$75,000+	972	123	11.9	9.8-14.5	239	24.6	21.6-28.0	450	46.4	42.7-50.3	160	17.0	14.3-20.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,433	343	14.7	13.0-16.6	507	21.0	19.1-23.1	770	32.9	30.6-35.3	813	31.4	29.2-33.7
No	4,966	722	14.9	13.7-16.2	1,193	24.1	22.6-25.5	1,809	37.3	35.7-39.0	1,242	23.7	22.3-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	17	14.0	8.1-23.1	20	11.4	6.7-18.8	64	43.3	33.2-54.0	41	31.3	22.7-41.4
Non-Veteran	7,310	1,056	14.8	13.8-15.9	1,686	23.3	22.1-24.5	2,529	35.8	34.5-37.2	2,039	26.1	24.9-27.3
Currently Serving	32	5	20.0	7.7-42.7	11	28.7	14.6-48.7	5	19.1	6.9-42.9	11	32.2	17.2-52.1

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

7,484

1,078

14.8

13.8-15.9

1,717

23.1

21.9-24.3

2,598

35.9

34.6-37.3

2,091

26.2

25.0-27.4

RACE

White

5,634

813

14.9

13.7-16.1

1,356

24.5

23.1-25.9

1,987

36.5

34.9-38.0

1,478

24.2

22.9-25.5

African American

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

Asian

4.1

0.9-17.0

4.3

1.2-14.4

70.3

50.4-84.7

21.3

9.8-40.2

Native American

167

23.1

14.8-34.2

22.4

15.0-32.1

24.9

17.7-33.9

29.6

21.1-39.7

Other Minorities

172

8.6

5.0-14.6

16.0

10.7-23.2

52.1

43.3-60.8

23.3

16.8-31.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

203

12.4

8.2-18.3

16.1

11.1-22.9

51.7

43.4-59.8

19.8

14.3-26.8

-English Speaking

137

17.7

11.3-26.5

16.4

10.4-24.9

45.2

35.2-55.6

20.7

13.9-29.8

-Spanish Speaking

3.9

1.4-10.4

15.6

8.0-28.4

62.1

48.2-74.2

18.4

10.3-30.6

Non-Hispanic

7,275

1,051

14.9

13.9-16.0

1,679

23.3

22.1-24.5

2,501

35.4

34.0-36.8

2,044

26.4

25.2-27.6

AGE

18-24

408

15.3

11.6-20.0

109

26.7

21.8-32.3

148

38.1

32.3-44.3

19.9

15.6-24.9

25-34

1,226

179

14.6

12.4-17.2

326

26.2

23.4-29.3

486

39.3

36.1-42.7

235

19.8

17.2-22.7

35-44

1,452

221

15.5

13.3-18.0

349

23.7

21.1-26.4

546

38.8

35.7-42.0

336

21.9

19.5-24.6

45-54

1,481

219

15.6

13.4-18.1

339

22.8

20.2-25.5

512

35.5

32.5-38.6

411

26.1

23.5-28.9

55-64

1,257

206

16.8

14.4-19.5

255

20.5

17.9-23.2

410

32.1

29.1-35.3

386

30.6

27.6-33.8

65-74

953

115

11.5

9.2-14.4

209

22.6

19.4-26.0

282

31.5

27.9-35.4

347

34.4

30.8-38.2

75+

669

10.9

8.2-14.2

120

16.9

13.8-20.5

205

32.5

28.2-37.1

275

39.8

35.4-44.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,031

155

16.5

13.8-19.7

184

18.4

15.6-21.5

293

30.8

27.3-34.5

399

34.3

30.9-37.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,193

355

17.0

15.1-19.1

475

21.8

19.7-24.0

639

30.2

27.9-32.7

724

31.0

28.7-33.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,992

297

15.4

13.5-17.5

475

23.2

21.0-25.5

660

34.3

31.7-37.0

560

27.2

24.8-29.7

College Graduate

2,261

268

11.6

10.1-13.3

581

26.1

24.0-28.4

1,005

44.6

42.1-47.2

407

17.6

15.8-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

899

134

15.1

12.3-18.4

145

15.7

13.1-18.7

239

27.7

24.0-31.7

381

41.5

37.5-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,319

231

19.2

16.7-22.1

247

18.9

16.4-21.8

402

31.9

28.8-35.1

439

30.0

27.1-33.0

$25,000- 34,999

885

157

17.2

14.3-20.5

202

22.7

19.4-26.3

285

32.7

28.9-36.6

241

27.5

24.0-31.3

$35,000- 49,999

956

153

16.5

13.8-19.6

208

22.0

19.0-25.4

361

37.6

34.0-41.4

234

23.9

20.8-27.2

$50,000-74,999

854

122

15.8

12.9-19.3

189

22.0

18.9-25.5

354

39.8

35.9-43.9

189

22.3

19.1-25.9

$75,000+

972

123

11.9

9.8-14.5

239

24.6

21.6-28.0

450

46.4

42.7-50.3

160

17.0

14.3-20.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,433

343

14.7

13.0-16.6

507

21.0

19.1-23.1

770

32.9

30.6-35.3

813

31.4

29.2-33.7

4,966

722

14.9

13.7-16.2

1,193

24.1

22.6-25.5

1,809

37.3

35.7-39.0

1,242

23.7

22.3-25.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

14.0

8.1-23.1

11.4

6.7-18.8

43.3

33.2-54.0

31.3

22.7-41.4

Non-Veteran

7,310

1,056

14.8

13.8-15.9

1,686

23.3

22.1-24.5

2,529

35.8

34.5-37.2

2,039

26.1

24.9-27.3

Currently Serving

20.0

7.7-42.7

28.7

14.6-48.7

19.1

6.9-42.9

32.2

17.2-52.1

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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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