BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	324	45	12.4	9.0-16.8	67	21.8	16.9-27.5	91	27.6	22.4-33.6	121	38.2	32.3-44.5
Buncombe	313	48	15.4	11.5-20.3	68	20.7	16.2-26.1	113	36.1	30.4-42.3	84	27.8	22.6-33.7
Cabarrus	345	49	13.6	10.1-18.2	73	23.1	18.4-28.5	117	33.9	28.6-39.7	106	29.4	24.3-35.1
Catawba	282	49	15.5	11.4-20.7	63	26.6	20.3-34.0	97	32.2	26.3-38.6	73	25.8	20.4-32.1
Cumberland	359	48	12.7	9.4-17.0	78	22.5	17.7-28.1	129	34.9	29.6-40.6	104	29.9	24.7-35.7
Davidson	307	49	15.9	11.5-21.6	52	17.7	13.0-23.7	76	27.3	21.2-34.3	130	39.1	32.8-45.7
Durham	330	42	15.8	11.3-21.6	78	22.4	17.9-27.7	139	39.7	34.0-45.7	71	22.1	17.4-27.8
Forsyth	358	62	18.3	14.2-23.3	82	21.3	17.0-26.4	99	30.0	24.8-35.7	115	30.4	25.4-35.9
Gaston	302	40	15.4	11.1-21.1	59	19.3	14.8-24.7	107	35.4	29.5-41.8	96	29.9	24.5-36.0
Guilford	333	43	11.9	8.5-16.5	87	26.2	20.9-32.4	112	35.8	30.1-41.9	91	26.0	21.1-31.7
Iredell	343	52	14.6	11.0-19.3	68	19.1	14.9-24.2	131	36.3	30.7-42.3	92	30.0	24.0-36.7
Johnston	387	59	13.9	10.3-18.4	89	22.8	18.0-28.5	116	34.0	28.2-40.3	123	29.3	24.3-34.9
Mecklenburg	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
New Hanover	297	35	12.6	9.0-17.4	72	24.5	19.3-30.4	114	39.8	33.6-46.2	76	23.2	18.3-28.9
Onslow	311	44	15.1	10.9-20.6	70	19.4	15.3-24.4	102	32.5	26.9-38.5	95	32.9	27.2-39.3
Orange	347	32	10.1	6.9-14.6	79	24.5	19.5-30.2	180	49.6	43.7-55.5	56	15.8	11.8-20.7
Pitt	305	50	16.0	12.0-20.9	56	17.0	12.8-22.2	98	31.4	25.9-37.5	101	35.6	29.6-42.2
Randolph	268	47	20.5	15.0-27.4	53	18.2	13.6-23.9	85	33.0	26.7-40.0	83	28.3	22.6-34.7
Robeson	308	47	17.4	12.8-23.4	67	23.8	18.4-30.0	75	21.9	17.1-27.5	119	36.9	31.0-43.3
Rowan	352	49	12.8	9.4-17.1	79	24.6	19.5-30.5	97	26.6	21.9-32.0	127	36.0	30.6-41.9
Union	356	46	14.1	9.9-19.6	72	18.6	14.3-23.8	147	41.0	35.1-47.2	91	26.3	21.1-32.2
Wake	503	63	13.9	10.7-18.0	130	22.7	18.9-27.0	193	40.1	35.2-45.2	117	23.3	19.4-27.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	290	50	16.9	12.6-22.4	61	19.8	15.1-25.4	106	36.4	30.4-42.9	73	26.9	21.5-33.0
Northeast Partnership II	367	50	13.7	10.1-18.2	84	24.6	19.9-30.0	102	27.7	22.9-33.1	131	34.0	28.8-39.8
Northeast Partnership I	307	50	16.0	11.7-21.5	56	17.9	13.6-23.3	82	29.1	23.4-35.5	119	37.0	31.1-43.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	292	54	19.8	15.0-25.6	56	19.7	14.6-26.0	74	23.2	18.1-29.2	108	37.3	31.2-44.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	363	53	15.4	11.4-20.5	75	19.2	14.9-24.4	115	31.2	26.1-36.9	120	34.1	28.6-40.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	320	45	12.5	9.1-16.9	71	22.0	17.4-27.5	99	30.3	25.0-36.1	105	35.2	29.4-41.5
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	307	41	13.3	9.7-18.0	63	19.2	14.9-24.4	99	33.1	27.4-39.2	104	34.4	28.7-40.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	355	35	9.4	6.6-13.2	89	25.4	20.3-31.4	136	40.5	34.5-46.7	95	24.7	20.0-30.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	419	66	16.4	12.6-21.0	78	18.3	14.5-22.7	139	33.4	28.2-38.9	136	32.0	27.0-37.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	279	47	17.3	12.9-22.8	44	15.9	11.7-21.2	65	23.5	18.5-29.4	123	43.3	36.9-49.9
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	297	39	12.0	8.6-16.6	64	22.6	17.4-28.8	101	34.2	27.5-41.7	93	31.1	25.1-37.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	343	49	13.8	10.1-18.6	78	20.7	16.2-25.9	117	36.6	30.8-42.8	99	29.0	23.7-34.8
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	456	64	14.3	10.8-18.7	106	23.1	18.7-28.0	166	36.0	30.7-41.5	120	26.7	21.9-32.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	766	118	15.3	12.6-18.5	154	20.4	17.4-23.8	222	30.7	27.1-34.7	272	33.5	29.8-37.4
No	11,183	1,578	14.3	13.5-15.1	2,433	21.6	20.6-22.6	3,808	34.8	33.7-36.0	3,364	29.3	28.3-30.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,974	593	14.9	13.6-16.3	847	21.3	19.7-22.9	1,243	31.5	29.8-33.3	1,291	32.3	30.6-34.1
Piedmont	6,664	920	14.1	13.1-15.2	1,448	21.5	20.3-22.8	2,324	35.9	34.5-37.4	1,972	28.4	27.1-29.8
Western NC	1,311	183	14.0	11.8-16.4	292	21.9	19.3-24.7	463	35.7	32.5-38.9	373	28.5	25.5-31.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	752	110	14.8	11.9-18.1	171	22.3	18.9-26.1	274	36.2	32.0-40.5	197	26.8	22.9-30.9
Northwest	2,311	354	15.3	13.6-17.2	483	20.9	19.0-23.1	712	30.6	28.3-33.0	762	33.1	30.8-35.6
Charlotte	1,803	231	12.7	10.9-14.7	377	20.6	18.4-23.0	677	39.1	36.3-42.0	518	27.6	25.1-30.2
Greensboro	1,531	203	13.9	11.8-16.3	346	22.4	19.9-25.1	548	35.8	32.8-38.9	434	27.9	25.2-30.9
Southern Regional	1,280	188	14.7	12.5-17.2	269	21.8	19.0-24.7	409	31.9	29.0-35.0	414	31.6	28.6-34.8
Coastal	598	77	13.0	10.2-16.6	140	22.8	19.2-26.7	210	35.5	31.3-40.1	171	28.7	24.7-33.0
Wake	1,667	225	14.2	12.1-16.6	390	22.7	20.2-25.4	592	37.8	34.7-40.9	460	25.3	22.7-28.1
Area L	461	81	18.1	14.4-22.5	86	19.7	15.7-24.4	124	26.3	21.8-31.3	170	36.0	31.1-41.2
Eastern	1,487	222	15.0	12.9-17.4	314	19.9	17.5-22.4	471	31.9	29.1-34.8	480	33.2	30.4-36.2

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

324

12.4

9.0-16.8

21.8

16.9-27.5

27.6

22.4-33.6

121

38.2

32.3-44.5

Buncombe

313

15.4

11.5-20.3

20.7

16.2-26.1

113

36.1

30.4-42.3

27.8

22.6-33.7

Cabarrus

345

13.6

10.1-18.2

23.1

18.4-28.5

117

33.9

28.6-39.7

106

29.4

24.3-35.1

Catawba

282

15.5

11.4-20.7

26.6

20.3-34.0

32.2

26.3-38.6

25.8

20.4-32.1

Cumberland

359

12.7

9.4-17.0

22.5

17.7-28.1

129

34.9

29.6-40.6

104

29.9

24.7-35.7

Davidson

307

15.9

11.5-21.6

17.7

13.0-23.7

27.3

21.2-34.3

130

39.1

32.8-45.7

Durham

330

15.8

11.3-21.6

22.4

17.9-27.7

139

39.7

34.0-45.7

22.1

17.4-27.8

Forsyth

358

18.3

14.2-23.3

21.3

17.0-26.4

30.0

24.8-35.7

115

30.4

25.4-35.9

Gaston

302

15.4

11.1-21.1

19.3

14.8-24.7

107

35.4

29.5-41.8

29.9

24.5-36.0

Guilford

333

11.9

8.5-16.5

26.2

20.9-32.4

112

35.8

30.1-41.9

26.0

21.1-31.7

Iredell

343

14.6

11.0-19.3

19.1

14.9-24.2

131

36.3

30.7-42.3

30.0

24.0-36.7

Johnston

387

13.9

10.3-18.4

22.8

18.0-28.5

116

34.0

28.2-40.3

123

29.3

24.3-34.9

Mecklenburg

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

New Hanover

297

12.6

9.0-17.4

24.5

19.3-30.4

114

39.8

33.6-46.2

23.2

18.3-28.9

Onslow

311

15.1

10.9-20.6

19.4

15.3-24.4

102

32.5

26.9-38.5

32.9

27.2-39.3

Orange

347

10.1

6.9-14.6

24.5

19.5-30.2

180

49.6

43.7-55.5

15.8

11.8-20.7

Pitt

305

16.0

12.0-20.9

17.0

12.8-22.2

31.4

25.9-37.5

101

35.6

29.6-42.2

Randolph

268

20.5

15.0-27.4

18.2

13.6-23.9

33.0

26.7-40.0

28.3

22.6-34.7

Robeson

308

17.4

12.8-23.4

23.8

18.4-30.0

21.9

17.1-27.5

119

36.9

31.0-43.3

Rowan

352

12.8

9.4-17.1

24.6

19.5-30.5

26.6

21.9-32.0

127

36.0

30.6-41.9

Union

356

14.1

9.9-19.6

18.6

14.3-23.8

147

41.0

35.1-47.2

26.3

21.1-32.2

Wake

503

13.9

10.7-18.0

130

22.7

18.9-27.0

193

40.1

35.2-45.2

117

23.3

19.4-27.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

290

16.9

12.6-22.4

19.8

15.1-25.4

106

36.4

30.4-42.9

26.9

21.5-33.0

Northeast Partnership II

367

13.7

10.1-18.2

24.6

19.9-30.0

102

27.7

22.9-33.1

131

34.0

28.8-39.8

Northeast Partnership I

307

16.0

11.7-21.5

17.9

13.6-23.3

29.1

23.4-35.5

119

37.0

31.1-43.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

292

19.8

15.0-25.6

19.7

14.6-26.0

23.2

18.1-29.2

108

37.3

31.2-44.0

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

363

15.4

11.4-20.5

19.2

14.9-24.4

115

31.2

26.1-36.9

120

34.1

28.6-40.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

320

12.5

9.1-16.9

22.0

17.4-27.5

30.3

25.0-36.1

105

35.2

29.4-41.5

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

307

13.3

9.7-18.0

19.2

14.9-24.4

33.1

27.4-39.2

104

34.4

28.7-40.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

355

9.4

6.6-13.2

25.4

20.3-31.4

136

40.5

34.5-46.7

24.7

20.0-30.2

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

419

16.4

12.6-21.0

18.3

14.5-22.7

139

33.4

28.2-38.9

136

32.0

27.0-37.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

279

17.3

12.9-22.8

15.9

11.7-21.2

23.5

18.5-29.4

123

43.3

36.9-49.9

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

297

12.0

8.6-16.6

22.6

17.4-28.8

101

34.2

27.5-41.7

31.1

25.1-37.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

343

13.8

10.1-18.6

20.7

16.2-25.9

117

36.6

30.8-42.8

29.0

23.7-34.8

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

456

14.3

10.8-18.7

106

23.1

18.7-28.0

166

36.0

30.7-41.5

120

26.7

21.9-32.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

766

118

15.3

12.6-18.5

154

20.4

17.4-23.8

222

30.7

27.1-34.7

272

33.5

29.8-37.4

11,183

1,578

14.3

13.5-15.1

2,433

21.6

20.6-22.6

3,808

34.8

33.7-36.0

3,364

29.3

28.3-30.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,974

593

14.9

13.6-16.3

847

21.3

19.7-22.9

1,243

31.5

29.8-33.3

1,291

32.3

30.6-34.1

Piedmont

6,664

920

14.1

13.1-15.2

1,448

21.5

20.3-22.8

2,324

35.9

34.5-37.4

1,972

28.4

27.1-29.8

Western NC

1,311

183

14.0

11.8-16.4

292

21.9

19.3-24.7

463

35.7

32.5-38.9

373

28.5

25.5-31.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

752

110

14.8

11.9-18.1

171

22.3

18.9-26.1

274

36.2

32.0-40.5

197

26.8

22.9-30.9

Northwest

2,311

354

15.3

13.6-17.2

483

20.9

19.0-23.1

712

30.6

28.3-33.0

762

33.1

30.8-35.6

Charlotte

1,803

231

12.7

10.9-14.7

377

20.6

18.4-23.0

677

39.1

36.3-42.0

518

27.6

25.1-30.2

Greensboro

1,531

203

13.9

11.8-16.3

346

22.4

19.9-25.1

548

35.8

32.8-38.9

434

27.9

25.2-30.9

Southern Regional

1,280

188

14.7

12.5-17.2

269

21.8

19.0-24.7

409

31.9

29.0-35.0

414

31.6

28.6-34.8

Coastal

598

13.0

10.2-16.6

140

22.8

19.2-26.7

210

35.5

31.3-40.1

171

28.7

24.7-33.0

Wake

1,667

225

14.2

12.1-16.6

390

22.7

20.2-25.4

592

37.8

34.7-40.9

460

25.3

22.7-28.1

Area L

461

18.1

14.4-22.5

19.7

15.7-24.4

124

26.3

21.8-31.3

170

36.0

31.1-41.2

Eastern

1,487

222

15.0

12.9-17.4

314

19.9

17.5-22.4

471

31.9

29.1-34.8

480

33.2

30.4-36.2

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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