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

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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	9,126	1,275	14.0	13.1-14.9	2,059	22.5	21.5-23.6	3,114	34.9	33.7-36.1	2,678	28.6	27.4-29.7
GENDER
Male	3,492	462	13.1	11.8-14.5	703	20.5	18.9-22.2	1,127	33.2	31.3-35.2	1,200	33.1	31.3-35.1
Female	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
AGE
18-24	444	68	15.3	11.6-20.0	121	26.5	21.8-31.8	159	34.4	29.1-40.1	96	23.8	19.0-29.3
25-34	1,352	194	13.2	11.2-15.5	357	26.5	23.7-29.5	515	38.6	35.4-41.9	286	21.7	19.1-24.6
35-44	1,762	268	15.4	13.4-17.6	415	23.1	20.8-25.6	632	35.8	33.1-38.6	447	25.7	23.3-28.3
45-54	1,818	254	14.7	12.8-16.8	390	20.8	18.6-23.2	619	34.3	31.7-37.1	555	30.2	27.6-32.9
55-64	1,662	249	14.6	12.6-16.9	351	20.8	18.4-23.4	536	32.0	29.3-34.9	526	32.6	29.8-35.5
65-74	1,209	148	11.7	9.6-14.1	261	22.2	19.4-25.2	373	33.3	30.0-36.8	427	32.8	29.7-36.0
75+	848	91	11.4	8.9-14.5	156	18.6	15.5-22.1	270	34.8	30.7-39.1	331	35.3	31.4-39.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,054	156	14.5	12.0-17.4	174	16.5	13.8-19.5	266	26.4	23.1-30.0	458	42.6	38.9-46.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,549	396	15.7	14.1-17.6	549	22.1	20.1-24.2	728	29.2	27.0-31.5	876	33.0	30.8-35.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,371	348	15.4	13.6-17.3	531	21.2	19.2-23.2	759	32.9	30.5-35.3	733	30.6	28.3-32.9
College Graduate	3,143	373	11.5	10.2-13.0	803	25.7	23.9-27.7	1,361	43.3	41.2-45.5	606	19.4	17.7-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	770	106	15.2	12.1-19.1	117	15.5	12.5-19.1	204	26.4	22.4-30.8	343	42.9	38.4-47.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,234	210	17.2	14.8-20.0	233	19.5	16.7-22.5	351	30.1	26.8-33.6	440	33.2	30.0-36.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,067	182	15.8	13.3-18.6	236	22.5	19.6-25.7	329	31.3	28.0-34.8	320	30.4	27.0-34.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,315	201	15.0	12.8-17.6	275	21.2	18.6-24.0	456	34.5	31.4-37.7	383	29.3	26.4-32.4
$50,000-74,999	1,335	176	13.8	11.7-16.3	292	21.4	18.9-24.1	513	37.5	34.4-40.8	354	27.2	24.4-30.2
$75,000+	1,576	206	12.7	10.8-14.8	352	22.3	19.9-24.9	718	45.3	42.4-48.4	300	19.7	17.4-22.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,834	391	14.7	13.1-16.5	578	20.2	18.4-22.1	888	32.0	29.8-34.2	977	33.1	31.0-35.3
No	6,200	875	13.8	12.7-14.9	1,464	23.6	22.3-24.9	2,200	36.1	34.6-37.6	1,661	26.5	25.2-27.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,301	171	13.2	11.2-15.6	242	19.7	17.2-22.5	426	33.4	30.4-36.5	462	33.7	30.7-36.8
Non-Veteran	7,732	1,094	14.2	13.3-15.3	1,790	23.1	21.9-24.3	2,661	35.2	33.9-36.6	2,187	27.5	26.3-28.7
Currently Serving	91	10	7.6	3.7-15.2	27	28.5	19.0-40.5	25	31.3	21.3-43.5	29	32.5	22.3-44.7

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,126

1,275

14.0

13.1-14.9

2,059

22.5

21.5-23.6

3,114

34.9

33.7-36.1

2,678

28.6

27.4-29.7

GENDER

Male

3,492

462

13.1

11.8-14.5

703

20.5

18.9-22.2

1,127

33.2

31.3-35.2

1,200

33.1

31.3-35.1

Female

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

AGE

18-24

444

15.3

11.6-20.0

121

26.5

21.8-31.8

159

34.4

29.1-40.1

23.8

19.0-29.3

25-34

1,352

194

13.2

11.2-15.5

357

26.5

23.7-29.5

515

38.6

35.4-41.9

286

21.7

19.1-24.6

35-44

1,762

268

15.4

13.4-17.6

415

23.1

20.8-25.6

632

35.8

33.1-38.6

447

25.7

23.3-28.3

45-54

1,818

254

14.7

12.8-16.8

390

20.8

18.6-23.2

619

34.3

31.7-37.1

555

30.2

27.6-32.9

55-64

1,662

249

14.6

12.6-16.9

351

20.8

18.4-23.4

536

32.0

29.3-34.9

526

32.6

29.8-35.5

65-74

1,209

148

11.7

9.6-14.1

261

22.2

19.4-25.2

373

33.3

30.0-36.8

427

32.8

29.7-36.0

75+

848

11.4

8.9-14.5

156

18.6

15.5-22.1

270

34.8

30.7-39.1

331

35.3

31.4-39.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,054

156

14.5

12.0-17.4

174

16.5

13.8-19.5

266

26.4

23.1-30.0

458

42.6

38.9-46.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,549

396

15.7

14.1-17.6

549

22.1

20.1-24.2

728

29.2

27.0-31.5

876

33.0

30.8-35.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,371

348

15.4

13.6-17.3

531

21.2

19.2-23.2

759

32.9

30.5-35.3

733

30.6

28.3-32.9

College Graduate

3,143

373

11.5

10.2-13.0

803

25.7

23.9-27.7

1,361

43.3

41.2-45.5

606

19.4

17.7-21.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

770

106

15.2

12.1-19.1

117

15.5

12.5-19.1

204

26.4

22.4-30.8

343

42.9

38.4-47.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,234

210

17.2

14.8-20.0

233

19.5

16.7-22.5

351

30.1

26.8-33.6

440

33.2

30.0-36.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,067

182

15.8

13.3-18.6

236

22.5

19.6-25.7

329

31.3

28.0-34.8

320

30.4

27.0-34.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,315

201

15.0

12.8-17.6

275

21.2

18.6-24.0

456

34.5

31.4-37.7

383

29.3

26.4-32.4

$50,000-74,999

1,335

176

13.8

11.7-16.3

292

21.4

18.9-24.1

513

37.5

34.4-40.8

354

27.2

24.4-30.2

$75,000+

1,576

206

12.7

10.8-14.8

352

22.3

19.9-24.9

718

45.3

42.4-48.4

300

19.7

17.4-22.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,834

391

14.7

13.1-16.5

578

20.2

18.4-22.1

888

32.0

29.8-34.2

977

33.1

31.0-35.3

6,200

875

13.8

12.7-14.9

1,464

23.6

22.3-24.9

2,200

36.1

34.6-37.6

1,661

26.5

25.2-27.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,301

171

13.2

11.2-15.6

242

19.7

17.2-22.5

426

33.4

30.4-36.5

462

33.7

30.7-36.8

Non-Veteran

7,732

1,094

14.2

13.3-15.3

1,790

23.1

21.9-24.3

2,661

35.2

33.9-36.6

2,187

27.5

26.3-28.7

Currently Serving

7.6

3.7-15.2

28.5

19.0-40.5

31.3

21.3-43.5

32.5

22.3-44.7

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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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