BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (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: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

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
-NE 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
GENDER
Male	122	15	12.3	7.3-20.2	27	23.5	16.3-32.6	30	25.3	17.9-34.5	50	38.8	29.9-48.7
Female	245	35	14.7	10.2-20.6	57	25.5	19.7-32.4	72	29.5	23.5-36.3	81	30.3	24.3-36.9
RACE
White	246	30	10.8	7.3-15.7	52	23.2	17.8-29.7	73	29.3	23.5-35.9	91	36.7	30.3-43.6
Other	121	20	18.3	11.6-27.7	32	26.9	18.8-36.9	29	25.0	17.2-35.0	40	29.7	21.2-40.0
AGE
18-44	110	20	17.5	10.9-26.7	29	27.6	19.1-38.0	29	24.3	16.6-34.0	32	30.7	21.6-41.6
45+	257	30	11.6	7.8-16.9	55	23.0	17.6-29.4	73	29.6	23.7-36.3	99	35.9	29.7-42.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	196	30	17.7	12.2-24.9	40	20.3	14.7-27.4	49	26.2	19.8-33.8	77	35.8	28.7-43.5
Some College +	171	20	9.2	5.5-14.8	44	29.4	22.1-37.9	53	29.4	22.4-37.5	54	32.1	24.5-40.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	221	35	17.0	11.9-23.7	48	24.1	18.0-31.3	57	26.6	20.5-33.8	81	32.3	25.9-39.5
$50,000+	74	10	10.1	5.1-18.9	14	20.6	12.4-32.3	24	32.6	22.2-45.0	26	36.7	25.6-49.4

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

-NE 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

GENDER

Male

122

12.3

7.3-20.2

23.5

16.3-32.6

25.3

17.9-34.5

38.8

29.9-48.7

Female

245

14.7

10.2-20.6

25.5

19.7-32.4

29.5

23.5-36.3

30.3

24.3-36.9

RACE

White

246

10.8

7.3-15.7

23.2

17.8-29.7

29.3

23.5-35.9

36.7

30.3-43.6

Other

121

18.3

11.6-27.7

26.9

18.8-36.9

25.0

17.2-35.0

29.7

21.2-40.0

AGE

18-44

110

17.5

10.9-26.7

27.6

19.1-38.0

24.3

16.6-34.0

30.7

21.6-41.6

45+

257

11.6

7.8-16.9

23.0

17.6-29.4

29.6

23.7-36.3

35.9

29.7-42.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

196

17.7

12.2-24.9

20.3

14.7-27.4

26.2

19.8-33.8

35.8

28.7-43.5

Some College +

171

9.2

5.5-14.8

29.4

22.1-37.9

29.4

22.4-37.5

32.1

24.5-40.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

221

17.0

11.9-23.7

24.1

18.0-31.3

26.6

20.5-33.8

32.3

25.9-39.5

$50,000+

10.1

5.1-18.9

20.6

12.4-32.3

32.6

22.2-45.0

36.7

25.6-49.4

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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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