BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	267	38	14.7	10.5-20.2	44	16.3	12.1-21.7	77	30.6	24.7-37.1	108	38.4	32.2-45.0
Female	499	80	15.9	12.5-19.9	110	23.9	19.8-28.5	145	30.9	26.4-35.8	164	29.4	25.2-33.9
RACE
White	466	64	13.2	10.1-17.0	87	18.8	15.2-23.1	149	33.5	28.8-38.6	166	34.5	29.8-39.6
African American	281	50	17.8	13.2-23.6	62	23.4	18.1-29.6	67	25.2	19.7-31.6	102	33.6	27.6-40.2
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	29	4	22.0	7.9-48.0	7	20.6	8.8-41.0	9	25.3	12.7-44.3	9	32.1	16.2-53.6
25-34	97	12	11.0	5.9-19.7	33	33.7	24.1-44.8	29	27.2	18.4-38.3	23	28.1	18.5-40.2
35-44	126	25	16.8	11.0-24.8	20	16.6	10.5-25.2	41	37.8	28.5-48.2	40	28.7	20.8-38.2
45-54	167	33	20.7	14.4-28.8	30	18.4	12.7-26.0	46	29.1	21.8-37.7	58	31.8	24.5-40.2
55-64	165	26	15.2	9.9-22.6	27	17.1	11.6-24.5	46	27.0	20.2-35.2	66	40.7	32.6-49.3
65-74	109	14	12.3	6.9-21.0	23	21.0	13.5-31.1	34	36.1	26.3-47.3	38	30.6	21.9-40.9
75+	73	4	4.1	1.5-10.7	14	17.6	10.2-28.8	17	27.9	17.8-41.0	38	50.3	37.9-62.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	19	15.5	9.5-24.2	26	17.3	11.4-25.3	32	25.0	17.7-34.1	70	42.2	33.4-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	271	46	17.7	12.9-23.8	55	19.4	14.7-25.1	74	28.2	22.5-34.7	96	34.7	28.5-41.4
Some Post-H.S.	179	25	10.7	6.8-16.5	41	24.3	17.8-32.2	55	32.4	24.7-41.2	58	32.6	25.0-41.2
College Graduate	169	28	16.8	11.2-24.3	32	20.1	14.0-27.9	61	37.5	29.7-46.1	48	25.7	19.3-33.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	127	17	12.9	7.4-21.5	16	14.1	8.1-23.3	29	23.1	16.0-32.2	65	50.0	40.1-59.8
$15,000- 24,999	143	24	18.6	11.9-28.0	27	19.0	12.7-27.4	34	26.5	18.8-35.9	58	35.9	27.7-45.0
$25,000- 34,999	80	15	17.2	9.8-28.5	15	21.1	12.4-33.6	26	33.4	22.8-45.9	24	28.3	18.7-40.4
$35,000- 49,999	108	25	24.0	16.0-34.3	24	20.7	13.7-29.9	36	35.1	25.3-46.5	23	20.2	13.2-29.7
$50,000-74,999	77	7	6.2	2.5-14.2	18	28.1	18.2-40.6	23	29.2	19.4-41.4	29	36.6	25.8-48.9
$75,000+	70	14	18.5	10.5-30.7	9	12.3	6.3-22.6	31	44.9	32.7-57.8	16	24.3	14.5-37.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	286	36	13.3	9.2-18.7	54	17.5	13.1-22.9	72	27.4	21.5-34.2	124	41.9	35.4-48.7
No	467	81	16.7	13.2-20.9	98	22.1	18.1-26.7	145	32.2	27.5-37.2	143	29.1	24.6-34.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	17	14.3	8.5-23.2	13	13.5	7.7-22.6	28	30.3	21.4-41.0	40	41.8	31.6-52.9
Non-Veteran	662	101	15.7	12.7-19.3	140	21.7	18.3-25.6	190	30.2	26.3-34.5	231	32.3	28.4-36.5
Currently Serving	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.9	2.0-63.5	4	78.2	35.3-95.9	1	5.9	0.7-35.8

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

267

14.7

10.5-20.2

16.3

12.1-21.7

30.6

24.7-37.1

108

38.4

32.2-45.0

Female

499

15.9

12.5-19.9

110

23.9

19.8-28.5

145

30.9

26.4-35.8

164

29.4

25.2-33.9

RACE

White

466

13.2

10.1-17.0

18.8

15.2-23.1

149

33.5

28.8-38.6

166

34.5

29.8-39.6

African American

281

17.8

13.2-23.6

23.4

18.1-29.6

25.2

19.7-31.6

102

33.6

27.6-40.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

22.0

7.9-48.0

20.6

8.8-41.0

25.3

12.7-44.3

32.1

16.2-53.6

25-34

11.0

5.9-19.7

33.7

24.1-44.8

27.2

18.4-38.3

28.1

18.5-40.2

35-44

126

16.8

11.0-24.8

16.6

10.5-25.2

37.8

28.5-48.2

28.7

20.8-38.2

45-54

167

20.7

14.4-28.8

18.4

12.7-26.0

29.1

21.8-37.7

31.8

24.5-40.2

55-64

165

15.2

9.9-22.6

17.1

11.6-24.5

27.0

20.2-35.2

40.7

32.6-49.3

65-74

109

12.3

6.9-21.0

21.0

13.5-31.1

36.1

26.3-47.3

30.6

21.9-40.9

75+

4.1

1.5-10.7

17.6

10.2-28.8

27.9

17.8-41.0

50.3

37.9-62.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

15.5

9.5-24.2

17.3

11.4-25.3

25.0

17.7-34.1

42.2

33.4-51.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

271

17.7

12.9-23.8

19.4

14.7-25.1

28.2

22.5-34.7

34.7

28.5-41.4

Some Post-H.S.

179

10.7

6.8-16.5

24.3

17.8-32.2

32.4

24.7-41.2

32.6

25.0-41.2

College Graduate

169

16.8

11.2-24.3

20.1

14.0-27.9

37.5

29.7-46.1

25.7

19.3-33.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

127

12.9

7.4-21.5

14.1

8.1-23.3

23.1

16.0-32.2

50.0

40.1-59.8

$15,000- 24,999

143

18.6

11.9-28.0

19.0

12.7-27.4

26.5

18.8-35.9

35.9

27.7-45.0

$25,000- 34,999

17.2

9.8-28.5

21.1

12.4-33.6

33.4

22.8-45.9

28.3

18.7-40.4

$35,000- 49,999

108

24.0

16.0-34.3

20.7

13.7-29.9

35.1

25.3-46.5

20.2

13.2-29.7

$50,000-74,999

6.2

2.5-14.2

28.1

18.2-40.6

29.2

19.4-41.4

36.6

25.8-48.9

$75,000+

18.5

10.5-30.7

12.3

6.3-22.6

44.9

32.7-57.8

24.3

14.5-37.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

286

13.3

9.2-18.7

17.5

13.1-22.9

27.4

21.5-34.2

124

41.9

35.4-48.7

467

16.7

13.2-20.9

22.1

18.1-26.7

145

32.2

27.5-37.2

143

29.1

24.6-34.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.3

8.5-23.2

13.5

7.7-22.6

30.3

21.4-41.0

41.8

31.6-52.9

Non-Veteran

662

101

15.7

12.7-19.3

140

21.7

18.3-25.6

190

30.2

26.3-34.5

231

32.3

28.4-36.5

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

15.9

2.0-63.5

78.2

35.3-95.9

5.9

0.7-35.8

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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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