BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: (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: New Hanover County

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
-New Hanover County	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
GENDER
Male	124	14	10.5	6.1-17.6	33	27.0	19.3-36.4	45	38.3	29.4-48.1	32	24.1	16.8-33.4
Female	173	21	14.6	9.5-22.0	39	21.9	15.7-29.8	69	41.2	33.1-49.7	44	22.2	16.4-29.4
RACE
White	250	31	12.7	8.8-17.9	59	23.5	18.1-29.9	98	40.8	34.2-47.9	62	23.0	17.7-29.3
Other	45	4	12.4	4.5-29.9	12	29.3	16.0-47.5	15	33.3	19.8-50.2	14	24.9	14.0-40.5
AGE
18-44	121	9	8.3	4.1-15.8	27	23.0	15.6-32.6	56	45.3	35.6-55.4	29	23.4	15.7-33.4
45+	176	26	16.1	10.9-23.1	45	25.7	19.1-33.6	58	35.3	27.7-43.7	47	23.0	17.2-30.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	86	11	12.0	6.5-21.0	24	24.1	15.8-35.0	27	38.7	27.8-50.9	24	25.1	16.7-35.9
Some College +	211	24	12.9	8.5-19.0	48	24.6	18.5-32.0	87	40.2	33.0-47.9	52	22.3	16.5-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	146	17	13.8	8.5-21.7	31	18.1	12.5-25.4	55	40.1	31.3-49.7	43	27.9	20.2-37.3
$50,000+	87	10	11.1	5.8-20.3	17	21.7	13.7-32.7	42	48.9	37.9-60.0	18	18.3	11.5-27.8

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

-New Hanover County

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

GENDER

Male

124

10.5

6.1-17.6

27.0

19.3-36.4

38.3

29.4-48.1

24.1

16.8-33.4

Female

173

14.6

9.5-22.0

21.9

15.7-29.8

41.2

33.1-49.7

22.2

16.4-29.4

RACE

White

250

12.7

8.8-17.9

23.5

18.1-29.9

40.8

34.2-47.9

23.0

17.7-29.3

Other

12.4

4.5-29.9

29.3

16.0-47.5

33.3

19.8-50.2

24.9

14.0-40.5

AGE

18-44

121

8.3

4.1-15.8

23.0

15.6-32.6

45.3

35.6-55.4

23.4

15.7-33.4

45+

176

16.1

10.9-23.1

25.7

19.1-33.6

35.3

27.7-43.7

23.0

17.2-30.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

12.0

6.5-21.0

24.1

15.8-35.0

38.7

27.8-50.9

25.1

16.7-35.9

Some College +

211

12.9

8.5-19.0

24.6

18.5-32.0

40.2

33.0-47.9

22.3

16.5-29.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

146

13.8

8.5-21.7

18.1

12.5-25.4

40.1

31.3-49.7

27.9

20.2-37.3

$50,000+

11.1

5.8-20.3

21.7

13.7-32.7

48.9

37.9-60.0

18.3

11.5-27.8

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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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