BRFSS 2004 - Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties: (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: Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

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
-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
GENDER
Male	148	25	18.8	12.5-27.2	27	16.3	11.0-23.6	45	32.2	24.0-41.6	51	32.7	24.7-41.8
Female	271	41	14.4	10.4-19.6	51	19.9	15.0-25.8	94	34.4	28.2-41.1	85	31.3	25.4-38.0
RACE
White	269	36	12.6	8.7-17.9	62	22.5	17.4-28.6	84	32.4	26.1-39.4	87	32.5	26.3-39.4
Other	148	30	23.9	16.5-33.2	16	10.9	6.5-17.8	54	34.0	25.8-43.2	48	31.2	23.1-40.6
AGE
18-44	166	26	15.5	10.3-22.8	37	22.8	16.3-30.8	64	38.9	30.5-47.9	39	22.8	16.4-30.9
45+	250	39	17.0	12.0-23.5	41	15.6	11.3-21.2	74	29.1	22.9-36.0	96	38.4	31.5-45.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	220	33	17.0	11.8-23.7	30	12.6	8.5-18.2	70	33.2	26.2-41.1	87	37.2	30.2-44.9
Some College +	197	32	15.7	10.6-22.6	48	25.4	19.1-32.9	68	32.6	25.5-40.5	49	26.4	19.7-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	247	45	19.4	14.2-26.0	38	14.4	10.3-19.8	78	31.5	25.0-38.9	86	34.7	28.0-42.0
$50,000+	90	12	13.0	6.8-23.6	21	26.0	17.0-37.8	38	38.8	28.2-50.5	19	22.1	13.9-33.3

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

-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

GENDER

Male

148

18.8

12.5-27.2

16.3

11.0-23.6

32.2

24.0-41.6

32.7

24.7-41.8

Female

271

14.4

10.4-19.6

19.9

15.0-25.8

34.4

28.2-41.1

31.3

25.4-38.0

RACE

White

269

12.6

8.7-17.9

22.5

17.4-28.6

32.4

26.1-39.4

32.5

26.3-39.4

Other

148

23.9

16.5-33.2

10.9

6.5-17.8

34.0

25.8-43.2

31.2

23.1-40.6

AGE

18-44

166

15.5

10.3-22.8

22.8

16.3-30.8

38.9

30.5-47.9

22.8

16.4-30.9

45+

250

17.0

12.0-23.5

15.6

11.3-21.2

29.1

22.9-36.0

38.4

31.5-45.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

220

17.0

11.8-23.7

12.6

8.5-18.2

33.2

26.2-41.1

37.2

30.2-44.9

Some College +

197

15.7

10.6-22.6

25.4

19.1-32.9

32.6

25.5-40.5

26.4

19.7-34.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

247

19.4

14.2-26.0

14.4

10.3-19.8

31.5

25.0-38.9

34.7

28.0-42.0

$50,000+

13.0

6.8-23.6

26.0

17.0-37.8

38.8

28.2-50.5

22.1

13.9-33.3

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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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