BRFSS 2004 - Randolph 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: Randolph 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
-Randolph County	268	47	20.5	15.0-27.4	53	18.2	13.6-23.9	85	33.0	26.7-40.0	83	28.3	22.6-34.7
GENDER
Male	108	16	19.7	11.7-31.3	18	15.2	9.5-23.5	33	33.1	23.9-43.8	41	32.0	23.2-42.2
Female	160	31	21.4	14.9-29.8	35	21.4	15.0-29.8	52	32.9	24.9-42.0	42	24.3	17.8-32.2
RACE
White	241	41	19.8	14.3-26.7	49	19.5	14.5-25.7	76	31.4	25.1-38.4	75	29.3	23.4-36.0
Other	27	6	24.9	9.3-51.6	4	10.6	3.7-26.4	9	42.5	22.2-65.7	8	22.1	8.5-46.3
AGE
18-44	106	21	20.4	13.0-30.5	30	26.9	18.5-37.3	28	30.1	20.8-41.5	27	22.6	15.2-32.3
45+	160	26	20.9	13.5-30.7	22	11.8	7.5-18.2	56	34.8	26.7-43.9	56	32.5	24.7-41.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	142	30	26.8	18.4-37.4	31	18.4	12.6-26.1	38	29.4	21.1-39.4	43	25.4	18.1-34.4
Some College +	126	17	12.7	7.6-20.5	22	18.0	11.4-27.1	47	37.4	28.5-47.4	40	31.9	23.6-41.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	142	32	24.8	16.8-34.9	19	11.9	7.3-18.8	45	34.3	25.4-44.4	46	29.0	21.2-38.3
$50,000+	62	9	14.9	7.3-28.1	10	17.1	9.3-29.2	24	37.3	25.6-50.7	19	30.7	19.9-44.2

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

-Randolph County

268

20.5

15.0-27.4

18.2

13.6-23.9

33.0

26.7-40.0

28.3

22.6-34.7

GENDER

Male

108

19.7

11.7-31.3

15.2

9.5-23.5

33.1

23.9-43.8

32.0

23.2-42.2

Female

160

21.4

14.9-29.8

21.4

15.0-29.8

32.9

24.9-42.0

24.3

17.8-32.2

RACE

White

241

19.8

14.3-26.7

19.5

14.5-25.7

31.4

25.1-38.4

29.3

23.4-36.0

Other

24.9

9.3-51.6

10.6

3.7-26.4

42.5

22.2-65.7

22.1

8.5-46.3

AGE

18-44

106

20.4

13.0-30.5

26.9

18.5-37.3

30.1

20.8-41.5

22.6

15.2-32.3

45+

160

20.9

13.5-30.7

11.8

7.5-18.2

34.8

26.7-43.9

32.5

24.7-41.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

142

26.8

18.4-37.4

18.4

12.6-26.1

29.4

21.1-39.4

25.4

18.1-34.4

Some College +

126

12.7

7.6-20.5

18.0

11.4-27.1

37.4

28.5-47.4

31.9

23.6-41.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

142

24.8

16.8-34.9

11.9

7.3-18.8

34.3

25.4-44.4

29.0

21.2-38.3

$50,000+

14.9

7.3-28.1

17.1

9.3-29.2

37.3

25.6-50.7

30.7

19.9-44.2

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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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