BRFSS 2004 - Robeson 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: Robeson 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
-Robeson County	308	47	17.4	12.8-23.4	67	23.8	18.4-30.0	75	21.9	17.1-27.5	119	36.9	31.0-43.3
GENDER
Male	96	17	18.1	11.1-28.3	23	25.9	17.3-36.7	18	18.3	11.4-28.0	38	37.7	27.9-48.6
Female	212	30	17.0	11.2-24.7	44	22.3	15.9-30.3	57	24.3	18.3-31.5	81	36.4	29.3-44.3
RACE
White	116	17	16.7	9.8-27.0	27	26.7	18.1-37.4	26	17.9	11.7-26.3	46	38.7	29.2-49.2
Other	189	30	18.4	12.4-26.2	39	20.9	14.8-28.6	49	24.8	18.4-32.5	71	35.9	28.5-44.1
AGE
18-44	134	17	14.7	8.5-24.2	34	28.0	19.6-38.2	34	21.5	14.7-30.3	49	35.9	27.1-45.6
45+	172	30	20.0	13.7-28.3	32	19.9	13.7-27.9	41	22.4	16.3-30.0	69	37.7	29.9-46.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	182	31	18.1	12.2-25.9	41	23.2	16.6-31.4	40	21.3	15.2-28.9	70	37.5	29.8-45.9
Some College +	125	16	16.7	9.8-27.0	26	25.1	16.8-35.6	34	21.6	15.0-30.0	49	36.7	27.8-46.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	201	39	22.4	16.0-30.5	41	20.3	14.6-27.5	41	18.1	13.0-24.6	80	39.2	31.8-47.2
$50,000+	34	4	18.4	6.9-40.5	9	30.6	15.8-50.8	8	19.9	9.4-37.1	13	31.2	17.5-49.2

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

-Robeson County

308

17.4

12.8-23.4

23.8

18.4-30.0

21.9

17.1-27.5

119

36.9

31.0-43.3

GENDER

Male

18.1

11.1-28.3

25.9

17.3-36.7

18.3

11.4-28.0

37.7

27.9-48.6

Female

212

17.0

11.2-24.7

22.3

15.9-30.3

24.3

18.3-31.5

36.4

29.3-44.3

RACE

White

116

16.7

9.8-27.0

26.7

18.1-37.4

17.9

11.7-26.3

38.7

29.2-49.2

Other

189

18.4

12.4-26.2

20.9

14.8-28.6

24.8

18.4-32.5

35.9

28.5-44.1

AGE

18-44

134

14.7

8.5-24.2

28.0

19.6-38.2

21.5

14.7-30.3

35.9

27.1-45.6

45+

172

20.0

13.7-28.3

19.9

13.7-27.9

22.4

16.3-30.0

37.7

29.9-46.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

182

18.1

12.2-25.9

23.2

16.6-31.4

21.3

15.2-28.9

37.5

29.8-45.9

Some College +

125

16.7

9.8-27.0

25.1

16.8-35.6

21.6

15.0-30.0

36.7

27.8-46.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

201

22.4

16.0-30.5

20.3

14.6-27.5

18.1

13.0-24.6

39.2

31.8-47.2

$50,000+

18.4

6.9-40.5

30.6

15.8-50.8

19.9

9.4-37.1

31.2

17.5-49.2

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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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