BRFSS 2004 - Rowan 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: Rowan 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
-Rowan County	352	49	12.8	9.4-17.1	79	24.6	19.5-30.5	97	26.6	21.9-32.0	127	36.0	30.6-41.9
GENDER
Male	128	14	11.2	6.6-18.4	26	24.6	16.6-34.9	32	24.0	17.0-32.7	56	40.2	31.1-49.9
Female	224	35	14.1	9.8-19.9	53	24.5	18.7-31.4	65	29.0	23.0-35.8	71	32.3	26.0-39.4
RACE
White	299	43	12.8	9.2-17.4	65	24.0	18.6-30.4	81	26.2	21.2-31.9	110	37.0	31.0-43.4
Other	51	6	13.2	5.5-28.3	14	28.5	16.2-45.2	16	30.0	17.8-45.8	15	28.4	16.3-44.7
AGE
18-44	144	21	13.8	8.8-21.0	32	25.3	17.6-34.8	46	30.2	22.7-39.0	45	30.7	23.0-39.8
45+	207	28	12.0	7.9-17.9	47	24.3	17.8-32.1	51	24.0	18.2-30.8	81	39.8	32.4-47.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	182	28	12.9	8.5-19.1	44	27.6	20.1-36.6	38	19.0	13.6-25.9	72	40.5	32.6-48.9
Some College +	170	21	12.6	8.0-19.3	35	21.0	14.9-28.7	59	35.7	28.1-44.0	55	30.8	23.6-39.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	30	14.4	9.8-20.8	43	23.3	16.7-31.5	43	20.8	15.3-27.7	87	41.5	33.9-49.5
$50,000+	87	13	14.1	8.0-23.8	18	23.1	14.6-34.6	36	40.4	29.8-52.0	20	22.3	13.9-33.9

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

-Rowan County

352

12.8

9.4-17.1

24.6

19.5-30.5

26.6

21.9-32.0

127

36.0

30.6-41.9

GENDER

Male

128

11.2

6.6-18.4

24.6

16.6-34.9

24.0

17.0-32.7

40.2

31.1-49.9

Female

224

14.1

9.8-19.9

24.5

18.7-31.4

29.0

23.0-35.8

32.3

26.0-39.4

RACE

White

299

12.8

9.2-17.4

24.0

18.6-30.4

26.2

21.2-31.9

110

37.0

31.0-43.4

Other

13.2

5.5-28.3

28.5

16.2-45.2

30.0

17.8-45.8

28.4

16.3-44.7

AGE

18-44

144

13.8

8.8-21.0

25.3

17.6-34.8

30.2

22.7-39.0

30.7

23.0-39.8

45+

207

12.0

7.9-17.9

24.3

17.8-32.1

24.0

18.2-30.8

39.8

32.4-47.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

182

12.9

8.5-19.1

27.6

20.1-36.6

19.0

13.6-25.9

40.5

32.6-48.9

Some College +

170

12.6

8.0-19.3

21.0

14.9-28.7

35.7

28.1-44.0

30.8

23.6-39.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

203

14.4

9.8-20.8

23.3

16.7-31.5

20.8

15.3-27.7

41.5

33.9-49.5

$50,000+

14.1

8.0-23.8

23.1

14.6-34.6

40.4

29.8-52.0

22.3

13.9-33.9

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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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