BRFSS 2004 - Union 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: Union 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
-Union County	356	46	14.1	9.9-19.6	72	18.6	14.3-23.8	147	41.0	35.1-47.2	91	26.3	21.1-32.2
GENDER
Male	114	14	16.6	9.0-28.7	18	14.8	9.1-23.2	53	43.2	33.4-53.6	29	25.4	17.3-35.5
Female	242	32	12.4	8.5-17.6	54	21.3	15.6-28.2	94	39.5	32.3-47.3	62	26.9	20.5-34.4
RACE
White	310	35	12.7	8.3-18.9	66	20.0	15.2-25.7	133	43.6	37.1-50.3	76	23.8	18.7-29.7
Other	46	11	21.4	11.4-36.7	6	11.6	4.4-27.2	14	27.7	15.7-44.2	15	39.2	23.6-57.4
AGE
18-44	155	19	11.4	7.1-17.9	36	19.6	13.8-27.2	68	44.4	35.5-53.7	32	24.6	16.8-34.4
45+	199	27	16.6	10.2-25.7	36	17.9	12.2-25.7	78	38.2	30.5-46.5	58	27.3	20.8-35.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	130	15	10.9	6.3-18.3	21	15.2	9.5-23.6	53	39.9	30.7-50.0	41	33.9	24.7-44.5
Some College +	226	31	15.8	10.3-23.6	51	20.5	14.9-27.4	94	41.6	34.1-49.5	50	22.1	16.3-29.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	141	21	12.8	8.0-19.9	22	14.7	9.2-22.7	63	43.1	34.0-52.7	35	29.4	20.9-39.6
$50,000+	150	20	16.1	9.2-26.7	26	14.8	9.9-21.6	66	44.3	35.0-54.0	38	24.8	17.4-34.1

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

-Union County

356

14.1

9.9-19.6

18.6

14.3-23.8

147

41.0

35.1-47.2

26.3

21.1-32.2

GENDER

Male

114

16.6

9.0-28.7

14.8

9.1-23.2

43.2

33.4-53.6

25.4

17.3-35.5

Female

242

12.4

8.5-17.6

21.3

15.6-28.2

39.5

32.3-47.3

26.9

20.5-34.4

RACE

White

310

12.7

8.3-18.9

20.0

15.2-25.7

133

43.6

37.1-50.3

23.8

18.7-29.7

Other

21.4

11.4-36.7

11.6

4.4-27.2

27.7

15.7-44.2

39.2

23.6-57.4

AGE

18-44

155

11.4

7.1-17.9

19.6

13.8-27.2

44.4

35.5-53.7

24.6

16.8-34.4

45+

199

16.6

10.2-25.7

17.9

12.2-25.7

38.2

30.5-46.5

27.3

20.8-35.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

130

10.9

6.3-18.3

15.2

9.5-23.6

39.9

30.7-50.0

33.9

24.7-44.5

Some College +

226

15.8

10.3-23.6

20.5

14.9-27.4

41.6

34.1-49.5

22.1

16.3-29.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

141

12.8

8.0-19.9

14.7

9.2-22.7

43.1

34.0-52.7

29.4

20.9-39.6

$50,000+

150

16.1

9.2-26.7

14.8

9.9-21.6

44.3

35.0-54.0

24.8

17.4-34.1

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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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