BRFSS 2004 - Wake 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: Wake 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
-Wake County	503	63	13.9	10.7-18.0	130	22.7	18.9-27.0	193	40.1	35.2-45.2	117	23.3	19.4-27.7
GENDER
Male	199	27	15.5	10.5-22.3	45	19.4	14.1-26.1	68	36.3	29.1-44.2	59	28.8	22.4-36.2
Female	304	36	12.3	8.7-17.1	85	26.1	21.1-31.9	125	44.0	37.8-50.4	58	17.6	13.5-22.6
RACE
White	379	46	13.8	10.2-18.4	102	24.2	19.8-29.3	146	38.5	33.2-44.1	85	23.5	18.9-28.7
Other	119	17	15.0	8.7-24.7	28	20.0	13.1-29.3	44	43.2	32.8-54.2	30	21.8	14.7-31.0
AGE
18-44	275	33	11.6	8.1-16.5	78	24.2	19.2-30.1	105	41.8	35.2-48.8	59	22.3	17.2-28.4
45+	222	28	15.5	10.6-22.1	51	21.3	15.7-28.2	85	37.4	30.5-44.8	58	25.8	19.9-32.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	125	12	9.2	5.0-16.4	28	18.0	12.0-26.1	42	39.4	29.5-50.2	43	33.4	24.7-43.4
Some College +	377	51	15.6	11.7-20.7	102	24.4	19.9-29.6	151	40.5	34.9-46.2	73	19.5	15.3-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	172	26	14.8	9.8-21.9	49	26.0	19.2-34.2	52	33.8	25.7-43.0	45	25.4	18.5-33.7
$50,000+	221	27	14.2	9.5-20.9	46	19.2	14.1-25.5	104	46.9	39.7-54.2	44	19.7	14.6-26.0

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

-Wake County

503

13.9

10.7-18.0

130

22.7

18.9-27.0

193

40.1

35.2-45.2

117

23.3

19.4-27.7

GENDER

Male

199

15.5

10.5-22.3

19.4

14.1-26.1

36.3

29.1-44.2

28.8

22.4-36.2

Female

304

12.3

8.7-17.1

26.1

21.1-31.9

125

44.0

37.8-50.4

17.6

13.5-22.6

RACE

White

379

13.8

10.2-18.4

102

24.2

19.8-29.3

146

38.5

33.2-44.1

23.5

18.9-28.7

Other

119

15.0

8.7-24.7

20.0

13.1-29.3

43.2

32.8-54.2

21.8

14.7-31.0

AGE

18-44

275

11.6

8.1-16.5

24.2

19.2-30.1

105

41.8

35.2-48.8

22.3

17.2-28.4

45+

222

15.5

10.6-22.1

21.3

15.7-28.2

37.4

30.5-44.8

25.8

19.9-32.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

125

9.2

5.0-16.4

18.0

12.0-26.1

39.4

29.5-50.2

33.4

24.7-43.4

Some College +

377

15.6

11.7-20.7

102

24.4

19.9-29.6

151

40.5

34.9-46.2

19.5

15.3-24.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

172

14.8

9.8-21.9

26.0

19.2-34.2

33.8

25.7-43.0

25.4

18.5-33.7

$50,000+

221

14.2

9.5-20.9

19.2

14.1-25.5

104

46.9

39.7-54.2

19.7

14.6-26.0

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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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