BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	1,311	183	14.0	11.8-16.4	292	21.9	19.3-24.7	463	35.7	32.5-38.9	373	28.5	25.5-31.6
GENDER
Male	500	63	11.6	8.8-15.1	99	19.9	16.1-24.2	156	32.7	27.9-37.9	182	35.9	31.1-41.0
Female	811	120	16.3	13.3-19.8	193	23.9	20.5-27.6	307	38.6	34.6-42.7	191	21.3	18.1-24.8
RACE
White	1,174	171	14.3	12.1-16.9	268	22.4	19.7-25.4	409	35.4	32.1-38.8	326	27.9	24.8-31.1
African American	60	5	11.5	4.5-26.4	11	19.2	10.2-33.0	22	33.5	21.5-48.1	22	35.9	22.8-51.5
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	1	34.7	3.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	75	15	19.1	11.0-31.1	18	17.2	10.1-27.7	24	35.0	23.7-48.3	18	28.7	18.0-42.5
25-34	169	25	11.2	7.1-17.3	43	27.7	20.0-37.1	58	35.3	26.5-45.2	43	25.8	18.3-35.1
35-44	256	34	15.2	10.3-21.8	61	23.0	17.5-29.6	102	39.0	32.1-46.3	59	22.8	17.2-29.5
45-54	257	38	15.9	11.2-22.1	50	20.2	14.8-26.9	91	36.3	28.9-44.3	78	27.6	21.2-35.0
55-64	229	32	12.4	8.2-18.3	49	19.1	13.8-25.8	77	33.5	26.7-41.0	71	35.0	27.8-43.0
65-74	194	28	14.2	9.1-21.3	43	23.0	16.7-30.8	64	35.4	27.5-44.0	59	27.5	20.8-35.4
75+	128	10	8.1	3.9-16.0	27	21.5	13.9-31.8	46	32.3	23.5-42.6	45	38.0	28.1-49.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	24	12.1	7.6-18.8	34	14.6	9.9-21.1	71	30.8	24.1-38.4	92	42.5	34.8-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	378	58	13.8	10.3-18.2	95	26.0	20.8-32.0	108	30.0	24.4-36.3	117	30.2	24.7-36.3
Some Post-H.S.	349	58	17.7	13.2-23.4	69	18.1	13.9-23.3	126	37.9	31.9-44.3	96	26.2	21.0-32.2
College Graduate	360	42	11.5	8.2-15.7	94	26.1	21.2-31.7	158	43.4	37.2-49.7	66	19.1	14.5-24.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	17	12.7	7.2-21.5	23	13.2	8.1-20.6	49	34.1	24.1-45.6	70	40.1	30.6-50.5
$15,000- 24,999	241	42	15.7	11.1-21.7	48	19.7	14.3-26.7	76	31.7	24.9-39.5	75	32.8	25.8-40.7
$25,000- 34,999	183	35	18.7	12.8-26.4	35	21.5	15.1-29.7	64	31.4	24.2-39.7	49	28.4	21.0-37.1
$35,000- 49,999	185	21	12.3	7.7-19.0	40	22.6	15.9-31.0	67	34.7	27.1-43.1	57	30.4	23.0-39.0
$50,000-74,999	161	22	15.8	9.7-24.6	39	22.2	15.9-30.0	69	42.8	34.1-52.0	31	19.3	13.1-27.4
$75,000+	129	19	12.4	7.6-19.8	28	21.6	14.8-30.4	61	50.6	40.8-60.3	21	15.4	9.7-23.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	464	58	13.5	10.0-17.8	89	18.2	14.2-23.0	155	33.6	28.4-39.3	162	34.7	29.6-40.2
No	840	124	14.2	11.6-17.2	203	23.9	20.7-27.5	306	36.7	32.8-40.8	207	25.2	21.7-29.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	190	26	12.6	8.0-19.2	37	22.2	15.8-30.3	67	36.2	28.1-45.2	60	29.0	21.9-37.2
Non-Veteran	1,116	157	14.3	12.0-17.0	253	21.8	19.1-24.9	396	35.7	32.3-39.2	310	28.2	25.0-31.6
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.7	3.4-65.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	79.3	34.3-96.6

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

-Western NC

1,311

183

14.0

11.8-16.4

292

21.9

19.3-24.7

463

35.7

32.5-38.9

373

28.5

25.5-31.6

GENDER

Male

500

11.6

8.8-15.1

19.9

16.1-24.2

156

32.7

27.9-37.9

182

35.9

31.1-41.0

Female

811

120

16.3

13.3-19.8

193

23.9

20.5-27.6

307

38.6

34.6-42.7

191

21.3

18.1-24.8

RACE

White

1,174

171

14.3

12.1-16.9

268

22.4

19.7-25.4

409

35.4

32.1-38.8

326

27.9

24.8-31.1

African American

11.5

4.5-26.4

19.2

10.2-33.0

33.5

21.5-48.1

35.9

22.8-51.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

34.7

3.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

19.1

11.0-31.1

17.2

10.1-27.7

35.0

23.7-48.3

28.7

18.0-42.5

25-34

169

11.2

7.1-17.3

27.7

20.0-37.1

35.3

26.5-45.2

25.8

18.3-35.1

35-44

256

15.2

10.3-21.8

23.0

17.5-29.6

102

39.0

32.1-46.3

22.8

17.2-29.5

45-54

257

15.9

11.2-22.1

20.2

14.8-26.9

36.3

28.9-44.3

27.6

21.2-35.0

55-64

229

12.4

8.2-18.3

19.1

13.8-25.8

33.5

26.7-41.0

35.0

27.8-43.0

65-74

194

14.2

9.1-21.3

23.0

16.7-30.8

35.4

27.5-44.0

27.5

20.8-35.4

75+

128

8.1

3.9-16.0

21.5

13.9-31.8

32.3

23.5-42.6

38.0

28.1-49.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

12.1

7.6-18.8

14.6

9.9-21.1

30.8

24.1-38.4

42.5

34.8-50.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

378

13.8

10.3-18.2

26.0

20.8-32.0

108

30.0

24.4-36.3

117

30.2

24.7-36.3

Some Post-H.S.

349

17.7

13.2-23.4

18.1

13.9-23.3

126

37.9

31.9-44.3

26.2

21.0-32.2

College Graduate

360

11.5

8.2-15.7

26.1

21.2-31.7

158

43.4

37.2-49.7

19.1

14.5-24.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

12.7

7.2-21.5

13.2

8.1-20.6

34.1

24.1-45.6

40.1

30.6-50.5

$15,000- 24,999

241

15.7

11.1-21.7

19.7

14.3-26.7

31.7

24.9-39.5

32.8

25.8-40.7

$25,000- 34,999

183

18.7

12.8-26.4

21.5

15.1-29.7

31.4

24.2-39.7

28.4

21.0-37.1

$35,000- 49,999

185

12.3

7.7-19.0

22.6

15.9-31.0

34.7

27.1-43.1

30.4

23.0-39.0

$50,000-74,999

161

15.8

9.7-24.6

22.2

15.9-30.0

42.8

34.1-52.0

19.3

13.1-27.4

$75,000+

129

12.4

7.6-19.8

21.6

14.8-30.4

50.6

40.8-60.3

15.4

9.7-23.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

464

13.5

10.0-17.8

18.2

14.2-23.0

155

33.6

28.4-39.3

162

34.7

29.6-40.2

840

124

14.2

11.6-17.2

203

23.9

20.7-27.5

306

36.7

32.8-40.8

207

25.2

21.7-29.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

190

12.6

8.0-19.2

22.2

15.8-30.3

36.2

28.1-45.2

29.0

21.9-37.2

Non-Veteran

1,116

157

14.3

12.0-17.0

253

21.8

19.1-24.9

396

35.7

32.3-39.2

310

28.2

25.0-31.6

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

20.7

3.4-65.7

0.0

. - .

79.3

34.3-96.6

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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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