BRFSS 2005 - Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne Counties**: (States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.84. 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne Counties**

Tobacco Use Prevention

States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.84. 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	9,491	1,384	14.4	13.4-15.3	2,073	22.5	21.4-23.8	3,435	37.1	35.8-38.5	2,599	26.0	24.8-27.2
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	279	53	18.2	13.4-24.2	64	26.3	19.6-34.3	83	31.6	25.2-38.7	79	23.9	18.7-30.0
GENDER
Male	88	20	21.2	13.1-32.6	15	25.1	13.6-41.5	32	33.1	22.8-45.4	21	20.6	12.8-31.3
Female	191	33	15.9	10.9-22.6	49	27.2	20.4-35.3	51	30.4	22.8-39.3	58	26.5	20.1-34.0
RACE
White	187	33	16.3	10.9-23.6	47	29.2	20.6-39.6	56	31.7	23.8-40.8	51	22.8	16.7-30.4
Other	92	20	22.3	13.9-33.7	17	20.0	11.9-31.8	27	31.3	21.5-43.1	28	26.4	17.7-37.4
AGE
18-44	100	15	12.0	6.6-20.9	28	34.3	22.5-48.3	34	36.5	25.8-48.8	23	17.2	10.8-26.2
45+	178	38	23.6	16.8-32.1	35	19.0	13.3-26.5	49	27.5	20.5-35.8	56	29.9	22.7-38.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	145	40	24.4	17.2-33.5	29	22.4	14.1-33.7	37	28.9	20.4-39.3	39	24.2	17.1-33.1
Some College +	134	13	9.9	5.3-17.7	35	31.5	21.6-43.4	46	35.1	26.2-45.2	40	23.5	16.6-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	38	19.9	13.9-27.7	38	23.6	15.9-33.5	51	32.4	24.3-41.7	53	24.1	17.8-31.7
$50,000+	73	11	17.6	9.2-30.9	22	27.2	17.7-39.4	23	32.6	21.9-45.4	17	22.7	13.7-35.1

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,491

1,384

14.4

13.4-15.3

2,073

22.5

21.4-23.8

3,435

37.1

35.8-38.5

2,599

26.0

24.8-27.2

-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

279

18.2

13.4-24.2

26.3

19.6-34.3

31.6

25.2-38.7

23.9

18.7-30.0

GENDER

Male

21.2

13.1-32.6

25.1

13.6-41.5

33.1

22.8-45.4

20.6

12.8-31.3

Female

191

15.9

10.9-22.6

27.2

20.4-35.3

30.4

22.8-39.3

26.5

20.1-34.0

RACE

White

187

16.3

10.9-23.6

29.2

20.6-39.6

31.7

23.8-40.8

22.8

16.7-30.4

Other

22.3

13.9-33.7

20.0

11.9-31.8

31.3

21.5-43.1

26.4

17.7-37.4

AGE

18-44

100

12.0

6.6-20.9

34.3

22.5-48.3

36.5

25.8-48.8

17.2

10.8-26.2

45+

178

23.6

16.8-32.1

19.0

13.3-26.5

27.5

20.5-35.8

29.9

22.7-38.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

145

24.4

17.2-33.5

22.4

14.1-33.7

28.9

20.4-39.3

24.2

17.1-33.1

Some College +

134

9.9

5.3-17.7

31.5

21.6-43.4

35.1

26.2-45.2

23.5

16.6-32.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

180

19.9

13.9-27.7

23.6

15.9-33.5

32.4

24.3-41.7

24.1

17.8-31.7

$50,000+

17.6

9.2-30.9

27.2

17.7-39.4

32.6

21.9-45.4

22.7

13.7-35.1

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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