BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	671	90	14.1	11.0-17.9	139	20.0	16.3-24.3	260	36.9	32.3-41.8	182	28.9	24.3-34.1
GENDER
Male	262	42	16.2	11.4-22.5	45	17.9	12.5-25.1	92	32.4	25.8-39.8	83	33.4	26.1-41.7
Female	409	48	11.8	8.4-16.5	94	22.3	17.8-27.5	168	41.8	35.8-48.1	99	24.1	18.9-30.1
RACE
White	587	79	15.3	11.8-19.6	127	20.8	16.9-25.2	225	34.7	30.1-39.6	156	29.3	24.3-34.8
African American	44	6	5.7	2.3-13.4	6	14.3	4.7-36.3	18	59.4	39.5-76.6	14	20.6	10.5-36.5
Other Minorities	40	5	8.4	2.7-23.3	6	16.6	4.3-47.0	17	41.9	21.1-66.1	12	33.0	14.5-58.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	2	5.1	1.1-21.0	2	12.0	1.9-48.7	12	56.2	29.8-79.5	8	26.8	9.6-55.6
Non-Hispanic	646	88	14.9	11.6-18.9	137	20.7	17.0-25.0	248	35.5	31.0-40.2	173	28.9	24.2-34.1
AGE
18-24	36	7	15.9	6.2-35.3	6	14.6	5.3-34.5	12	27.0	13.6-46.7	11	42.5	22.9-64.7
25-34	105	19	18.9	11.7-29.0	21	20.8	12.3-33.0	40	39.0	28.5-50.7	25	21.3	13.5-31.9
35-44	110	19	15.0	8.9-24.1	19	17.7	10.7-27.8	44	42.4	31.4-54.3	28	24.9	16.4-36.0
45-54	123	16	10.5	5.7-18.5	24	21.0	13.0-32.1	49	37.5	27.9-48.2	34	31.0	21.8-41.9
55-64	120	10	10.1	4.7-20.3	31	26.9	18.9-36.7	45	34.6	25.5-45.0	34	28.4	20.2-38.3
65-74	93	9	10.9	5.2-21.4	21	21.2	13.5-31.6	36	41.1	30.2-53.0	27	26.9	17.8-38.4
75+	81	10	14.7	7.6-26.4	16	17.5	10.1-28.6	33	34.8	24.5-46.8	22	33.0	22.0-46.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	90	16	15.4	8.1-27.2	9	8.4	3.7-18.2	31	32.1	20.0-47.3	34	44.1	28.6-60.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	191	23	11.7	7.0-19.0	40	22.9	15.0-33.2	62	30.2	22.1-39.7	66	35.2	26.6-44.9
Some Post-H.S.	189	29	15.2	9.6-23.3	38	20.0	14.1-27.7	75	38.4	30.6-46.9	47	26.3	19.5-34.5
College Graduate	200	22	14.9	9.5-22.7	51	23.8	17.7-31.3	92	46.3	38.1-54.7	35	14.9	10.1-21.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	11	12.8	6.2-24.6	15	14.7	7.5-26.8	27	38.7	24.6-55.0	27	33.9	20.7-50.1
$15,000- 24,999	131	21	18.5	10.7-30.1	17	14.1	7.1-26.0	46	31.0	21.6-42.2	47	36.5	26.2-48.2
$25,000- 34,999	100	16	14.6	8.3-24.3	28	30.2	19.3-43.9	34	30.9	21.1-42.8	22	24.3	15.2-36.5
$35,000- 49,999	98	13	14.1	7.4-25.1	22	21.6	13.7-32.3	44	43.7	32.5-55.6	19	20.7	12.5-32.3
$50,000-74,999	96	8	8.1	3.6-16.9	27	24.3	15.0-36.8	39	35.4	24.0-48.8	22	32.2	18.0-50.8
$75,000+	79	11	17.4	9.1-30.7	18	23.2	14.0-35.8	39	44.4	31.8-57.9	11	15.0	5.4-35.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	220	26	10.7	6.8-16.5	40	17.8	12.4-25.1	79	35.2	27.3-43.9	75	36.3	28.3-45.1
No	450	64	15.6	11.6-20.6	99	21.0	16.4-26.5	180	37.6	31.9-43.6	107	25.8	20.2-32.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	96	15	17.4	9.9-28.8	21	20.5	12.8-31.1	32	30.9	21.5-42.3	28	31.2	21.6-42.8
Non-Veteran	575	75	13.6	10.3-17.7	118	19.9	15.9-24.7	228	37.9	32.8-43.3	154	28.6	23.4-34.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

671

14.1

11.0-17.9

139

20.0

16.3-24.3

260

36.9

32.3-41.8

182

28.9

24.3-34.1

GENDER

Male

262

16.2

11.4-22.5

17.9

12.5-25.1

32.4

25.8-39.8

33.4

26.1-41.7

Female

409

11.8

8.4-16.5

22.3

17.8-27.5

168

41.8

35.8-48.1

24.1

18.9-30.1

RACE

White

587

15.3

11.8-19.6

127

20.8

16.9-25.2

225

34.7

30.1-39.6

156

29.3

24.3-34.8

African American

5.7

2.3-13.4

14.3

4.7-36.3

59.4

39.5-76.6

20.6

10.5-36.5

Other Minorities

8.4

2.7-23.3

16.6

4.3-47.0

41.9

21.1-66.1

33.0

14.5-58.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.1

1.1-21.0

12.0

1.9-48.7

56.2

29.8-79.5

26.8

9.6-55.6

Non-Hispanic

646

14.9

11.6-18.9

137

20.7

17.0-25.0

248

35.5

31.0-40.2

173

28.9

24.2-34.1

AGE

18-24

15.9

6.2-35.3

14.6

5.3-34.5

27.0

13.6-46.7

42.5

22.9-64.7

25-34

105

18.9

11.7-29.0

20.8

12.3-33.0

39.0

28.5-50.7

21.3

13.5-31.9

35-44

110

15.0

8.9-24.1

17.7

10.7-27.8

42.4

31.4-54.3

24.9

16.4-36.0

45-54

123

10.5

5.7-18.5

21.0

13.0-32.1

37.5

27.9-48.2

31.0

21.8-41.9

55-64

120

10.1

4.7-20.3

26.9

18.9-36.7

34.6

25.5-45.0

28.4

20.2-38.3

65-74

10.9

5.2-21.4

21.2

13.5-31.6

41.1

30.2-53.0

26.9

17.8-38.4

75+

14.7

7.6-26.4

17.5

10.1-28.6

34.8

24.5-46.8

33.0

22.0-46.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.4

8.1-27.2

8.4

3.7-18.2

32.1

20.0-47.3

44.1

28.6-60.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

191

11.7

7.0-19.0

22.9

15.0-33.2

30.2

22.1-39.7

35.2

26.6-44.9

Some Post-H.S.

189

15.2

9.6-23.3

20.0

14.1-27.7

38.4

30.6-46.9

26.3

19.5-34.5

College Graduate

200

14.9

9.5-22.7

23.8

17.7-31.3

46.3

38.1-54.7

14.9

10.1-21.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.8

6.2-24.6

14.7

7.5-26.8

38.7

24.6-55.0

33.9

20.7-50.1

$15,000- 24,999

131

18.5

10.7-30.1

14.1

7.1-26.0

31.0

21.6-42.2

36.5

26.2-48.2

$25,000- 34,999

100

14.6

8.3-24.3

30.2

19.3-43.9

30.9

21.1-42.8

24.3

15.2-36.5

$35,000- 49,999

14.1

7.4-25.1

21.6

13.7-32.3

43.7

32.5-55.6

20.7

12.5-32.3

$50,000-74,999

8.1

3.6-16.9

24.3

15.0-36.8

35.4

24.0-48.8

32.2

18.0-50.8

$75,000+

17.4

9.1-30.7

23.2

14.0-35.8

44.4

31.8-57.9

15.0

5.4-35.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

220

10.7

6.8-16.5

17.8

12.4-25.1

35.2

27.3-43.9

36.3

28.3-45.1

450

15.6

11.6-20.6

21.0

16.4-26.5

180

37.6

31.9-43.6

107

25.8

20.2-32.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.4

9.9-28.8

20.5

12.8-31.1

30.9

21.5-42.3

31.2

21.6-42.8

Non-Veteran

575

13.6

10.3-17.7

118

19.9

15.9-24.7

228

37.9

32.8-43.3

154

28.6

23.4-34.3

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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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