BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)**: (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 (Excludes Buncombe)**

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 (Excludes Buncombe)	430	66	15.1	11.4-19.8	76	16.6	12.5-21.7	161	35.5	29.9-41.6	127	32.8	26.7-39.4
GENDER
Male	164	29	16.5	10.9-24.3	20	13.3	7.6-22.3	52	29.6	21.8-38.8	63	40.6	31.0-51.0
Female	266	37	13.7	9.4-19.7	56	20.0	14.9-26.3	109	41.6	34.2-49.5	64	24.7	18.3-32.3
RACE
White	378	60	16.7	12.5-22.0	71	17.7	13.2-23.2	138	32.5	27.1-38.4	109	33.1	26.7-40.1
Other	52	6	5.0	1.8-13.1	5	9.6	2.7-29.0	23	54.5	34.1-73.5	18	30.8	15.2-52.5
AGE
18-44	156	30	17.0	11.2-24.9	20	12.5	7.1-21.3	62	38.1	28.9-48.2	44	32.4	22.7-43.9
45+	272	36	13.4	9.1-19.1	56	21.1	15.8-27.6	98	32.9	26.9-39.7	82	32.6	26.3-39.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	28	13.5	8.5-20.8	32	14.7	9.0-23.1	66	29.7	21.7-39.2	72	42.1	32.2-52.6
Some College +	232	38	16.8	11.8-23.4	44	18.6	13.3-25.2	95	41.5	34.3-49.2	55	23.1	17.4-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	271	48	17.7	12.7-24.3	47	16.2	11.1-23.0	101	34.4	27.6-41.9	75	31.7	24.8-39.6
$50,000+	101	13	13.2	7.1-23.2	22	19.1	11.3-30.5	41	35.6	24.7-48.1	25	32.1	18.7-49.3

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 (Excludes Buncombe)

430

15.1

11.4-19.8

16.6

12.5-21.7

161

35.5

29.9-41.6

127

32.8

26.7-39.4

GENDER

Male

164

16.5

10.9-24.3

13.3

7.6-22.3

29.6

21.8-38.8

40.6

31.0-51.0

Female

266

13.7

9.4-19.7

20.0

14.9-26.3

109

41.6

34.2-49.5

24.7

18.3-32.3

RACE

White

378

16.7

12.5-22.0

17.7

13.2-23.2

138

32.5

27.1-38.4

109

33.1

26.7-40.1

Other

5.0

1.8-13.1

9.6

2.7-29.0

54.5

34.1-73.5

30.8

15.2-52.5

AGE

18-44

156

17.0

11.2-24.9

12.5

7.1-21.3

38.1

28.9-48.2

32.4

22.7-43.9

45+

272

13.4

9.1-19.1

21.1

15.8-27.6

32.9

26.9-39.7

32.6

26.3-39.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

198

13.5

8.5-20.8

14.7

9.0-23.1

29.7

21.7-39.2

42.1

32.2-52.6

Some College +

232

16.8

11.8-23.4

18.6

13.3-25.2

41.5

34.3-49.2

23.1

17.4-30.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

271

17.7

12.7-24.3

16.2

11.1-23.0

101

34.4

27.6-41.9

31.7

24.8-39.6

$50,000+

101

13.2

7.1-23.2

19.1

11.3-30.5

35.6

24.7-48.1

32.1

18.7-49.3

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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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