BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	647	98	17.5	13.4-22.4	148	23.8	19.4-28.8	190	29.8	25.3-34.8	211	29.0	24.7-33.6
GENDER
Male	239	36	17.9	11.6-26.5	60	25.9	18.9-34.5	68	29.6	22.4-37.9	75	26.6	20.4-34.0
Female	408	62	17.0	12.9-22.1	88	21.4	17.0-26.5	122	30.1	25.2-35.5	136	31.6	26.4-37.2
RACE
White	389	56	16.9	11.8-23.6	101	25.6	19.9-32.3	118	30.2	24.2-37.0	114	27.3	22.1-33.2
African American	227	40	20.6	13.9-29.3	40	20.3	13.6-29.4	57	24.9	18.5-32.6	90	34.2	26.5-42.8
Other Minorities	28	2	5.5	1.2-22.5	7	25.7	11.6-47.7	13	54.1	33.6-73.3	6	14.7	5.6-33.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	4	30.9	10.2-63.9	4	18.2	6.1-43.1	6	40.6	18.3-67.7	3	10.2	2.5-33.3
Non-Hispanic	630	94	16.7	12.8-21.5	144	24.1	19.5-29.3	184	29.2	24.7-34.3	208	30.0	25.6-34.8
AGE
18-24	24	7	27.3	12.0-51.0	7	31.2	13.9-56.1	5	22.9	8.2-49.8	5	18.6	6.8-41.4
25-34	71	14	22.5	11.2-39.9	18	20.3	11.5-33.2	25	34.3	22.7-48.1	14	22.9	13.3-36.6
35-44	106	16	18.5	10.7-30.1	24	22.3	14.3-32.9	33	30.9	21.8-41.8	33	28.3	19.6-38.8
45-54	148	24	17.3	10.8-26.4	34	26.5	17.7-37.8	37	26.2	17.9-36.5	53	30.0	22.1-39.3
55-64	141	21	12.7	7.8-19.8	29	20.9	14.1-29.9	46	32.9	24.7-42.2	45	33.6	24.8-43.7
65-74	91	11	9.1	4.8-16.6	18	21.0	12.6-32.9	29	37.2	26.6-49.3	33	32.6	23.0-43.9
75+	64	5	7.5	2.9-18.1	17	22.8	13.7-35.4	15	25.4	15.3-39.0	27	44.3	31.0-58.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	17	15.7	9.1-25.7	17	19.3	9.7-34.8	25	28.8	18.4-42.2	52	36.1	25.8-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	46	21.9	14.9-31.0	55	20.7	14.2-29.1	74	29.5	22.0-38.2	87	27.9	21.6-35.2
Some Post-H.S.	146	17	13.7	6.8-25.6	30	24.5	15.9-35.7	49	29.4	21.3-38.9	50	32.5	23.3-43.3
College Graduate	128	18	13.5	8.1-21.6	46	34.3	25.5-44.3	42	32.1	23.6-42.0	22	20.1	12.5-30.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	19	20.9	11.6-34.6	16	12.8	7.1-22.0	28	28.5	19.0-40.3	45	37.9	27.2-49.9
$15,000- 24,999	133	22	14.6	8.7-23.4	39	35.4	24.1-48.6	34	24.3	14.2-38.5	38	25.7	17.2-36.7
$25,000- 34,999	90	12	21.8	9.9-41.3	26	23.8	12.4-40.7	25	31.9	19.9-46.8	27	22.6	13.8-34.6
$35,000- 49,999	81	13	17.0	9.7-28.1	23	33.1	21.7-47.0	25	29.7	19.7-42.3	20	20.1	12.6-30.7
$50,000-74,999	81	13	14.4	7.1-27.0	16	17.9	10.1-29.7	31	36.6	25.3-49.6	21	31.2	20.3-44.6
$75,000+	65	8	12.1	5.8-23.5	16	24.8	15.3-37.8	25	36.8	25.5-49.8	16	26.2	16.2-39.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	262	47	20.5	13.7-29.4	52	21.4	14.4-30.6	63	22.3	16.8-28.8	100	35.8	28.5-43.8
No	382	51	16.0	11.3-22.2	96	25.1	19.7-31.4	125	33.4	27.3-40.1	110	25.5	20.4-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	101	16	23.2	11.9-40.3	24	23.0	14.0-35.3	28	26.1	17.3-37.3	33	27.8	18.8-39.0
Non-Veteran	544	82	16.3	12.4-21.2	124	24.0	19.1-29.6	162	30.7	25.6-36.3	176	29.0	24.3-34.2

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

-Northeastern Partnership

647

17.5

13.4-22.4

148

23.8

19.4-28.8

190

29.8

25.3-34.8

211

29.0

24.7-33.6

GENDER

Male

239

17.9

11.6-26.5

25.9

18.9-34.5

29.6

22.4-37.9

26.6

20.4-34.0

Female

408

17.0

12.9-22.1

21.4

17.0-26.5

122

30.1

25.2-35.5

136

31.6

26.4-37.2

RACE

White

389

16.9

11.8-23.6

101

25.6

19.9-32.3

118

30.2

24.2-37.0

114

27.3

22.1-33.2

African American

227

20.6

13.9-29.3

20.3

13.6-29.4

24.9

18.5-32.6

34.2

26.5-42.8

Other Minorities

5.5

1.2-22.5

25.7

11.6-47.7

54.1

33.6-73.3

14.7

5.6-33.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.9

10.2-63.9

18.2

6.1-43.1

40.6

18.3-67.7

10.2

2.5-33.3

Non-Hispanic

630

16.7

12.8-21.5

144

24.1

19.5-29.3

184

29.2

24.7-34.3

208

30.0

25.6-34.8

AGE

18-24

27.3

12.0-51.0

31.2

13.9-56.1

22.9

8.2-49.8

18.6

6.8-41.4

25-34

22.5

11.2-39.9

20.3

11.5-33.2

34.3

22.7-48.1

22.9

13.3-36.6

35-44

106

18.5

10.7-30.1

22.3

14.3-32.9

30.9

21.8-41.8

28.3

19.6-38.8

45-54

148

17.3

10.8-26.4

26.5

17.7-37.8

26.2

17.9-36.5

30.0

22.1-39.3

55-64

141

12.7

7.8-19.8

20.9

14.1-29.9

32.9

24.7-42.2

33.6

24.8-43.7

65-74

9.1

4.8-16.6

21.0

12.6-32.9

37.2

26.6-49.3

32.6

23.0-43.9

75+

7.5

2.9-18.1

22.8

13.7-35.4

25.4

15.3-39.0

44.3

31.0-58.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

15.7

9.1-25.7

19.3

9.7-34.8

28.8

18.4-42.2

36.1

25.8-47.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

262

21.9

14.9-31.0

20.7

14.2-29.1

29.5

22.0-38.2

27.9

21.6-35.2

Some Post-H.S.

146

13.7

6.8-25.6

24.5

15.9-35.7

29.4

21.3-38.9

32.5

23.3-43.3

College Graduate

128

13.5

8.1-21.6

34.3

25.5-44.3

32.1

23.6-42.0

20.1

12.5-30.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

20.9

11.6-34.6

12.8

7.1-22.0

28.5

19.0-40.3

37.9

27.2-49.9

$15,000- 24,999

133

14.6

8.7-23.4

35.4

24.1-48.6

24.3

14.2-38.5

25.7

17.2-36.7

$25,000- 34,999

21.8

9.9-41.3

23.8

12.4-40.7

31.9

19.9-46.8

22.6

13.8-34.6

$35,000- 49,999

17.0

9.7-28.1

33.1

21.7-47.0

29.7

19.7-42.3

20.1

12.6-30.7

$50,000-74,999

14.4

7.1-27.0

17.9

10.1-29.7

36.6

25.3-49.6

31.2

20.3-44.6

$75,000+

12.1

5.8-23.5

24.8

15.3-37.8

36.8

25.5-49.8

26.2

16.2-39.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

262

20.5

13.7-29.4

21.4

14.4-30.6

22.3

16.8-28.8

100

35.8

28.5-43.8

382

16.0

11.3-22.2

25.1

19.7-31.4

125

33.4

27.3-40.1

110

25.5

20.4-31.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

101

23.2

11.9-40.3

23.0

14.0-35.3

26.1

17.3-37.3

27.8

18.8-39.0

Non-Veteran

544

16.3

12.4-21.2

124

24.0

19.1-29.6

162

30.7

25.6-36.3

176

29.0

24.3-34.2

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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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