BRFSS 2005 - Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly 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: Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly 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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	308	41	16.6	11.8-22.9	68	19.2	14.6-24.8	99	32.3	26.3-38.9	100	31.9	25.5-39.1
GENDER
Male	121	18	17.1	10.2-27.3	25	17.1	10.9-25.6	39	28.5	20.2-38.6	39	37.3	26.9-49.0
Female	187	23	16.1	10.2-24.4	43	21.4	15.2-29.1	60	36.1	28.1-44.9	61	26.5	20.0-34.2
RACE
White	204	25	14.5	9.2-22.1	52	20.9	15.3-27.9	66	30.5	23.5-38.4	61	34.2	25.9-43.5
Other	103	16	20.9	12.2-33.3	15	15.5	8.7-26.1	33	36.0	25.3-48.3	39	27.6	19.0-38.4
AGE
18-44	116	21	21.8	13.8-32.7	18	14.4	8.5-23.5	36	28.9	20.5-39.1	41	34.9	24.7-46.7
45+	190	20	11.1	7.0-17.1	50	24.5	18.4-31.8	62	35.9	28.2-44.3	58	28.6	21.8-36.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	175	28	20.4	13.6-29.5	35	16.9	11.6-23.9	48	29.1	21.5-38.0	64	33.6	25.1-43.3
Some College +	133	13	9.9	5.5-17.0	33	23.2	15.6-33.0	51	37.9	28.8-48.0	36	29.0	20.4-39.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	198	25	16.3	10.4-24.6	39	17.1	11.9-23.9	63	32.3	24.8-40.9	71	34.3	25.9-43.7
$50,000+	70	11	18.5	9.7-32.3	19	23.2	13.6-36.6	26	37.3	25.4-51.0	14	21.0	12.2-33.8

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

-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

308

16.6

11.8-22.9

19.2

14.6-24.8

32.3

26.3-38.9

100

31.9

25.5-39.1

GENDER

Male

121

17.1

10.2-27.3

17.1

10.9-25.6

28.5

20.2-38.6

37.3

26.9-49.0

Female

187

16.1

10.2-24.4

21.4

15.2-29.1

36.1

28.1-44.9

26.5

20.0-34.2

RACE

White

204

14.5

9.2-22.1

20.9

15.3-27.9

30.5

23.5-38.4

34.2

25.9-43.5

Other

103

20.9

12.2-33.3

15.5

8.7-26.1

36.0

25.3-48.3

27.6

19.0-38.4

AGE

18-44

116

21.8

13.8-32.7

14.4

8.5-23.5

28.9

20.5-39.1

34.9

24.7-46.7

45+

190

11.1

7.0-17.1

24.5

18.4-31.8

35.9

28.2-44.3

28.6

21.8-36.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

175

20.4

13.6-29.5

16.9

11.6-23.9

29.1

21.5-38.0

33.6

25.1-43.3

Some College +

133

9.9

5.5-17.0

23.2

15.6-33.0

37.9

28.8-48.0

29.0

20.4-39.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

198

16.3

10.4-24.6

17.1

11.9-23.9

32.3

24.8-40.9

34.3

25.9-43.7

$50,000+

18.5

9.7-32.3

23.2

13.6-36.6

37.3

25.4-51.0

21.0

12.2-33.8

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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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