BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	1,116	169	14.5	12.0-17.3	231	20.1	17.2-23.3	413	36.9	33.2-40.7	303	28.6	25.0-32.4
GENDER
Male	417	71	15.5	11.7-20.2	73	17.6	13.2-23.0	138	33.4	27.8-39.4	135	33.6	27.7-40.0
Female	699	98	13.4	10.6-16.9	158	22.6	19.2-26.6	275	40.4	35.9-45.1	168	23.5	19.7-27.8
RACE
White	996	152	15.0	12.4-18.1	213	20.7	17.7-24.1	363	35.1	31.5-39.0	268	29.1	25.3-33.2
African American	62	8	7.2	3.2-15.2	8	13.8	5.2-31.6	27	57.6	40.7-72.9	19	21.5	12.2-35.0
Other Minorities	57	9	13.4	6.1-27.1	10	18.0	6.8-39.8	22	40.7	23.5-60.6	16	27.8	13.4-49.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	4	7.4	2.5-20.0	6	12.3	3.6-34.6	22	62.0	41.0-79.3	10	18.2	6.8-40.4
Non-Hispanic	1,073	165	15.0	12.5-18.0	225	20.8	17.8-24.0	391	34.9	31.4-38.6	292	29.3	25.6-33.2
AGE
18-24	69	11	13.6	6.6-25.8	12	13.9	6.7-26.8	29	37.3	24.6-52.0	17	35.2	21.4-52.0
25-34	152	27	18.3	12.2-26.4	36	22.8	15.5-32.2	56	37.6	28.9-47.1	33	21.4	14.7-30.0
35-44	193	28	12.9	8.4-19.3	36	19.5	13.6-27.0	73	40.5	32.1-49.5	56	27.2	20.2-35.5
45-54	202	28	12.0	7.8-17.9	41	22.4	16.0-30.5	78	35.9	28.6-44.0	55	29.7	22.7-37.9
55-64	204	29	13.1	8.2-20.1	46	24.1	18.0-31.5	79	36.9	29.5-44.9	50	26.0	19.6-33.6
65-74	163	27	16.8	11.1-24.5	36	20.6	14.7-28.1	56	37.0	29.0-45.8	44	25.6	18.8-33.9
75+	128	19	16.0	9.9-24.8	23	15.2	9.5-23.3	40	28.6	20.9-37.8	46	40.3	30.9-50.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	171	32	14.7	9.3-22.3	21	11.9	7.2-19.1	54	32.3	23.0-43.3	64	41.2	30.2-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	325	47	13.6	9.5-19.0	65	20.5	14.8-27.7	105	32.0	25.4-39.3	108	33.9	27.4-41.1
Some Post-H.S.	288	49	15.4	10.8-21.5	58	20.5	15.2-27.0	111	38.1	31.4-45.2	70	26.1	19.9-33.3
College Graduate	329	41	14.5	10.3-20.0	85	24.5	19.6-30.2	143	44.8	38.4-51.3	60	16.2	12.2-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	147	26	13.9	8.6-21.7	32	16.6	10.8-24.7	47	35.7	25.5-47.4	42	33.8	23.1-46.5
$15,000- 24,999	225	34	16.7	10.8-24.9	33	15.6	9.8-23.8	83	34.9	26.9-44.0	75	32.8	25.1-41.6
$25,000- 34,999	155	30	17.5	11.7-25.5	39	26.7	18.3-37.2	46	31.1	22.5-41.2	40	24.7	17.3-34.0
$35,000- 49,999	176	29	14.5	9.4-21.7	40	23.7	16.8-32.2	66	37.3	29.0-46.3	41	24.6	17.6-33.3
$50,000-74,999	136	14	9.5	5.2-16.7	35	23.0	15.4-33.0	50	34.0	24.6-45.0	37	33.5	21.6-47.8
$75,000+	139	19	16.1	9.7-25.7	34	24.7	17.4-33.9	72	47.7	37.9-57.7	14	11.4	4.9-24.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	364	51	12.2	8.8-16.7	67	18.2	13.8-23.7	123	34.6	28.4-41.4	123	35.0	28.6-41.9
No	751	118	15.4	12.4-19.0	164	20.9	17.4-25.0	289	37.8	33.3-42.4	180	25.9	21.7-30.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	149	30	19.5	13.1-28.2	33	21.1	14.6-29.6	43	28.9	21.2-38.1	43	30.4	22.4-39.9
Non-Veteran	967	139	13.7	11.2-16.7	198	20.0	16.8-23.5	370	38.1	34.0-42.2	260	28.3	24.4-32.6

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

-Western NC

1,116

169

14.5

12.0-17.3

231

20.1

17.2-23.3

413

36.9

33.2-40.7

303

28.6

25.0-32.4

GENDER

Male

417

15.5

11.7-20.2

17.6

13.2-23.0

138

33.4

27.8-39.4

135

33.6

27.7-40.0

Female

699

13.4

10.6-16.9

158

22.6

19.2-26.6

275

40.4

35.9-45.1

168

23.5

19.7-27.8

RACE

White

996

152

15.0

12.4-18.1

213

20.7

17.7-24.1

363

35.1

31.5-39.0

268

29.1

25.3-33.2

African American

7.2

3.2-15.2

13.8

5.2-31.6

57.6

40.7-72.9

21.5

12.2-35.0

Other Minorities

13.4

6.1-27.1

18.0

6.8-39.8

40.7

23.5-60.6

27.8

13.4-49.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.4

2.5-20.0

12.3

3.6-34.6

62.0

41.0-79.3

18.2

6.8-40.4

Non-Hispanic

1,073

165

15.0

12.5-18.0

225

20.8

17.8-24.0

391

34.9

31.4-38.6

292

29.3

25.6-33.2

AGE

18-24

13.6

6.6-25.8

13.9

6.7-26.8

37.3

24.6-52.0

35.2

21.4-52.0

25-34

152

18.3

12.2-26.4

22.8

15.5-32.2

37.6

28.9-47.1

21.4

14.7-30.0

35-44

193

12.9

8.4-19.3

19.5

13.6-27.0

40.5

32.1-49.5

27.2

20.2-35.5

45-54

202

12.0

7.8-17.9

22.4

16.0-30.5

35.9

28.6-44.0

29.7

22.7-37.9

55-64

204

13.1

8.2-20.1

24.1

18.0-31.5

36.9

29.5-44.9

26.0

19.6-33.6

65-74

163

16.8

11.1-24.5

20.6

14.7-28.1

37.0

29.0-45.8

25.6

18.8-33.9

75+

128

16.0

9.9-24.8

15.2

9.5-23.3

28.6

20.9-37.8

40.3

30.9-50.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

171

14.7

9.3-22.3

11.9

7.2-19.1

32.3

23.0-43.3

41.2

30.2-53.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

325

13.6

9.5-19.0

20.5

14.8-27.7

105

32.0

25.4-39.3

108

33.9

27.4-41.1

Some Post-H.S.

288

15.4

10.8-21.5

20.5

15.2-27.0

111

38.1

31.4-45.2

26.1

19.9-33.3

College Graduate

329

14.5

10.3-20.0

24.5

19.6-30.2

143

44.8

38.4-51.3

16.2

12.2-21.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

147

13.9

8.6-21.7

16.6

10.8-24.7

35.7

25.5-47.4

33.8

23.1-46.5

$15,000- 24,999

225

16.7

10.8-24.9

15.6

9.8-23.8

34.9

26.9-44.0

32.8

25.1-41.6

$25,000- 34,999

155

17.5

11.7-25.5

26.7

18.3-37.2

31.1

22.5-41.2

24.7

17.3-34.0

$35,000- 49,999

176

14.5

9.4-21.7

23.7

16.8-32.2

37.3

29.0-46.3

24.6

17.6-33.3

$50,000-74,999

136

9.5

5.2-16.7

23.0

15.4-33.0

34.0

24.6-45.0

33.5

21.6-47.8

$75,000+

139

16.1

9.7-25.7

24.7

17.4-33.9

47.7

37.9-57.7

11.4

4.9-24.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

364

12.2

8.8-16.7

18.2

13.8-23.7

123

34.6

28.4-41.4

123

35.0

28.6-41.9

751

118

15.4

12.4-19.0

164

20.9

17.4-25.0

289

37.8

33.3-42.4

180

25.9

21.7-30.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

149

19.5

13.1-28.2

21.1

14.6-29.6

28.9

21.2-38.1

30.4

22.4-39.9

Non-Veteran

967

139

13.7

11.2-16.7

198

20.0

16.8-23.5

370

38.1

34.0-42.2

260

28.3

24.4-32.6

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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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