BRFSS 2006 - 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 <br> was used to fund smoki ng prevention programs for our youth and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)

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 smokin g prevention 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	6,118	801	13.7	12.4-15.0	1,349	23.4	21.9-24.9	1,870	31.5	29.8-33.2	2,098	31.5	29.9-33.1
-Mtn. AHEC	351	41	11.2	7.8-15.9	92	29.4	23.3-36.3	111	29.6	23.4-36.7	107	29.8	23.7-36.6
GENDER
Male	147	18	10.6	6.2-17.6	35	26.6	18.1-37.2	46	32.2	22.3-43.9	48	30.6	21.5-41.6
Female	204	23	11.9	7.2-19.0	57	32.5	24.5-41.6	65	26.8	20.4-34.5	59	28.8	21.7-37.1
RACE
White	315	37	11.6	7.9-16.6	80	28.7	22.3-36.0	101	30.4	23.8-37.9	97	29.3	23.1-36.4
Other	34	4	7.2	1.9-23.8	11	36.0	17.5-59.8	10	21.1	7.9-45.3	9	35.8	15.5-62.8
AGE
18-44	97	15	13.1	7.2-22.6	30	34.0	22.8-47.2	29	29.8	18.7-44.0	23	23.1	14.1-35.5
45+	254	26	9.9	6.3-15.1	62	26.0	20.0-33.2	82	29.5	23.1-36.7	84	34.6	27.4-42.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	139	21	14.4	8.4-23.7	29	24.4	15.2-36.9	31	21.9	12.3-36.0	58	39.2	28.6-51.0
Some College +	210	20	9.0	5.5-14.4	63	33.2	25.6-41.7	79	35.2	27.7-43.6	48	22.6	15.9-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	211	36	17.9	12.3-25.3	52	25.5	18.7-33.8	54	21.4	15.4-29.1	69	35.2	26.9-44.5
$50,000+	100	4	4.1	1.2-12.5	29	31.8	21.7-43.9	44	42.6	31.4-54.6	23	21.6	13.3-33.0

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,118

801

13.7

12.4-15.0

1,349

23.4

21.9-24.9

1,870

31.5

29.8-33.2

2,098

31.5

29.9-33.1

-Mtn. AHEC

351

11.2

7.8-15.9

29.4

23.3-36.3

111

29.6

23.4-36.7

107

29.8

23.7-36.6

GENDER

Male

147

10.6

6.2-17.6

26.6

18.1-37.2

32.2

22.3-43.9

30.6

21.5-41.6

Female

204

11.9

7.2-19.0

32.5

24.5-41.6

26.8

20.4-34.5

28.8

21.7-37.1

RACE

White

315

11.6

7.9-16.6

28.7

22.3-36.0

101

30.4

23.8-37.9

29.3

23.1-36.4

Other

7.2

1.9-23.8

36.0

17.5-59.8

21.1

7.9-45.3

35.8

15.5-62.8

AGE

18-44

13.1

7.2-22.6

34.0

22.8-47.2

29.8

18.7-44.0

23.1

14.1-35.5

45+

254

9.9

6.3-15.1

26.0

20.0-33.2

29.5

23.1-36.7

34.6

27.4-42.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

139

14.4

8.4-23.7

24.4

15.2-36.9

21.9

12.3-36.0

39.2

28.6-51.0

Some College +

210

9.0

5.5-14.4

33.2

25.6-41.7

35.2

27.7-43.6

22.6

15.9-31.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

211

17.9

12.3-25.3

25.5

18.7-33.8

21.4

15.4-29.1

35.2

26.9-44.5

$50,000+

100

4.1

1.2-12.5

31.8

21.7-43.9

42.6

31.4-54.6

21.6

13.3-33.0

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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.

*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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