BRFSS 2006 - 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 <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 (Excludes Buncombe)*

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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	217	29	12.2	7.8-18.5	55	28.6	21.1-37.5	67	29.3	21.4-38.8	66	29.9	22.3-38.8
GENDER
Male	94	11	9.8	4.9-18.6	24	29.8	18.8-43.9	30	33.1	20.6-48.5	29	27.3	16.5-41.5
Female	123	18	15.0	8.5-25.0	31	27.2	18.4-38.2	37	25.0	17.4-34.6	37	32.9	23.4-43.9
RACE
White	192	26	12.6	8.0-19.3	46	27.4	19.7-36.7	60	30.2	21.8-40.1	60	29.8	21.9-39.1
Other	24	3	5.5	1.4-19.3	8	43.0	18.2-71.9	7	16.7	6.4-36.9	6	34.8	11.9-67.9
AGE
18-44	57	11	15.4	7.3-29.6	18	36.1	21.1-54.5	15	27.8	13.1-49.4	13	20.7	9.8-38.6
45+	160	18	10.3	6.0-17.0	37	24.1	16.9-33.0	52	30.3	22.4-39.5	53	35.4	26.4-45.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	93	15	16.0	8.4-28.2	19	23.3	12.8-38.7	20	21.9	10.2-40.9	39	38.7	26.0-53.2
Some College +	123	14	9.2	5.0-16.4	36	33.0	23.4-44.3	47	35.5	25.8-46.5	26	22.3	13.5-34.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	139	26	20.0	12.8-29.9	34	25.7	17.5-36.2	34	17.6	11.3-26.4	45	36.7	26.2-48.5
$50,000+	56	2	3.0	0.5-15.1	15	32.9	19.8-49.3	27	45.7	31.0-61.3	12	18.4	9.2-33.4

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

-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

217

12.2

7.8-18.5

28.6

21.1-37.5

29.3

21.4-38.8

29.9

22.3-38.8

GENDER

Male

9.8

4.9-18.6

29.8

18.8-43.9

33.1

20.6-48.5

27.3

16.5-41.5

Female

123

15.0

8.5-25.0

27.2

18.4-38.2

25.0

17.4-34.6

32.9

23.4-43.9

RACE

White

192

12.6

8.0-19.3

27.4

19.7-36.7

30.2

21.8-40.1

29.8

21.9-39.1

Other

5.5

1.4-19.3

43.0

18.2-71.9

16.7

6.4-36.9

34.8

11.9-67.9

AGE

18-44

15.4

7.3-29.6

36.1

21.1-54.5

27.8

13.1-49.4

20.7

9.8-38.6

45+

160

10.3

6.0-17.0

24.1

16.9-33.0

30.3

22.4-39.5

35.4

26.4-45.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

16.0

8.4-28.2

23.3

12.8-38.7

21.9

10.2-40.9

38.7

26.0-53.2

Some College +

123

9.2

5.0-16.4

33.0

23.4-44.3

35.5

25.8-46.5

22.3

13.5-34.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

139

20.0

12.8-29.9

25.7

17.5-36.2

17.6

11.3-26.4

36.7

26.2-48.5

$50,000+

3.0

0.5-15.1

32.9

19.8-49.3

45.7

31.0-61.3

18.4

9.2-33.4

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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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