BRFSS 2006 - Northeast Partnership I*: (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: Northeast Partnership I*

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
-Northeast Partnership I	177	24	10.5	6.7-16.1	29	18.1	12.0-26.4	34	22.5	15.5-31.4	90	48.9	39.9-57.8
GENDER
Male	59	9	12.1	5.8-23.4	8	12.2	5.9-23.7	12	23.8	13.2-39.1	30	51.9	37.3-66.1
Female	118	15	9.4	5.4-15.9	21	22.2	13.6-34.0	22	21.6	13.2-33.3	60	46.8	35.9-58.0
RACE
White	78	14	15.8	8.8-26.7	15	23.2	13.0-38.0	19	23.3	14.0-36.2	30	37.7	25.1-52.2
Other	99	10	6.2	3.2-11.6	14	13.9	7.9-23.2	15	21.8	12.6-35.2	60	58.1	46.0-69.3
AGE
18-44	45	3	3.8	1.1-12.4	9	22.6	11.0-41.0	11	25.6	13.2-43.8	22	47.9	31.3-65.0
45+	130	21	14.8	9.3-22.7	20	15.5	9.8-23.6	23	20.8	13.4-30.8	66	48.9	39.1-58.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	101	10	8.5	4.2-16.3	19	19.6	11.5-31.2	14	18.4	10.2-30.9	58	53.6	41.3-65.4
Some College +	75	14	14.0	8.0-23.5	10	16.1	8.2-29.1	20	29.5	18.6-43.3	31	40.4	28.7-53.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	121	18	11.9	7.1-19.3	20	18.2	10.9-28.6	20	19.8	12.0-31.0	63	50.2	39.2-61.1
$50,000+	31	5	10.7	4.2-24.7	7	21.1	9.8-39.8	9	36.2	19.3-57.4	10	32.0	16.9-52.0

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

-Northeast Partnership I

177

10.5

6.7-16.1

18.1

12.0-26.4

22.5

15.5-31.4

48.9

39.9-57.8

GENDER

Male

12.1

5.8-23.4

12.2

5.9-23.7

23.8

13.2-39.1

51.9

37.3-66.1

Female

118

9.4

5.4-15.9

22.2

13.6-34.0

21.6

13.2-33.3

46.8

35.9-58.0

RACE

White

15.8

8.8-26.7

23.2

13.0-38.0

23.3

14.0-36.2

37.7

25.1-52.2

Other

6.2

3.2-11.6

13.9

7.9-23.2

21.8

12.6-35.2

58.1

46.0-69.3

AGE

18-44

3.8

1.1-12.4

22.6

11.0-41.0

25.6

13.2-43.8

47.9

31.3-65.0

45+

130

14.8

9.3-22.7

15.5

9.8-23.6

20.8

13.4-30.8

48.9

39.1-58.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

101

8.5

4.2-16.3

19.6

11.5-31.2

18.4

10.2-30.9

53.6

41.3-65.4

Some College +

14.0

8.0-23.5

16.1

8.2-29.1

29.5

18.6-43.3

40.4

28.7-53.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

121

11.9

7.1-19.3

18.2

10.9-28.6

19.8

12.0-31.0

50.2

39.2-61.1

$50,000+

10.7

4.2-24.7

21.1

9.8-39.8

36.2

19.3-57.4

32.0

16.9-52.0

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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.

*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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