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

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 II	200	22	13.4	7.9-21.8	33	17.6	10.7-27.7	62	30.4	22.1-40.2	83	38.6	30.2-47.8
GENDER
Male	72	10	10.6	5.1-20.9	8	16.9	6.5-37.2	25	35.5	21.8-52.2	29	37.0	24.3-51.8
Female	128	12	16.2	7.8-30.5	25	18.4	12.2-26.9	37	25.0	17.5-34.4	54	40.3	30.6-50.9
RACE
White	129	16	15.8	8.9-26.4	19	15.3	9.1-24.7	47	32.0	22.5-43.3	47	36.8	27.2-47.6
Other	69	6	10.0	3.1-28.1	14	21.3	8.8-43.0	15	28.4	14.9-47.4	34	40.3	25.8-56.7
AGE
18-44	49	7	16.8	7.1-34.9	9	19.9	7.9-42.0	14	33.4	18.2-52.9	19	29.9	17.4-46.5
45+	149	15	10.7	6.1-18.3	24	16.0	10.5-23.5	46	27.4	20.2-35.8	64	45.9	37.0-55.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	100	7	9.7	3.4-24.5	18	23.2	11.8-40.6	29	25.6	15.5-39.2	46	41.5	29.1-55.0
Some College +	100	15	17.1	9.4-29.1	15	11.8	6.7-20.1	33	35.3	23.3-49.6	37	35.7	24.9-48.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	110	12	15.9	7.8-29.8	22	23.6	12.8-39.5	28	24.6	15.0-37.7	48	35.8	25.4-47.9
$50,000+	61	8	12.9	6.0-25.7	10	13.6	7.0-25.0	22	34.8	20.9-51.9	21	38.6	24.8-54.5

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 II

200

13.4

7.9-21.8

17.6

10.7-27.7

30.4

22.1-40.2

38.6

30.2-47.8

GENDER

Male

10.6

5.1-20.9

16.9

6.5-37.2

35.5

21.8-52.2

37.0

24.3-51.8

Female

128

16.2

7.8-30.5

18.4

12.2-26.9

25.0

17.5-34.4

40.3

30.6-50.9

RACE

White

129

15.8

8.9-26.4

15.3

9.1-24.7

32.0

22.5-43.3

36.8

27.2-47.6

Other

10.0

3.1-28.1

21.3

8.8-43.0

28.4

14.9-47.4

40.3

25.8-56.7

AGE

18-44

16.8

7.1-34.9

19.9

7.9-42.0

33.4

18.2-52.9

29.9

17.4-46.5

45+

149

10.7

6.1-18.3

16.0

10.5-23.5

27.4

20.2-35.8

45.9

37.0-55.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

100

9.7

3.4-24.5

23.2

11.8-40.6

25.6

15.5-39.2

41.5

29.1-55.0

Some College +

100

17.1

9.4-29.1

11.8

6.7-20.1

35.3

23.3-49.6

35.7

24.9-48.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

110

15.9

7.8-29.8

23.6

12.8-39.5

24.6

15.0-37.7

35.8

25.4-47.9

$50,000+

12.9

6.0-25.7

13.6

7.0-25.0

34.8

20.9-51.9

38.6

24.8-54.5

Back to Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only).

^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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