BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	426	50	11.2	7.8-15.9	82	22.7	17.2-29.4	110	27.2	21.8-33.4	184	38.8	33.1-44.9
GENDER
Male	150	20	9.6	5.7-15.8	22	21.1	12.2-34.1	43	30.4	21.3-41.5	65	38.8	29.5-49.1
Female	276	30	12.7	7.8-20.1	60	24.2	18.6-30.9	67	24.3	18.6-31.1	119	38.8	32.1-45.9
RACE
White	253	34	13.6	9.1-19.7	53	25.9	18.9-34.3	78	27.2	20.9-34.6	88	33.3	26.5-40.9
African American	151	15	9.7	4.2-20.9	25	15.2	9.9-22.6	23	17.0	11.0-25.4	88	58.1	48.0-67.5
Other Minorities	20	1	2.4	0.3-16.4	4	27.1	7.1-64.4	9	57.6	28.1-82.5	6	12.8	4.2-33.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.1	4.2-74.0	6	53.0	20.1-83.4	4	21.0	5.8-53.1
Non-Hispanic	414	50	12.2	8.5-17.1	81	22.5	17.4-28.6	103	25.0	19.9-30.9	180	40.3	34.6-46.4
AGE
18-24	18	2	13.3	3.3-41.0	5	32.7	12.5-62.4	6	34.4	14.6-61.6	5	19.6	7.5-42.4
25-34	39	6	15.2	6.6-31.2	11	26.7	14.1-44.6	10	31.4	17.4-49.9	12	26.7	14.5-43.9
35-44	59	3	3.0	0.9- 9.8	10	20.8	10.8-36.2	17	27.7	17.0-41.7	29	48.6	34.6-62.8
45-54	102	11	11.1	5.6-20.6	22	22.3	14.5-32.8	26	21.3	14.0-31.1	43	45.3	34.6-56.6
55-64	100	16	14.7	8.8-23.6	18	19.2	12.1-29.0	28	28.4	19.5-39.3	38	37.8	27.7-49.1
65-74	58	7	10.5	4.8-21.6	6	8.8	3.8-19.1	14	24.8	14.3-39.5	31	55.9	41.3-69.4
75+	46	5	10.6	4.1-24.9	10	23.6	12.8-39.5	7	19.0	8.6-36.7	24	46.7	31.7-62.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	73	5	4.7	1.7-12.3	13	26.0	11.8-47.9	18	28.4	16.7-44.1	37	40.9	26.5-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	146	13	10.0	4.6-20.4	29	24.5	15.1-37.2	30	20.3	12.5-31.1	74	45.2	34.8-56.1
Some Post-H.S.	104	14	13.7	7.0-25.0	20	20.2	12.4-31.2	30	33.7	21.9-48.0	40	32.4	22.6-44.0
College Graduate	102	18	16.2	9.7-25.9	20	20.2	12.8-30.4	32	30.2	21.1-41.2	32	33.3	23.5-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	8	18.9	7.3-40.8	5	7.4	2.5-19.8	10	20.7	10.1-37.8	38	53.0	36.0-69.2
$15,000- 24,999	80	8	11.4	4.5-26.1	15	27.0	13.2-47.4	19	26.7	15.9-41.1	38	35.0	23.1-49.1
$25,000- 34,999	52	5	10.2	3.4-26.5	13	23.7	13.0-39.2	14	25.8	14.1-42.6	20	40.3	25.8-56.7
$35,000- 49,999	64	10	11.2	5.6-21.1	16	27.4	15.8-43.2	14	22.6	10.5-42.2	24	38.8	25.6-54.0
$50,000-74,999	52	9	13.4	6.5-25.3	19	33.3	20.5-49.2	12	29.4	14.7-50.2	12	23.9	13.1-39.6
$75,000+	60	5	7.1	2.4-19.4	10	27.5	12.6-49.9	24	32.8	20.3-48.3	21	32.6	19.6-48.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	169	18	11.0	6.0-19.4	27	20.3	13.4-29.5	44	25.9	18.8-34.6	80	42.8	34.0-52.0
No	251	31	11.0	6.9-17.1	53	24.1	16.7-33.5	65	28.2	20.8-36.9	102	36.7	29.3-44.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	66	9	11.0	5.3-21.3	12	18.5	9.8-32.0	16	22.1	13.2-34.6	29	48.5	34.6-62.7
Non-Veteran	359	40	11.2	7.4-16.6	70	23.6	17.4-31.2	94	28.3	22.1-35.4	155	36.9	30.8-43.5

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

-Northeastern Partnership

426

11.2

7.8-15.9

22.7

17.2-29.4

110

27.2

21.8-33.4

184

38.8

33.1-44.9

GENDER

Male

150

9.6

5.7-15.8

21.1

12.2-34.1

30.4

21.3-41.5

38.8

29.5-49.1

Female

276

12.7

7.8-20.1

24.2

18.6-30.9

24.3

18.6-31.1

119

38.8

32.1-45.9

RACE

White

253

13.6

9.1-19.7

25.9

18.9-34.3

27.2

20.9-34.6

33.3

26.5-40.9

African American

151

9.7

4.2-20.9

15.2

9.9-22.6

17.0

11.0-25.4

58.1

48.0-67.5

Other Minorities

2.4

0.3-16.4

27.1

7.1-64.4

57.6

28.1-82.5

12.8

4.2-33.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

26.1

4.2-74.0

53.0

20.1-83.4

21.0

5.8-53.1

Non-Hispanic

414

12.2

8.5-17.1

22.5

17.4-28.6

103

25.0

19.9-30.9

180

40.3

34.6-46.4

AGE

18-24

13.3

3.3-41.0

32.7

12.5-62.4

34.4

14.6-61.6

19.6

7.5-42.4

25-34

15.2

6.6-31.2

26.7

14.1-44.6

31.4

17.4-49.9

26.7

14.5-43.9

35-44

3.0

0.9- 9.8

20.8

10.8-36.2

27.7

17.0-41.7

48.6

34.6-62.8

45-54

102

11.1

5.6-20.6

22.3

14.5-32.8

21.3

14.0-31.1

45.3

34.6-56.6

55-64

100

14.7

8.8-23.6

19.2

12.1-29.0

28.4

19.5-39.3

37.8

27.7-49.1

65-74

10.5

4.8-21.6

8.8

3.8-19.1

24.8

14.3-39.5

55.9

41.3-69.4

75+

10.6

4.1-24.9

23.6

12.8-39.5

19.0

8.6-36.7

46.7

31.7-62.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

4.7

1.7-12.3

26.0

11.8-47.9

28.4

16.7-44.1

40.9

26.5-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

146

10.0

4.6-20.4

24.5

15.1-37.2

20.3

12.5-31.1

45.2

34.8-56.1

Some Post-H.S.

104

13.7

7.0-25.0

20.2

12.4-31.2

33.7

21.9-48.0

32.4

22.6-44.0

College Graduate

102

16.2

9.7-25.9

20.2

12.8-30.4

30.2

21.1-41.2

33.3

23.5-44.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.9

7.3-40.8

7.4

2.5-19.8

20.7

10.1-37.8

53.0

36.0-69.2

$15,000- 24,999

11.4

4.5-26.1

27.0

13.2-47.4

26.7

15.9-41.1

35.0

23.1-49.1

$25,000- 34,999

10.2

3.4-26.5

23.7

13.0-39.2

25.8

14.1-42.6

40.3

25.8-56.7

$35,000- 49,999

11.2

5.6-21.1

27.4

15.8-43.2

22.6

10.5-42.2

38.8

25.6-54.0

$50,000-74,999

13.4

6.5-25.3

33.3

20.5-49.2

29.4

14.7-50.2

23.9

13.1-39.6

$75,000+

7.1

2.4-19.4

27.5

12.6-49.9

32.8

20.3-48.3

32.6

19.6-48.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

169

11.0

6.0-19.4

20.3

13.4-29.5

25.9

18.8-34.6

42.8

34.0-52.0

251

11.0

6.9-17.1

24.1

16.7-33.5

28.2

20.8-36.9

102

36.7

29.3-44.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.0

5.3-21.3

18.5

9.8-32.0

22.1

13.2-34.6

48.5

34.6-62.7

Non-Veteran

359

11.2

7.4-16.6

23.6

17.4-31.2

28.3

22.1-35.4

155

36.9

30.8-43.5

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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