BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	643	85	13.8	10.7-17.7	163	29.6	25.0-34.7	190	27.1	22.6-32.1	205	29.5	25.1-34.3
GENDER
Male	254	36	13.3	9.1-19.0	62	27.2	20.5-35.0	68	28.5	21.2-37.2	88	31.0	24.0-39.0
Female	389	49	14.4	10.1-19.9	101	31.9	25.8-38.6	122	25.7	21.0-31.1	117	28.0	22.9-33.8
RACE
White	588	77	13.6	10.4-17.6	150	30.0	25.1-35.3	173	27.0	22.4-32.3	188	29.4	24.8-34.4
African American	13	2	23.3	5.8-60.0	1	17.5	2.6-62.7	4	16.5	5.2-41.5	6	42.7	17.0-73.1
Other Minorities	38	6	17.5	6.2-40.8	10	22.6	10.3-42.7	12	30.8	15.0-52.9	10	29.0	12.7-53.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	4	23.4	7.4-53.9	4	17.9	5.3-45.6	8	40.9	18.5-67.9	3	17.8	4.7-48.6
Non-Hispanic	622	81	13.5	10.4-17.4	158	29.9	25.2-35.1	182	26.7	22.2-31.8	201	29.9	25.4-34.8
AGE
18-24	21	1	7.2	1.0-37.1	12	56.6	30.4-79.6	5	29.2	10.0-60.3	3	7.1	1.4-29.1
25-34	77	17	25.1	15.5-38.1	21	26.7	16.7-39.8	18	19.0	10.8-31.1	21	29.2	18.1-43.5
35-44	89	13	13.5	7.2-24.0	27	34.1	23.5-46.6	28	30.9	21.0-42.8	21	21.5	13.7-32.2
45-54	134	15	10.2	5.7-17.7	33	25.9	17.6-36.3	38	24.5	16.8-34.3	48	39.4	28.9-51.0
55-64	145	20	14.2	8.7-22.3	29	22.6	15.4-31.9	52	33.4	24.8-43.1	44	29.9	21.9-39.3
65-74	100	12	13.4	7.2-23.6	19	20.6	12.4-32.1	26	26.2	17.3-37.7	43	39.7	29.2-51.3
75+	76	7	5.5	2.4-12.1	22	29.7	19.4-42.5	22	29.4	18.6-43.2	25	35.4	23.9-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	94	12	12.3	5.9-23.7	18	22.6	11.6-39.4	17	27.7	13.7-48.0	47	37.5	24.4-52.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	192	30	18.6	12.0-27.6	39	27.3	19.3-37.1	49	17.4	12.1-24.2	74	36.8	28.7-45.8
Some Post-H.S.	166	26	14.8	9.8-21.8	43	28.5	20.4-38.2	52	27.8	20.2-37.0	45	28.9	20.4-39.2
College Graduate	188	17	8.7	4.9-15.0	63	37.5	29.3-46.4	71	37.0	28.9-45.8	37	16.8	11.3-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	90	11	11.9	5.8-22.9	21	35.2	22.4-50.5	27	23.0	14.5-34.6	31	29.9	20.0-42.1
$15,000- 24,999	119	14	15.5	8.4-26.8	27	16.0	9.7-25.2	31	26.5	17.2-38.4	47	42.0	30.5-54.4
$25,000- 34,999	83	21	29.2	18.6-42.7	20	25.3	15.3-39.0	17	16.7	9.6-27.4	25	28.8	18.4-42.1
$35,000- 49,999	99	20	16.8	9.9-26.9	26	34.8	23.9-47.6	19	14.3	8.4-23.4	34	34.1	22.9-47.4
$50,000-74,999	84	6	5.0	1.8-12.8	28	35.4	24.1-48.6	26	31.7	21.0-44.9	24	27.9	18.1-40.4
$75,000+	89	7	9.5	4.2-20.3	24	29.5	19.4-42.0	43	45.4	33.4-57.9	15	15.7	8.3-27.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	269	41	18.2	12.8-25.3	57	20.9	15.5-27.7	71	24.5	17.1-33.8	100	36.4	28.7-44.9
No	371	44	11.3	7.8-16.1	106	35.0	28.7-41.8	119	28.8	23.5-34.9	102	24.9	19.9-30.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	12	11.8	6.2-21.2	28	32.2	21.9-44.4	25	26.6	16.8-39.3	30	29.5	20.0-41.2
Non-Veteran	548	73	14.2	10.7-18.4	135	29.2	24.2-34.8	165	27.2	22.3-32.6	175	29.5	24.7-34.8

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

-Western NC

643

13.8

10.7-17.7

163

29.6

25.0-34.7

190

27.1

22.6-32.1

205

29.5

25.1-34.3

GENDER

Male

254

13.3

9.1-19.0

27.2

20.5-35.0

28.5

21.2-37.2

31.0

24.0-39.0

Female

389

14.4

10.1-19.9

101

31.9

25.8-38.6

122

25.7

21.0-31.1

117

28.0

22.9-33.8

RACE

White

588

13.6

10.4-17.6

150

30.0

25.1-35.3

173

27.0

22.4-32.3

188

29.4

24.8-34.4

African American

23.3

5.8-60.0

17.5

2.6-62.7

16.5

5.2-41.5

42.7

17.0-73.1

Other Minorities

17.5

6.2-40.8

22.6

10.3-42.7

30.8

15.0-52.9

29.0

12.7-53.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.4

7.4-53.9

17.9

5.3-45.6

40.9

18.5-67.9

17.8

4.7-48.6

Non-Hispanic

622

13.5

10.4-17.4

158

29.9

25.2-35.1

182

26.7

22.2-31.8

201

29.9

25.4-34.8

AGE

18-24

7.2

1.0-37.1

56.6

30.4-79.6

29.2

10.0-60.3

7.1

1.4-29.1

25-34

25.1

15.5-38.1

26.7

16.7-39.8

19.0

10.8-31.1

29.2

18.1-43.5

35-44

13.5

7.2-24.0

34.1

23.5-46.6

30.9

21.0-42.8

21.5

13.7-32.2

45-54

134

10.2

5.7-17.7

25.9

17.6-36.3

24.5

16.8-34.3

39.4

28.9-51.0

55-64

145

14.2

8.7-22.3

22.6

15.4-31.9

33.4

24.8-43.1

29.9

21.9-39.3

65-74

100

13.4

7.2-23.6

20.6

12.4-32.1

26.2

17.3-37.7

39.7

29.2-51.3

75+

5.5

2.4-12.1

29.7

19.4-42.5

29.4

18.6-43.2

35.4

23.9-48.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

12.3

5.9-23.7

22.6

11.6-39.4

27.7

13.7-48.0

37.5

24.4-52.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

192

18.6

12.0-27.6

27.3

19.3-37.1

17.4

12.1-24.2

36.8

28.7-45.8

Some Post-H.S.

166

14.8

9.8-21.8

28.5

20.4-38.2

27.8

20.2-37.0

28.9

20.4-39.2

College Graduate

188

8.7

4.9-15.0

37.5

29.3-46.4

37.0

28.9-45.8

16.8

11.3-24.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.9

5.8-22.9

35.2

22.4-50.5

23.0

14.5-34.6

29.9

20.0-42.1

$15,000- 24,999

119

15.5

8.4-26.8

16.0

9.7-25.2

26.5

17.2-38.4

42.0

30.5-54.4

$25,000- 34,999

29.2

18.6-42.7

25.3

15.3-39.0

16.7

9.6-27.4

28.8

18.4-42.1

$35,000- 49,999

16.8

9.9-26.9

34.8

23.9-47.6

14.3

8.4-23.4

34.1

22.9-47.4

$50,000-74,999

5.0

1.8-12.8

35.4

24.1-48.6

31.7

21.0-44.9

27.9

18.1-40.4

$75,000+

9.5

4.2-20.3

29.5

19.4-42.0

45.4

33.4-57.9

15.7

8.3-27.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

269

18.2

12.8-25.3

20.9

15.5-27.7

24.5

17.1-33.8

100

36.4

28.7-44.9

371

11.3

7.8-16.1

106

35.0

28.7-41.8

119

28.8

23.5-34.9

102

24.9

19.9-30.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.8

6.2-21.2

32.2

21.9-44.4

26.6

16.8-39.3

29.5

20.0-41.2

Non-Veteran

548

14.2

10.7-18.4

135

29.2

24.2-34.8

165

27.2

22.3-32.6

175

29.5

24.7-34.8

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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