BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.92 and the NC tax recently increased to $0.35.<br> How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes, above the current 35 cents, would you be willing to support if a considerable portion<br > of the money raised was used to fund smoking prevention programs for our youth<br> and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention

States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.92 and the NC tax recently increased to $0.35.
How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes, above the current 35 cents, would you be willing to support if a considerable portion
of the money raised was used to fund smoking 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	5,609	668	12.4	11.2-13.8	1,272	23.9	22.2-25.7	1,806	33.0	31.1-35.0	1,863	30.7	28.9-32.5
-Eastern NC	1,786	233	14.0	11.7-16.6	397	21.5	18.9-24.4	533	31.4	28.2-34.7	623	33.1	30.0-36.3
GENDER
Male	646	79	14.3	10.7-18.9	136	19.4	15.6-24.0	204	33.7	28.6-39.1	227	32.6	27.8-37.8
Female	1,140	154	13.7	11.3-16.5	261	23.7	20.5-27.2	329	29.0	25.4-32.9	396	33.6	30.0-37.3
RACE
White	1,223	145	12.9	10.3-16.0	280	22.5	19.3-26.0	383	33.4	29.6-37.4	415	31.2	27.8-34.9
African American	405	67	17.2	12.4-23.3	73	18.5	13.4-24.9	100	21.7	16.4-28.2	165	42.6	35.7-49.9
Other Minorities	151	20	13.4	7.1-23.9	44	23.2	16.0-32.4	49	40.7	29.3-53.3	38	22.6	14.6-33.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	77	7	11.5	4.3-27.5	19	19.7	11.5-31.6	33	49.1	33.8-64.5	18	19.8	10.5-34.0
Non-Hispanic	1,701	224	14.2	11.9-16.8	377	21.6	18.9-24.5	500	30.0	26.9-33.4	600	34.2	31.1-37.5
AGE
18-24	59	7	13.5	5.9-27.9	15	23.2	13.3-37.5	19	32.5	20.3-47.7	18	30.7	18.9-45.8
25-34	221	33	14.1	9.0-21.4	49	18.3	13.0-25.2	72	36.2	28.2-45.0	67	31.4	24.1-39.7
35-44	313	48	17.3	12.5-23.4	76	24.2	18.6-30.8	102	32.8	26.1-40.3	87	25.8	20.3-32.1
45-54	378	48	14.4	10.2-19.9	95	23.2	18.7-28.4	110	30.3	24.8-36.4	125	32.1	26.8-38.0
55-64	375	49	11.7	8.6-15.7	79	21.6	16.8-27.3	118	30.3	25.1-36.0	129	36.5	30.7-42.6
65-74	261	31	12.4	8.4-17.8	47	17.6	12.9-23.5	67	24.2	18.4-31.1	116	45.9	38.8-53.1
75+	172	16	10.1	6.0-16.6	36	20.3	14.3-28.1	43	25.8	18.9-34.2	77	43.8	35.1-52.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	227	31	14.5	8.7-23.2	44	23.3	15.3-33.7	52	23.3	14.5-35.2	100	38.9	28.8-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	580	80	14.1	10.4-18.7	139	24.7	19.9-30.4	152	28.8	23.6-34.6	209	32.4	27.4-37.9
Some Post-H.S.	480	62	15.5	10.8-21.9	94	15.9	12.5-20.0	147	33.8	27.7-40.5	177	34.8	29.1-40.9
College Graduate	497	60	11.9	8.9-15.8	120	22.2	18.0-27.1	182	37.0	31.6-42.7	135	28.9	24.0-34.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	25	12.3	6.6-21.7	36	16.4	10.4-24.8	50	28.8	19.2-40.9	84	42.5	30.8-55.1
$15,000- 24,999	306	46	11.8	7.4-18.4	72	24.3	18.1-31.9	62	26.5	18.4-36.5	126	37.4	29.5-46.0
$25,000- 34,999	232	38	20.6	14.4-28.6	55	23.8	17.1-32.0	57	22.1	15.6-30.5	82	33.5	26.0-41.9
$35,000- 49,999	258	46	19.9	13.8-27.7	64	20.5	14.6-27.9	74	29.3	22.3-37.4	74	30.4	23.2-38.6
$50,000-74,999	258	32	13.1	8.9-19.0	70	26.6	20.5-33.8	82	28.1	22.0-35.1	74	32.1	25.3-39.8
$75,000+	325	31	11.0	6.3-18.6	71	17.3	13.1-22.5	135	46.1	38.4-53.9	88	25.6	20.0-32.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	688	85	12.6	9.3-16.9	119	17.0	13.5-21.1	202	30.8	25.9-36.1	282	39.6	34.3-45.2
No	1,086	146	14.6	11.8-18.1	274	23.8	20.4-27.6	329	31.8	27.8-36.2	337	29.7	26.1-33.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	308	39	13.6	9.1-19.9	61	17.8	13.4-23.2	93	32.1	25.8-39.1	115	36.5	30.1-43.5
Non-Veteran	1,478	194	14.1	11.6-17.0	336	22.3	19.4-25.6	440	31.2	27.7-35.0	508	32.4	29.0-35.9

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,609

668

12.4

11.2-13.8

1,272

23.9

22.2-25.7

1,806

33.0

31.1-35.0

1,863

30.7

28.9-32.5

-Eastern NC

1,786

233

14.0

11.7-16.6

397

21.5

18.9-24.4

533

31.4

28.2-34.7

623

33.1

30.0-36.3

GENDER

Male

646

14.3

10.7-18.9

136

19.4

15.6-24.0

204

33.7

28.6-39.1

227

32.6

27.8-37.8

Female

1,140

154

13.7

11.3-16.5

261

23.7

20.5-27.2

329

29.0

25.4-32.9

396

33.6

30.0-37.3

RACE

White

1,223

145

12.9

10.3-16.0

280

22.5

19.3-26.0

383

33.4

29.6-37.4

415

31.2

27.8-34.9

African American

405

17.2

12.4-23.3

18.5

13.4-24.9

100

21.7

16.4-28.2

165

42.6

35.7-49.9

Other Minorities

151

13.4

7.1-23.9

23.2

16.0-32.4

40.7

29.3-53.3

22.6

14.6-33.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.5

4.3-27.5

19.7

11.5-31.6

49.1

33.8-64.5

19.8

10.5-34.0

Non-Hispanic

1,701

224

14.2

11.9-16.8

377

21.6

18.9-24.5

500

30.0

26.9-33.4

600

34.2

31.1-37.5

AGE

18-24

13.5

5.9-27.9

23.2

13.3-37.5

32.5

20.3-47.7

30.7

18.9-45.8

25-34

221

14.1

9.0-21.4

18.3

13.0-25.2

36.2

28.2-45.0

31.4

24.1-39.7

35-44

313

17.3

12.5-23.4

24.2

18.6-30.8

102

32.8

26.1-40.3

25.8

20.3-32.1

45-54

378

14.4

10.2-19.9

23.2

18.7-28.4

110

30.3

24.8-36.4

125

32.1

26.8-38.0

55-64

375

11.7

8.6-15.7

21.6

16.8-27.3

118

30.3

25.1-36.0

129

36.5

30.7-42.6

65-74

261

12.4

8.4-17.8

17.6

12.9-23.5

24.2

18.4-31.1

116

45.9

38.8-53.1

75+

172

10.1

6.0-16.6

20.3

14.3-28.1

25.8

18.9-34.2

43.8

35.1-52.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

227

14.5

8.7-23.2

23.3

15.3-33.7

23.3

14.5-35.2

100

38.9

28.8-50.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

580

14.1

10.4-18.7

139

24.7

19.9-30.4

152

28.8

23.6-34.6

209

32.4

27.4-37.9

Some Post-H.S.

480

15.5

10.8-21.9

15.9

12.5-20.0

147

33.8

27.7-40.5

177

34.8

29.1-40.9

College Graduate

497

11.9

8.9-15.8

120

22.2

18.0-27.1

182

37.0

31.6-42.7

135

28.9

24.0-34.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

195

12.3

6.6-21.7

16.4

10.4-24.8

28.8

19.2-40.9

42.5

30.8-55.1

$15,000- 24,999

306

11.8

7.4-18.4

24.3

18.1-31.9

26.5

18.4-36.5

126

37.4

29.5-46.0

$25,000- 34,999

232

20.6

14.4-28.6

23.8

17.1-32.0

22.1

15.6-30.5

33.5

26.0-41.9

$35,000- 49,999

258

19.9

13.8-27.7

20.5

14.6-27.9

29.3

22.3-37.4

30.4

23.2-38.6

$50,000-74,999

258

13.1

8.9-19.0

26.6

20.5-33.8

28.1

22.0-35.1

32.1

25.3-39.8

$75,000+

325

11.0

6.3-18.6

17.3

13.1-22.5

135

46.1

38.4-53.9

25.6

20.0-32.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

688

12.6

9.3-16.9

119

17.0

13.5-21.1

202

30.8

25.9-36.1

282

39.6

34.3-45.2

1,086

146

14.6

11.8-18.1

274

23.8

20.4-27.6

329

31.8

27.8-36.2

337

29.7

26.1-33.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

308

13.6

9.1-19.9

17.8

13.4-23.2

32.1

25.8-39.1

115

36.5

30.1-43.5

Non-Veteran

1,478

194

14.1

11.6-17.0

336

22.3

19.4-25.6

440

31.2

27.7-35.0

508

32.4

29.0-35.9

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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.

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