BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	2,719	300	11.2	9.6-13.0	638	24.8	22.4-27.4	873	33.8	31.2-36.6	908	30.2	27.8-32.7
GENDER
Male	1,028	99	9.9	7.7-12.6	214	23.1	19.2-27.5	327	33.8	29.5-38.3	388	33.3	29.4-37.5
Female	1,691	201	12.4	10.2-15.1	424	26.4	23.5-29.6	546	33.9	30.7-37.3	520	27.2	24.4-30.2
RACE
White	2,167	241	11.8	9.9-14.0	499	23.4	20.9-26.2	717	35.3	32.3-38.4	710	29.5	26.9-32.3
African American	403	46	9.9	6.9-13.9	96	24.5	19.0-30.9	102	26.6	20.5-33.7	159	39.1	32.6-45.9
Other Minorities	143	13	9.5	4.6-18.8	43	35.8	24.8-48.6	53	36.1	26.3-47.2	34	18.5	11.7-28.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	112	9	4.8	1.7-12.5	43	45.6	32.4-59.5	45	40.7	28.7-53.8	15	9.0	4.6-16.8
Non-Hispanic	2,600	291	11.8	10.1-13.7	595	23.1	20.8-25.6	825	33.1	30.4-35.9	889	32.0	29.5-34.6
AGE
18-24	86	13	14.4	7.5-25.8	25	31.7	20.5-45.6	30	36.6	25.0-49.9	18	17.3	9.8-28.8
25-34	304	32	9.0	5.9-13.6	90	29.7	23.4-36.8	99	35.8	29.0-43.2	83	25.5	19.8-32.2
35-44	503	66	11.2	8.5-14.6	128	23.7	19.4-28.6	170	34.5	29.3-40.2	139	30.6	25.5-36.3
45-54	585	64	12.2	9.1-16.3	126	19.6	15.9-23.9	203	35.8	30.9-41.1	192	32.4	27.8-37.3
55-64	562	51	9.3	6.7-12.7	130	23.3	19.3-28.0	174	32.3	27.5-37.5	207	35.0	30.3-40.1
65-74	398	41	12.2	8.4-17.4	78	19.9	15.5-25.1	125	27.9	22.9-33.5	154	40.0	34.2-46.1
75+	267	30	11.1	7.2-16.6	59	26.0	19.6-33.6	67	23.5	18.0-30.1	111	39.4	32.2-47.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	301	23	6.3	3.3-11.7	67	30.5	21.8-40.8	79	31.6	23.5-40.9	132	31.6	24.5-39.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	715	84	12.2	9.0-16.2	157	23.3	18.5-29.0	195	32.0	26.5-38.0	279	32.6	27.7-37.8
Some Post-H.S.	727	95	14.1	10.6-18.7	151	22.3	18.2-27.1	227	32.0	26.9-37.6	254	31.5	26.9-36.4
College Graduate	974	98	9.9	7.8-12.6	263	25.9	22.3-29.8	371	37.4	33.4-41.6	242	26.8	23.0-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	202	22	9.9	5.1-18.5	42	28.5	17.3-43.3	45	23.4	15.4-34.0	93	38.1	28.2-49.1
$15,000- 24,999	379	37	6.7	4.4-10.2	95	24.3	18.3-31.6	102	35.1	27.2-44.0	145	33.8	26.6-41.9
$25,000- 34,999	306	41	15.0	9.5-23.1	70	24.8	18.3-32.7	74	22.4	16.0-30.6	121	37.7	30.1-46.0
$35,000- 49,999	367	45	16.4	10.6-24.3	100	24.4	19.2-30.6	104	29.5	23.0-37.0	118	29.7	23.8-36.5
$50,000-74,999	436	50	11.5	8.2-16.1	100	25.9	20.0-32.9	156	36.0	29.4-43.2	130	26.5	21.5-32.2
$75,000+	712	73	10.0	7.6-13.1	166	22.6	19.0-26.6	297	41.3	36.7-46.2	176	26.0	21.9-30.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	909	98	10.5	7.9-13.7	186	20.1	16.5-24.3	266	34.1	29.6-38.9	359	35.3	31.0-39.9
No	1,797	202	11.5	9.6-13.8	449	26.7	23.6-30.0	603	33.6	30.4-37.0	543	28.1	25.3-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	373	36	10.6	6.9-15.9	72	23.3	17.3-30.6	113	32.7	25.3-41.0	152	33.5	27.4-40.1
Non-Veteran	2,346	264	11.3	9.5-13.3	566	25.0	22.4-27.9	760	34.0	31.1-37.0	756	29.7	27.1-32.4

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

-Piedmont NC

2,719

300

11.2

9.6-13.0

638

24.8

22.4-27.4

873

33.8

31.2-36.6

908

30.2

27.8-32.7

GENDER

Male

1,028

9.9

7.7-12.6

214

23.1

19.2-27.5

327

33.8

29.5-38.3

388

33.3

29.4-37.5

Female

1,691

201

12.4

10.2-15.1

424

26.4

23.5-29.6

546

33.9

30.7-37.3

520

27.2

24.4-30.2

RACE

White

2,167

241

11.8

9.9-14.0

499

23.4

20.9-26.2

717

35.3

32.3-38.4

710

29.5

26.9-32.3

African American

403

9.9

6.9-13.9

24.5

19.0-30.9

102

26.6

20.5-33.7

159

39.1

32.6-45.9

Other Minorities

143

9.5

4.6-18.8

35.8

24.8-48.6

36.1

26.3-47.2

18.5

11.7-28.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

112

4.8

1.7-12.5

45.6

32.4-59.5

40.7

28.7-53.8

9.0

4.6-16.8

Non-Hispanic

2,600

291

11.8

10.1-13.7

595

23.1

20.8-25.6

825

33.1

30.4-35.9

889

32.0

29.5-34.6

AGE

18-24

14.4

7.5-25.8

31.7

20.5-45.6

36.6

25.0-49.9

17.3

9.8-28.8

25-34

304

9.0

5.9-13.6

29.7

23.4-36.8

35.8

29.0-43.2

25.5

19.8-32.2

35-44

503

11.2

8.5-14.6

128

23.7

19.4-28.6

170

34.5

29.3-40.2

139

30.6

25.5-36.3

45-54

585

12.2

9.1-16.3

126

19.6

15.9-23.9

203

35.8

30.9-41.1

192

32.4

27.8-37.3

55-64

562

9.3

6.7-12.7

130

23.3

19.3-28.0

174

32.3

27.5-37.5

207

35.0

30.3-40.1

65-74

398

12.2

8.4-17.4

19.9

15.5-25.1

125

27.9

22.9-33.5

154

40.0

34.2-46.1

75+

267

11.1

7.2-16.6

26.0

19.6-33.6

23.5

18.0-30.1

111

39.4

32.2-47.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

301

6.3

3.3-11.7

30.5

21.8-40.8

31.6

23.5-40.9

132

31.6

24.5-39.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

715

12.2

9.0-16.2

157

23.3

18.5-29.0

195

32.0

26.5-38.0

279

32.6

27.7-37.8

Some Post-H.S.

727

14.1

10.6-18.7

151

22.3

18.2-27.1

227

32.0

26.9-37.6

254

31.5

26.9-36.4

College Graduate

974

9.9

7.8-12.6

263

25.9

22.3-29.8

371

37.4

33.4-41.6

242

26.8

23.0-30.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

202

9.9

5.1-18.5

28.5

17.3-43.3

23.4

15.4-34.0

38.1

28.2-49.1

$15,000- 24,999

379

6.7

4.4-10.2

24.3

18.3-31.6

102

35.1

27.2-44.0

145

33.8

26.6-41.9

$25,000- 34,999

306

15.0

9.5-23.1

24.8

18.3-32.7

22.4

16.0-30.6

121

37.7

30.1-46.0

$35,000- 49,999

367

16.4

10.6-24.3

100

24.4

19.2-30.6

104

29.5

23.0-37.0

118

29.7

23.8-36.5

$50,000-74,999

436

11.5

8.2-16.1

100

25.9

20.0-32.9

156

36.0

29.4-43.2

130

26.5

21.5-32.2

$75,000+

712

10.0

7.6-13.1

166

22.6

19.0-26.6

297

41.3

36.7-46.2

176

26.0

21.9-30.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

909

10.5

7.9-13.7

186

20.1

16.5-24.3

266

34.1

29.6-38.9

359

35.3

31.0-39.9

1,797

202

11.5

9.6-13.8

449

26.7

23.6-30.0

603

33.6

30.4-37.0

543

28.1

25.3-31.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

373

10.6

6.9-15.9

23.3

17.3-30.6

113

32.7

25.3-41.0

152

33.5

27.4-40.1

Non-Veteran

2,346

264

11.3

9.5-13.3

566

25.0

22.4-27.9

760

34.0

31.1-37.0

756

29.7

27.1-32.4

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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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