BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,104	135	14.8	11.8-18.5	237	24.6	21.1-28.4	400	32.8	29.3-36.5	332	27.8	24.5-31.5
GENDER
Male	425	48	17.0	11.9-23.8	91	23.4	18.1-29.7	151	31.1	25.8-37.0	135	28.4	23.2-34.3
Female	679	87	12.7	9.9-16.1	146	25.7	21.4-30.5	249	34.4	30.0-39.1	197	27.3	23.1-31.9
RACE
White	1,019	125	15.6	12.3-19.5	214	23.2	19.8-27.0	371	32.5	28.9-36.3	309	28.7	25.1-32.5
African American	35	5	10.7	3.8-26.6	7	26.5	11.5-50.0	8	15.5	7.2-30.4	15	47.3	28.3-67.1
Other Minorities	48	5	4.6	1.2-15.3	15	44.2	24.7-65.6	21	43.3	25.1-63.5	7	7.9	3.1-18.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	0	0.0	. - .	9	49.0	25.5-73.0	17	45.9	23.8-69.7	3	5.0	1.4-16.6
Non-Hispanic	1,072	135	15.5	12.3-19.3	228	23.5	20.1-27.2	382	32.2	28.7-35.9	327	28.9	25.4-32.6
AGE
18-24	30	9	39.8	20.9-62.3	8	32.5	15.7-55.5	8	17.2	7.8-33.7	5	10.5	3.8-25.9
25-34	104	19	18.8	11.4-29.4	29	27.9	19.0-39.1	37	35.9	26.0-47.2	19	17.4	10.3-27.8
35-44	132	20	13.1	8.3-20.2	32	24.2	16.7-33.6	49	34.8	26.0-44.8	31	27.9	19.5-38.3
45-54	205	20	9.3	5.7-14.9	40	25.6	18.2-34.7	82	31.6	24.7-39.4	63	33.5	25.5-42.7
55-64	260	31	11.1	7.5-16.0	61	22.5	17.4-28.6	95	33.8	27.6-40.5	73	32.6	26.0-40.0
65-74	220	20	8.9	5.5-14.0	48	21.4	15.9-28.1	75	35.7	28.8-43.2	77	34.1	27.4-41.4
75+	150	16	10.2	5.9-17.0	19	15.0	9.5-23.0	52	34.2	26.3-43.2	63	40.5	32.0-49.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	148	18	19.1	9.8-34.1	17	11.3	6.4-19.1	38	23.3	15.9-32.9	75	46.3	35.8-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	317	41	16.3	10.5-24.5	49	17.7	11.7-25.9	108	31.3	24.8-38.7	119	34.6	27.7-42.2
Some Post-H.S.	332	46	13.5	9.7-18.5	84	27.3	21.4-34.2	118	34.6	28.3-41.5	84	24.6	19.0-31.2
College Graduate	306	30	12.8	7.9-20.1	87	34.3	27.3-42.0	136	36.3	29.8-43.4	53	16.5	11.5-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	16	9.4	5.4-15.8	22	15.5	9.3-24.5	31	30.0	20.0-42.2	53	45.2	34.2-56.7
$15,000- 24,999	234	31	17.0	10.3-26.8	43	17.8	12.5-24.7	75	30.0	23.2-37.9	85	35.2	27.6-43.7
$25,000- 34,999	117	12	9.0	4.8-16.3	29	36.7	23.7-52.0	42	28.4	19.2-39.9	34	25.9	16.9-37.5
$35,000- 49,999	185	37	22.3	15.0-31.9	43	25.8	17.7-35.9	64	32.0	23.7-41.7	41	19.8	13.7-27.9
$50,000-74,999	162	20	13.2	7.8-21.4	53	32.8	24.3-42.7	53	29.2	21.3-38.5	36	24.8	16.6-35.2
$75,000+	174	12	9.3	4.8-17.2	37	26.5	18.8-36.0	90	40.5	32.0-49.5	35	23.7	15.9-33.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	456	49	14.0	8.8-21.5	85	19.2	15.0-24.2	174	38.5	32.8-44.6	148	28.3	23.5-33.7
No	642	86	15.3	11.7-19.7	151	27.3	22.6-32.5	225	30.1	25.7-34.8	180	27.4	23.0-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	184	20	10.9	6.6-17.4	41	26.8	18.1-37.8	63	31.0	23.4-39.7	60	31.4	23.5-40.6
Non-Veteran	920	115	15.5	12.0-19.7	196	24.2	20.4-28.4	337	33.1	29.2-37.2	272	27.2	23.6-31.2

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

-Western NC

1,104

135

14.8

11.8-18.5

237

24.6

21.1-28.4

400

32.8

29.3-36.5

332

27.8

24.5-31.5

GENDER

Male

425

17.0

11.9-23.8

23.4

18.1-29.7

151

31.1

25.8-37.0

135

28.4

23.2-34.3

Female

679

12.7

9.9-16.1

146

25.7

21.4-30.5

249

34.4

30.0-39.1

197

27.3

23.1-31.9

RACE

White

1,019

125

15.6

12.3-19.5

214

23.2

19.8-27.0

371

32.5

28.9-36.3

309

28.7

25.1-32.5

African American

10.7

3.8-26.6

26.5

11.5-50.0

15.5

7.2-30.4

47.3

28.3-67.1

Other Minorities

4.6

1.2-15.3

44.2

24.7-65.6

43.3

25.1-63.5

7.9

3.1-18.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

49.0

25.5-73.0

45.9

23.8-69.7

5.0

1.4-16.6

Non-Hispanic

1,072

135

15.5

12.3-19.3

228

23.5

20.1-27.2

382

32.2

28.7-35.9

327

28.9

25.4-32.6

AGE

18-24

39.8

20.9-62.3

32.5

15.7-55.5

17.2

7.8-33.7

10.5

3.8-25.9

25-34

104

18.8

11.4-29.4

27.9

19.0-39.1

35.9

26.0-47.2

17.4

10.3-27.8

35-44

132

13.1

8.3-20.2

24.2

16.7-33.6

34.8

26.0-44.8

27.9

19.5-38.3

45-54

205

9.3

5.7-14.9

25.6

18.2-34.7

31.6

24.7-39.4

33.5

25.5-42.7

55-64

260

11.1

7.5-16.0

22.5

17.4-28.6

33.8

27.6-40.5

32.6

26.0-40.0

65-74

220

8.9

5.5-14.0

21.4

15.9-28.1

35.7

28.8-43.2

34.1

27.4-41.4

75+

150

10.2

5.9-17.0

15.0

9.5-23.0

34.2

26.3-43.2

40.5

32.0-49.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

148

19.1

9.8-34.1

11.3

6.4-19.1

23.3

15.9-32.9

46.3

35.8-57.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

317

16.3

10.5-24.5

17.7

11.7-25.9

108

31.3

24.8-38.7

119

34.6

27.7-42.2

Some Post-H.S.

332

13.5

9.7-18.5

27.3

21.4-34.2

118

34.6

28.3-41.5

24.6

19.0-31.2

College Graduate

306

12.8

7.9-20.1

34.3

27.3-42.0

136

36.3

29.8-43.4

16.5

11.5-23.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

9.4

5.4-15.8

15.5

9.3-24.5

30.0

20.0-42.2

45.2

34.2-56.7

$15,000- 24,999

234

17.0

10.3-26.8

17.8

12.5-24.7

30.0

23.2-37.9

35.2

27.6-43.7

$25,000- 34,999

117

9.0

4.8-16.3

36.7

23.7-52.0

28.4

19.2-39.9

25.9

16.9-37.5

$35,000- 49,999

185

22.3

15.0-31.9

25.8

17.7-35.9

32.0

23.7-41.7

19.8

13.7-27.9

$50,000-74,999

162

13.2

7.8-21.4

32.8

24.3-42.7

29.2

21.3-38.5

24.8

16.6-35.2

$75,000+

174

9.3

4.8-17.2

26.5

18.8-36.0

40.5

32.0-49.5

23.7

15.9-33.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

456

14.0

8.8-21.5

19.2

15.0-24.2

174

38.5

32.8-44.6

148

28.3

23.5-33.7

642

15.3

11.7-19.7

151

27.3

22.6-32.5

225

30.1

25.7-34.8

180

27.4

23.0-32.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

184

10.9

6.6-17.4

26.8

18.1-37.8

31.0

23.4-39.7

31.4

23.5-40.6

Non-Veteran

920

115

15.5

12.0-19.7

196

24.2

20.4-28.4

337

33.1

29.2-37.2

272

27.2

23.6-31.2

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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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