BRFSS 2005 - 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 was used to fund smoking pr evention programs for our youth and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention

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 smoking pre vention 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
TOTAL	9,491	1,384	14.4	13.4-15.3	2,073	22.5	21.4-23.8	3,435	37.1	35.8-38.5	2,599	26.0	24.8-27.2
GENDER
Male	3,583	509	13.7	12.3-15.3	743	21.8	20.0-23.8	1,271	36.7	34.6-38.9	1,060	27.7	25.8-29.7
Female	5,908	875	15.0	13.8-16.3	1,330	23.3	21.9-24.7	2,164	37.5	35.9-39.1	1,539	24.2	22.8-25.6
RACE
White	7,300	1,072	14.7	13.6-15.8	1,670	23.7	22.4-25.1	2,656	36.1	34.6-37.6	1,902	25.6	24.2-27.0
African American	1,653	244	14.8	12.6-17.4	309	20.0	17.2-23.1	536	35.4	32.3-38.7	564	29.8	27.0-32.7
Asian	64	8	10.5	4.8-21.3	12	20.3	10.8-34.7	40	62.5	47.7-75.2	4	6.8	2.2-18.9
Native American	160	31	16.8	11.1-24.8	29	18.6	11.6-28.3	45	30.4	21.9-40.6	55	34.2	25.4-44.1
Other Minorities	290	26	7.7	5.0-11.7	50	15.8	11.1-22.0	148	56.5	48.9-63.7	66	20.0	14.7-26.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	433	39	9.2	6.3-13.2	61	12.0	8.7-16.4	269	67.3	61.4-72.7	64	11.5	8.3-15.7
-English Speaking	141	20	17.7	10.6-27.9	25	18.3	11.5-28.0	55	38.0	28.6-48.3	41	26.1	18.6-35.3
-Spanish Speaking	292	19	6.6	3.9-11.0	36	10.1	6.6-15.2	214	76.2	69.5-81.9	23	7.0	3.9-12.1
Non-Hispanic	9,050	1,345	14.8	13.9-15.9	2,012	23.5	22.3-24.8	3,163	34.5	33.2-35.8	2,530	27.2	26.0-28.5
AGE
18-24	480	77	15.6	12.0-19.9	118	26.9	21.9-32.7	182	34.7	29.6-40.3	103	22.8	18.2-28.1
25-34	1,353	199	14.5	12.2-17.1	302	21.8	19.1-24.7	577	43.3	40.0-46.6	275	20.5	17.9-23.3
35-44	1,877	269	13.8	12.0-15.8	414	21.5	19.4-23.9	706	39.2	36.5-42.0	488	25.5	23.1-27.9
45-54	1,896	268	13.6	11.8-15.6	428	23.1	20.8-25.6	668	35.2	32.6-38.0	532	28.1	25.6-30.7
55-64	1,762	245	13.6	11.8-15.8	397	23.3	21.0-25.9	617	35.5	32.8-38.3	503	27.6	25.1-30.1
65-74	1,235	194	16.0	13.7-18.6	266	21.4	18.9-24.2	404	34.2	31.1-37.4	371	28.3	25.4-31.4
75+	853	132	16.0	13.3-19.1	144	17.1	14.3-20.3	266	29.4	26.0-33.1	311	37.5	33.6-41.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,313	201	14.3	12.0-17.1	203	17.6	14.3-21.5	412	35.3	31.4-39.4	497	32.7	29.0-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,794	448	15.8	14.0-17.7	583	21.4	19.2-23.7	858	32.2	29.8-34.7	905	30.6	28.3-33.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,342	350	15.2	13.2-17.4	527	23.3	21.1-25.8	827	34.6	32.0-37.2	638	26.9	24.5-29.4
College Graduate	3,030	385	12.4	11.0-13.9	757	25.4	23.5-27.4	1,334	44.8	42.6-47.1	554	17.4	15.8-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,081	167	15.6	12.7-19.1	193	17.6	14.5-21.3	338	33.9	29.9-38.1	383	32.9	29.0-36.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,664	283	15.8	13.5-18.4	339	19.8	17.1-22.7	551	38.9	35.4-42.6	491	25.5	22.7-28.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,208	213	16.9	14.2-20.0	256	22.1	18.8-25.8	390	33.3	29.8-37.0	349	27.7	24.5-31.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,354	213	15.1	12.8-17.7	316	25.4	22.2-29.0	477	34.5	31.3-37.9	348	24.9	22.1-27.9
$50,000-74,999	1,400	197	12.7	10.7-14.9	372	27.4	24.5-30.6	516	35.0	31.9-38.3	315	24.9	21.7-28.3
$75,000+	1,601	182	12.4	10.5-14.7	405	25.1	22.5-27.9	748	44.8	41.8-47.8	266	17.7	15.4-20.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,921	451	15.3	13.7-17.1	587	21.7	19.7-23.9	942	32.6	30.3-34.9	941	30.5	28.3-32.7
No	6,529	928	14.0	12.9-15.2	1,482	22.9	21.5-24.4	2,473	38.6	37.0-40.2	1,646	24.4	23.1-25.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,329	198	15.9	13.5-18.6	268	21.6	18.6-24.9	450	31.8	28.8-35.0	413	30.8	27.7-34.0
Non-Veteran	8,159	1,186	14.1	13.1-15.2	1,805	22.7	21.4-24.0	2,985	38.0	36.6-39.5	2,183	25.2	23.9-26.5

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,491

1,384

14.4

13.4-15.3

2,073

22.5

21.4-23.8

3,435

37.1

35.8-38.5

2,599

26.0

24.8-27.2

GENDER

Male

3,583

509

13.7

12.3-15.3

743

21.8

20.0-23.8

1,271

36.7

34.6-38.9

1,060

27.7

25.8-29.7

Female

5,908

875

15.0

13.8-16.3

1,330

23.3

21.9-24.7

2,164

37.5

35.9-39.1

1,539

24.2

22.8-25.6

RACE

White

7,300

1,072

14.7

13.6-15.8

1,670

23.7

22.4-25.1

2,656

36.1

34.6-37.6

1,902

25.6

24.2-27.0

African American

1,653

244

14.8

12.6-17.4

309

20.0

17.2-23.1

536

35.4

32.3-38.7

564

29.8

27.0-32.7

Asian

10.5

4.8-21.3

20.3

10.8-34.7

62.5

47.7-75.2

6.8

2.2-18.9

Native American

160

16.8

11.1-24.8

18.6

11.6-28.3

30.4

21.9-40.6

34.2

25.4-44.1

Other Minorities

290

7.7

5.0-11.7

15.8

11.1-22.0

148

56.5

48.9-63.7

20.0

14.7-26.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

433

9.2

6.3-13.2

12.0

8.7-16.4

269

67.3

61.4-72.7

11.5

8.3-15.7

-English Speaking

141

17.7

10.6-27.9

18.3

11.5-28.0

38.0

28.6-48.3

26.1

18.6-35.3

-Spanish Speaking

292

6.6

3.9-11.0

10.1

6.6-15.2

214

76.2

69.5-81.9

7.0

3.9-12.1

Non-Hispanic

9,050

1,345

14.8

13.9-15.9

2,012

23.5

22.3-24.8

3,163

34.5

33.2-35.8

2,530

27.2

26.0-28.5

AGE

18-24

480

15.6

12.0-19.9

118

26.9

21.9-32.7

182

34.7

29.6-40.3

103

22.8

18.2-28.1

25-34

1,353

199

14.5

12.2-17.1

302

21.8

19.1-24.7

577

43.3

40.0-46.6

275

20.5

17.9-23.3

35-44

1,877

269

13.8

12.0-15.8

414

21.5

19.4-23.9

706

39.2

36.5-42.0

488

25.5

23.1-27.9

45-54

1,896

268

13.6

11.8-15.6

428

23.1

20.8-25.6

668

35.2

32.6-38.0

532

28.1

25.6-30.7

55-64

1,762

245

13.6

11.8-15.8

397

23.3

21.0-25.9

617

35.5

32.8-38.3

503

27.6

25.1-30.1

65-74

1,235

194

16.0

13.7-18.6

266

21.4

18.9-24.2

404

34.2

31.1-37.4

371

28.3

25.4-31.4

75+

853

132

16.0

13.3-19.1

144

17.1

14.3-20.3

266

29.4

26.0-33.1

311

37.5

33.6-41.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,313

201

14.3

12.0-17.1

203

17.6

14.3-21.5

412

35.3

31.4-39.4

497

32.7

29.0-36.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,794

448

15.8

14.0-17.7

583

21.4

19.2-23.7

858

32.2

29.8-34.7

905

30.6

28.3-33.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,342

350

15.2

13.2-17.4

527

23.3

21.1-25.8

827

34.6

32.0-37.2

638

26.9

24.5-29.4

College Graduate

3,030

385

12.4

11.0-13.9

757

25.4

23.5-27.4

1,334

44.8

42.6-47.1

554

17.4

15.8-19.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,081

167

15.6

12.7-19.1

193

17.6

14.5-21.3

338

33.9

29.9-38.1

383

32.9

29.0-36.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,664

283

15.8

13.5-18.4

339

19.8

17.1-22.7

551

38.9

35.4-42.6

491

25.5

22.7-28.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,208

213

16.9

14.2-20.0

256

22.1

18.8-25.8

390

33.3

29.8-37.0

349

27.7

24.5-31.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,354

213

15.1

12.8-17.7

316

25.4

22.2-29.0

477

34.5

31.3-37.9

348

24.9

22.1-27.9

$50,000-74,999

1,400

197

12.7

10.7-14.9

372

27.4

24.5-30.6

516

35.0

31.9-38.3

315

24.9

21.7-28.3

$75,000+

1,601

182

12.4

10.5-14.7

405

25.1

22.5-27.9

748

44.8

41.8-47.8

266

17.7

15.4-20.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,921

451

15.3

13.7-17.1

587

21.7

19.7-23.9

942

32.6

30.3-34.9

941

30.5

28.3-32.7

6,529

928

14.0

12.9-15.2

1,482

22.9

21.5-24.4

2,473

38.6

37.0-40.2

1,646

24.4

23.1-25.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,329

198

15.9

13.5-18.6

268

21.6

18.6-24.9

450

31.8

28.8-35.0

413

30.8

27.7-34.0

Non-Veteran

8,159

1,186

14.1

13.1-15.2

1,805

22.7

21.4-24.0

2,985

38.0

36.6-39.5

2,183

25.2

23.9-26.5

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