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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-WHITES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,826 408 14.5 12.8-16.3 599 22.5 20.4-24.8 972 34.2 31.9-36.6 847 28.8 26.6-31.1
Female 4,474 664 14.8 13.5-16.3 1,071 24.9 23.3-26.6 1,684 38.0 36.2-39.8 1,055 22.3 20.7-23.9
AGE
18-24 322 53 16.3 12.0-21.7 80 26.7 20.8-33.5 117 33.0 26.9-39.6 72 24.1 18.5-30.7
25-34 921 144 15.5 12.7-18.7 208 22.3 19.1-25.8 378 40.3 36.5-44.2 191 22.0 18.8-25.5
35-44 1,371 208 14.6 12.5-17.0 326 24.1 21.5-27.0 506 36.7 33.7-39.9 331 24.5 21.9-27.4
45-54 1,444 193 12.8 10.9-15.0 352 24.6 22.0-27.5 525 35.0 32.1-38.1 374 27.5 24.7-30.5
55-64 1,428 193 13.0 11.0-15.3 335 24.5 21.9-27.3 520 36.4 33.4-39.5 380 26.1 23.5-28.9
65-74 1,049 162 15.8 13.3-18.7 240 23.6 20.7-26.7 352 35.0 31.6-38.4 295 25.7 22.8-28.8
75+ 743 119 17.3 14.2-20.9 128 17.4 14.4-20.9 249 32.5 28.6-36.5 247 32.9 28.9-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 850 143 16.8 13.6-20.5 131 16.9 13.1-21.4 253 30.8 26.3-35.8 323 35.5 30.6-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,070 346 16.8 14.6-19.2 456 23.0 20.4-25.9 620 29.4 26.8-32.3 648 30.8 28.1-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,814 271 14.8 12.7-17.3 420 24.0 21.4-26.8 634 34.5 31.6-37.4 489 26.7 24.0-29.6
College Graduate 2,557 312 12.0 10.5-13.7 661 26.6 24.5-28.8 1,146 44.7 42.4-47.2 438 16.7 15.0-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 651 105 17.9 13.6-23.1 121 18.7 14.5-23.9 208 30.7 25.9-36.0 217 32.7 27.5-38.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,129 201 17.0 14.1-20.5 244 21.5 18.1-25.4 349 34.4 30.4-38.8 335 27.0 23.6-30.7
$25,000- 34,999 893 163 17.4 14.4-20.9 200 22.9 19.1-27.2 279 32.0 28.0-36.4 251 27.7 23.9-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,102 173 15.4 12.8-18.3 262 25.4 22.2-28.9 396 35.1 31.6-38.8 271 24.1 21.1-27.4
$50,000-74,999 1,205 170 12.7 10.6-15.1 327 27.6 24.4-31.0 440 34.5 31.2-38.0 268 25.3 21.8-29.1
$75,000+ 1,417 159 12.2 10.2-14.6 364 25.9 23.1-28.9 661 44.1 40.9-47.3 233 17.8 15.2-20.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,194 335 15.2 13.3-17.3 456 22.6 20.2-25.2 741 32.5 30.0-35.2 662 29.7 27.1-32.4
No 5,084 733 14.5 13.2-15.8 1,214 24.1 22.6-25.8 1,906 37.2 35.5-39.0 1,231 24.1 22.6-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,078 159 16.0 13.3-19.2 219 22.1 18.6-26.0 369 31.4 28.1-34.9 331 30.5 27.1-34.2
Non-Veteran 6,220 913 14.4 13.3-15.7 1,451 24.0 22.5-25.5 2,287 36.9 35.3-38.5 1,569 24.7 23.2-26.2

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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.

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