BRFSS 2006 - 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 <br> was used to fund smoki ng prevention programs for our youth and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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 smokin g 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
TOTAL	996	120	12.0	9.5-15.0	197	20.0	16.5-24.1	229	23.9	20.5-27.7	450	44.0	39.7-48.4
GENDER
Male	305	38	12.5	8.5-18.0	61	20.3	14.3-27.9	73	23.5	18.1-30.0	133	43.7	36.2-51.5
Female	691	82	11.5	8.8-15.1	136	19.9	16.1-24.2	156	24.3	20.2-28.8	317	44.3	39.6-49.2
AGE
18-24	66	6	11.8	5.0-25.2	18	26.6	13.4-45.8	16	25.6	14.8-40.7	26	36.0	23.3-51.0
25-34	134	24	18.3	11.6-27.6	26	16.5	10.4-25.3	41	31.1	22.5-41.3	43	34.0	24.8-44.7
35-44	182	19	10.3	5.9-17.5	43	22.1	15.8-30.1	45	24.2	17.2-32.9	75	43.4	34.2-53.2
45-54	232	31	11.2	7.2-17.1	44	19.6	13.5-27.7	47	18.2	13.0-25.0	110	50.9	41.6-60.0
55-64	176	21	14.6	8.4-24.1	35	19.7	13.3-28.0	40	21.5	15.0-29.8	80	44.2	34.9-54.0
65-74	124	14	7.3	3.9-13.2	22	21.5	12.3-34.9	24	27.3	17.6-39.8	64	43.8	33.1-55.2
75+	76	5	6.3	2.3-16.2	8	7.4	3.5-15.1	15	21.9	12.8-35.0	48	64.4	51.0-75.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	209	17	7.4	3.8-14.1	29	13.9	8.7-21.4	43	23.0	16.2-31.6	120	55.7	46.4-64.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	45	13.3	9.0-19.0	68	19.4	13.1-27.9	71	18.5	13.8-24.3	167	48.8	41.2-56.5
Some Post-H.S.	234	31	11.1	7.1-17.0	54	24.0	17.4-32.0	55	27.4	20.0-36.3	94	37.5	28.7-47.2
College Graduate	201	27	15.1	9.5-23.0	46	22.8	16.1-31.3	60	31.2	23.5-40.1	68	31.0	23.7-39.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	190	27	15.4	9.1-24.8	28	13.0	8.1-20.2	42	25.9	18.0-35.9	93	45.7	35.7-56.1
$15,000- 24,999	256	33	14.4	9.0-22.2	45	24.4	15.3-36.5	55	18.8	13.5-25.6	123	42.4	33.7-51.6
$25,000- 34,999	136	22	16.9	10.5-26.1	32	17.4	11.5-25.6	27	24.1	15.6-35.2	55	41.6	31.5-52.4
$35,000- 49,999	122	16	11.5	6.1-20.4	31	25.3	17.0-36.0	29	22.0	14.0-32.8	46	41.2	30.5-52.8
$50,000-74,999	84	6	6.1	2.3-15.4	25	26.5	16.5-39.6	24	32.2	20.6-46.4	29	35.2	23.6-48.9
$75,000+	75	8	11.9	5.4-24.3	16	18.9	10.4-31.8	23	27.3	16.9-40.9	28	41.9	26.4-59.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	386	47	12.3	8.4-17.5	67	17.6	13.1-23.2	87	21.4	16.8-26.9	185	48.8	42.0-55.6
No	595	73	12.1	9.0-16.1	128	21.6	16.9-27.3	139	25.5	21.0-30.6	255	40.8	35.3-46.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	18	15.2	8.7-25.2	30	20.8	13.6-30.5	26	19.5	12.6-28.9	45	44.5	31.9-57.8
Non-Veteran	872	101	11.4	8.8-14.7	167	20.0	16.1-24.6	202	24.6	20.9-28.7	402	44.0	39.4-48.6

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

996

120

12.0

9.5-15.0

197

20.0

16.5-24.1

229

23.9

20.5-27.7

450

44.0

39.7-48.4

GENDER

Male

305

12.5

8.5-18.0

20.3

14.3-27.9

23.5

18.1-30.0

133

43.7

36.2-51.5

Female

691

11.5

8.8-15.1

136

19.9

16.1-24.2

156

24.3

20.2-28.8

317

44.3

39.6-49.2

AGE

18-24

11.8

5.0-25.2

26.6

13.4-45.8

25.6

14.8-40.7

36.0

23.3-51.0

25-34

134

18.3

11.6-27.6

16.5

10.4-25.3

31.1

22.5-41.3

34.0

24.8-44.7

35-44

182

10.3

5.9-17.5

22.1

15.8-30.1

24.2

17.2-32.9

43.4

34.2-53.2

45-54

232

11.2

7.2-17.1

19.6

13.5-27.7

18.2

13.0-25.0

110

50.9

41.6-60.0

55-64

176

14.6

8.4-24.1

19.7

13.3-28.0

21.5

15.0-29.8

44.2

34.9-54.0

65-74

124

7.3

3.9-13.2

21.5

12.3-34.9

27.3

17.6-39.8

43.8

33.1-55.2

75+

6.3

2.3-16.2

7.4

3.5-15.1

21.9

12.8-35.0

64.4

51.0-75.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

209

7.4

3.8-14.1

13.9

8.7-21.4

23.0

16.2-31.6

120

55.7

46.4-64.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

13.3

9.0-19.0

19.4

13.1-27.9

18.5

13.8-24.3

167

48.8

41.2-56.5

Some Post-H.S.

234

11.1

7.1-17.0

24.0

17.4-32.0

27.4

20.0-36.3

37.5

28.7-47.2

College Graduate

201

15.1

9.5-23.0

22.8

16.1-31.3

31.2

23.5-40.1

31.0

23.7-39.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

190

15.4

9.1-24.8

13.0

8.1-20.2

25.9

18.0-35.9

45.7

35.7-56.1

$15,000- 24,999

256

14.4

9.0-22.2

24.4

15.3-36.5

18.8

13.5-25.6

123

42.4

33.7-51.6

$25,000- 34,999

136

16.9

10.5-26.1

17.4

11.5-25.6

24.1

15.6-35.2

41.6

31.5-52.4

$35,000- 49,999

122

11.5

6.1-20.4

25.3

17.0-36.0

22.0

14.0-32.8

41.2

30.5-52.8

$50,000-74,999

6.1

2.3-15.4

26.5

16.5-39.6

32.2

20.6-46.4

35.2

23.6-48.9

$75,000+

11.9

5.4-24.3

18.9

10.4-31.8

27.3

16.9-40.9

41.9

26.4-59.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

386

12.3

8.4-17.5

17.6

13.1-23.2

21.4

16.8-26.9

185

48.8

42.0-55.6

595

12.1

9.0-16.1

128

21.6

16.9-27.3

139

25.5

21.0-30.6

255

40.8

35.3-46.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

15.2

8.7-25.2

20.8

13.6-30.5

19.5

12.6-28.9

44.5

31.9-57.8

Non-Veteran

872

101

11.4

8.8-14.7

167

20.0

16.1-24.6

202

24.6

20.9-28.7

402

44.0

39.4-48.6

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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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