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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	1	8.5	1.0-46.4	1	15.5	1.9-63.8	2	60.7	19.8-90.6	2	15.4	2.9-52.6
-English Speaking	6	1	8.5	1.0-46.4	1	15.5	1.9-63.8	2	60.7	19.8-90.6	2	15.4	2.9-52.6
Non-Hispanic	683	81	11.6	8.8-15.2	135	20.0	16.2-24.5	154	24.0	20.0-28.6	313	44.3	39.6-49.2
AGE
18-24	45	3	9.9	2.9-28.6	13	23.2	11.7-40.7	13	34.4	19.5-53.1	16	32.6	19.1-49.6
25-34	97	19	21.8	13.4-33.4	19	14.6	8.7-23.4	29	32.3	22.2-44.3	30	31.4	21.7-43.1
35-44	121	13	11.0	5.7-20.3	31	29.6	20.3-41.0	29	20.8	13.8-30.1	48	38.5	28.5-49.6
45-54	165	22	11.0	6.8-17.4	28	16.4	10.2-25.4	35	19.3	13.3-27.1	80	53.3	43.9-62.4
55-64	118	10	7.1	3.7-13.2	21	16.0	9.8-25.1	27	24.3	16.4-34.4	60	52.6	42.2-62.8
65-74	86	11	9.0	4.4-17.6	19	29.3	16.1-47.1	13	18.4	9.5-32.6	43	43.3	30.2-57.4
75+	54	4	7.1	2.2-20.9	5	7.3	2.8-17.9	9	18.1	8.6-34.4	36	67.4	51.2-80.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	139	10	4.3	1.9- 9.4	21	15.3	8.6-25.9	28	25.2	16.3-36.8	80	55.1	43.8-65.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	243	28	12.1	7.4-19.2	47	19.1	13.5-26.4	52	23.4	16.9-31.4	116	45.4	37.4-53.6
Some Post-H.S.	176	24	11.9	7.2-19.0	41	23.4	16.3-32.4	40	25.0	17.4-34.4	71	39.7	31.2-48.9
College Graduate	132	20	17.6	10.5-27.8	27	21.6	12.9-34.0	36	24.3	16.4-34.3	49	36.6	26.8-47.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	20	17.3	9.6-29.4	21	12.3	7.6-19.5	34	30.4	21.3-41.2	67	40.0	30.6-50.2
$15,000- 24,999	192	22	8.9	5.0-15.3	32	22.2	14.4-32.7	43	22.1	15.5-30.6	95	46.7	37.9-55.8
$25,000- 34,999	90	13	18.9	10.1-32.6	28	23.4	15.4-34.0	15	16.8	9.6-27.7	34	40.8	28.8-54.1
$35,000- 49,999	81	10	10.8	5.4-20.5	20	24.5	14.9-37.6	23	25.0	15.6-37.5	28	39.7	27.2-53.6
$50,000-74,999	52	5	8.5	2.8-22.8	13	26.8	12.9-47.4	12	26.9	13.4-46.7	22	37.9	23.3-55.0
$75,000+	39	5	11.6	4.6-26.4	7	17.2	7.1-36.1	11	26.3	13.8-44.2	16	44.9	27.3-63.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	268	33	10.1	6.8-14.7	47	17.8	12.5-24.7	63	24.3	18.6-31.1	125	47.9	40.6-55.3
No	413	49	12.6	8.9-17.7	87	21.0	16.2-26.9	91	24.5	19.2-30.6	186	41.9	35.9-48.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	29	5	12.2	4.5-29.1	8	25.3	11.1-47.9	7	19.0	7.6-40.0	9	43.5	22.1-67.7
Non-Veteran	661	77	11.5	8.6-15.2	128	19.6	15.8-24.1	149	24.6	20.4-29.3	307	44.3	39.5-49.2

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.5

1.0-46.4

15.5

1.9-63.8

60.7

19.8-90.6

15.4

2.9-52.6

-English Speaking

8.5

1.0-46.4

15.5

1.9-63.8

60.7

19.8-90.6

15.4

2.9-52.6

Non-Hispanic

683

11.6

8.8-15.2

135

20.0

16.2-24.5

154

24.0

20.0-28.6

313

44.3

39.6-49.2

AGE

18-24

9.9

2.9-28.6

23.2

11.7-40.7

34.4

19.5-53.1

32.6

19.1-49.6

25-34

21.8

13.4-33.4

14.6

8.7-23.4

32.3

22.2-44.3

31.4

21.7-43.1

35-44

121

11.0

5.7-20.3

29.6

20.3-41.0

20.8

13.8-30.1

38.5

28.5-49.6

45-54

165

11.0

6.8-17.4

16.4

10.2-25.4

19.3

13.3-27.1

53.3

43.9-62.4

55-64

118

7.1

3.7-13.2

16.0

9.8-25.1

24.3

16.4-34.4

52.6

42.2-62.8

65-74

9.0

4.4-17.6

29.3

16.1-47.1

18.4

9.5-32.6

43.3

30.2-57.4

75+

7.1

2.2-20.9

7.3

2.8-17.9

18.1

8.6-34.4

67.4

51.2-80.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

139

4.3

1.9- 9.4

15.3

8.6-25.9

25.2

16.3-36.8

55.1

43.8-65.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

243

12.1

7.4-19.2

19.1

13.5-26.4

23.4

16.9-31.4

116

45.4

37.4-53.6

Some Post-H.S.

176

11.9

7.2-19.0

23.4

16.3-32.4

25.0

17.4-34.4

39.7

31.2-48.9

College Graduate

132

17.6

10.5-27.8

21.6

12.9-34.0

24.3

16.4-34.3

36.6

26.8-47.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

17.3

9.6-29.4

12.3

7.6-19.5

30.4

21.3-41.2

40.0

30.6-50.2

$15,000- 24,999

192

8.9

5.0-15.3

22.2

14.4-32.7

22.1

15.5-30.6

46.7

37.9-55.8

$25,000- 34,999

18.9

10.1-32.6

23.4

15.4-34.0

16.8

9.6-27.7

40.8

28.8-54.1

$35,000- 49,999

10.8

5.4-20.5

24.5

14.9-37.6

25.0

15.6-37.5

39.7

27.2-53.6

$50,000-74,999

8.5

2.8-22.8

26.8

12.9-47.4

26.9

13.4-46.7

37.9

23.3-55.0

$75,000+

11.6

4.6-26.4

17.2

7.1-36.1

26.3

13.8-44.2

44.9

27.3-63.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

268

10.1

6.8-14.7

17.8

12.5-24.7

24.3

18.6-31.1

125

47.9

40.6-55.3

413

12.6

8.9-17.7

21.0

16.2-26.9

24.5

19.2-30.6

186

41.9

35.9-48.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.2

4.5-29.1

25.3

11.1-47.9

19.0

7.6-40.0

43.5

22.1-67.7

Non-Veteran

661

11.5

8.6-15.2

128

19.6

15.8-24.1

149

24.6

20.4-29.3

307

44.3

39.5-49.2

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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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