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 MALES

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	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
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	69.8	18.7-95.9	2	30.2	4.1-81.3
-English Speaking	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	91.8	46.4-99.3	1	8.2	0.7-53.6
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	300	38	12.7	8.7-18.2	61	20.6	14.6-28.3	71	23.0	17.7-29.4	130	43.7	36.2-51.5
AGE
18-24	21	3	14.1	4.1-38.5	5	30.6	9.4-65.1	3	15.2	4.4-41.4	10	40.1	18.9-65.7
25-34	37	5	13.9	5.4-31.5	7	19.1	8.7-36.7	12	29.7	16.2-47.9	13	37.4	21.5-56.5
35-44	61	6	9.6	3.7-22.6	12	14.8	7.9-25.9	16	27.5	16.2-42.6	27	48.2	33.3-63.4
45-54	67	9	11.5	5.2-23.8	16	23.9	13.1-39.7	12	16.9	8.9-29.7	30	47.7	30.5-65.4
55-64	58	11	21.5	10.8-38.2	14	23.0	13.0-37.5	13	18.9	10.0-32.8	20	36.6	22.6-53.2
65-74	38	3	5.1	1.5-16.0	3	11.4	3.2-33.6	11	38.9	21.9-59.1	21	44.6	27.6-62.9
75+	22	1	4.6	0.6-26.9	3	7.6	2.2-22.7	6	29.6	13.0-54.4	12	58.2	34.0-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	7	11.1	4.4-25.4	8	12.1	5.5-24.7	15	20.4	11.3-34.0	40	56.3	41.2-70.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	108	17	14.6	8.0-25.1	21	19.8	9.2-37.5	19	12.8	7.4-21.2	51	52.9	39.2-66.1
Some Post-H.S.	58	7	10.0	4.3-21.7	13	24.7	13.7-40.4	15	30.7	17.6-48.0	23	34.5	18.6-54.8
College Graduate	69	7	12.5	5.3-26.7	19	24.0	14.7-36.7	24	38.3	25.7-52.6	19	25.2	15.4-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	7	12.2	4.3-30.2	7	14.0	5.5-31.2	8	18.9	7.2-41.1	26	54.9	34.8-73.6
$15,000- 24,999	64	11	21.7	10.9-38.4	13	27.3	11.4-52.2	12	14.4	7.5-26.0	28	36.7	22.1-54.2
$25,000- 34,999	46	9	14.7	7.0-28.4	4	10.9	4.0-26.6	12	32.0	17.6-50.8	21	42.4	26.8-59.6
$35,000- 49,999	41	6	12.2	4.3-30.2	11	26.2	13.6-44.6	6	18.6	7.5-39.3	18	42.9	25.9-61.8
$50,000-74,999	32	1	4.0	0.6-23.5	12	26.3	13.9-44.1	12	36.9	20.2-57.4	7	32.8	16.6-54.6
$75,000+	36	3	12.2	3.6-33.8	9	20.2	8.8-39.9	12	28.1	13.8-48.6	12	39.6	17.7-66.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	118	14	14.6	8.1-25.0	20	17.4	10.6-27.2	24	18.3	11.7-27.5	60	49.7	38.3-61.2
No	182	24	11.5	6.9-18.5	41	22.4	14.2-33.3	48	26.8	19.4-35.8	69	39.4	29.9-49.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	90	13	15.9	8.5-27.9	22	19.8	12.0-30.7	19	19.6	11.9-30.6	36	44.7	30.4-60.0
Non-Veteran	211	24	11.3	6.9-17.9	39	20.7	13.4-30.7	53	24.6	18.0-32.6	95	43.4	34.8-52.4

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

69.8

18.7-95.9

30.2

4.1-81.3

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.8

46.4-99.3

8.2

0.7-53.6

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

300

12.7

8.7-18.2

20.6

14.6-28.3

23.0

17.7-29.4

130

43.7

36.2-51.5

AGE

18-24

14.1

4.1-38.5

30.6

9.4-65.1

15.2

4.4-41.4

40.1

18.9-65.7

25-34

13.9

5.4-31.5

19.1

8.7-36.7

29.7

16.2-47.9

37.4

21.5-56.5

35-44

9.6

3.7-22.6

14.8

7.9-25.9

27.5

16.2-42.6

48.2

33.3-63.4

45-54

11.5

5.2-23.8

23.9

13.1-39.7

16.9

8.9-29.7

47.7

30.5-65.4

55-64

21.5

10.8-38.2

23.0

13.0-37.5

18.9

10.0-32.8

36.6

22.6-53.2

65-74

5.1

1.5-16.0

11.4

3.2-33.6

38.9

21.9-59.1

44.6

27.6-62.9

75+

4.6

0.6-26.9

7.6

2.2-22.7

29.6

13.0-54.4

58.2

34.0-79.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.1

4.4-25.4

12.1

5.5-24.7

20.4

11.3-34.0

56.3

41.2-70.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

108

14.6

8.0-25.1

19.8

9.2-37.5

12.8

7.4-21.2

52.9

39.2-66.1

Some Post-H.S.

10.0

4.3-21.7

24.7

13.7-40.4

30.7

17.6-48.0

34.5

18.6-54.8

College Graduate

12.5

5.3-26.7

24.0

14.7-36.7

38.3

25.7-52.6

25.2

15.4-38.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.2

4.3-30.2

14.0

5.5-31.2

18.9

7.2-41.1

54.9

34.8-73.6

$15,000- 24,999

21.7

10.9-38.4

27.3

11.4-52.2

14.4

7.5-26.0

36.7

22.1-54.2

$25,000- 34,999

14.7

7.0-28.4

10.9

4.0-26.6

32.0

17.6-50.8

42.4

26.8-59.6

$35,000- 49,999

12.2

4.3-30.2

26.2

13.6-44.6

18.6

7.5-39.3

42.9

25.9-61.8

$50,000-74,999

4.0

0.6-23.5

26.3

13.9-44.1

36.9

20.2-57.4

32.8

16.6-54.6

$75,000+

12.2

3.6-33.8

20.2

8.8-39.9

28.1

13.8-48.6

39.6

17.7-66.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

118

14.6

8.1-25.0

17.4

10.6-27.2

18.3

11.7-27.5

49.7

38.3-61.2

182

11.5

6.9-18.5

22.4

14.2-33.3

26.8

19.4-35.8

39.4

29.9-49.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.9

8.5-27.9

19.8

12.0-30.7

19.6

11.9-30.6

44.7

30.4-60.0

Non-Veteran

211

11.3

6.9-17.9

20.7

13.4-30.7

24.6

18.0-32.6

43.4

34.8-52.4

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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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