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 was used<br> to fund smokin g 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)

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 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	6,118	801	13.7	12.4-15.0	1,349	23.4	21.9-24.9	1,870	31.5	29.8-33.2	2,098	31.5	29.9-33.1
GENDER
Male	2,288	308	14.5	12.5-16.8	452	20.8	18.6-23.3	679	31.4	28.7-34.3	849	33.2	30.7-35.9
Female	3,830	493	12.8	11.4-14.3	897	25.9	24.1-27.9	1,191	31.5	29.6-33.5	1,249	29.8	27.9-31.7
RACE
White	4,687	632	14.5	13.0-16.1	1,058	24.4	22.7-26.2	1,449	30.7	28.8-32.6	1,548	30.5	28.7-32.3
African American	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
Asian	39	5	11.2	4.0-27.6	6	18.0	7.4-37.7	18	41.7	24.6-61.0	10	29.1	14.6-49.7
Native American	112	15	10.4	5.3-19.5	19	20.2	11.1-33.9	38	41.8	27.9-57.3	40	27.5	18.1-39.5
Other Minorities	259	23	9.6	5.5-16.2	63	22.1	16.4-29.2	129	52.4	44.2-60.5	44	15.9	10.9-22.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	263	24	9.6	5.6-16.2	65	23.3	17.4-30.4	127	50.9	42.7-59.0	47	16.2	11.3-22.7
-English Speaking	117	11	6.8	3.5-12.9	31	29.5	20.4-40.5	46	35.8	26.2-46.7	29	27.9	18.7-39.6
-Spanish Speaking	146	13	10.8	5.5-20.1	34	20.7	13.8-29.9	81	57.1	46.5-67.2	18	11.4	6.3-19.5
Non-Hispanic	5,846	775	14.0	12.7-15.3	1,283	23.4	21.9-25.0	1,741	30.0	28.3-31.7	2,047	32.7	31.0-34.4
AGE
18-24	285	45	17.2	12.2-23.8	87	29.5	23.3-36.5	82	31.8	25.1-39.4	71	21.5	16.4-27.6
25-34	772	115	15.8	12.8-19.4	179	22.4	19.1-26.2	275	35.6	31.6-39.8	203	26.1	22.4-30.2
35-44	1,084	147	12.9	10.6-15.6	265	24.6	21.6-27.8	365	33.9	30.4-37.5	307	28.7	25.4-32.2
45-54	1,287	176	12.9	10.9-15.2	287	22.7	19.9-25.8	375	27.9	25.0-31.0	449	36.5	33.0-40.1
55-64	1,224	157	12.9	10.7-15.4	254	20.7	18.0-23.6	375	30.9	27.7-34.3	438	35.6	32.3-39.0
65-74	830	104	11.9	9.5-14.7	147	20.0	16.7-23.8	232	29.5	25.9-33.5	347	38.5	34.7-42.6
75+	600	56	8.3	6.1-11.2	124	21.1	17.4-25.3	156	25.4	21.4-29.8	264	45.2	40.4-50.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	821	88	10.9	8.1-14.6	148	21.6	17.4-26.5	181	27.3	22.5-32.8	404	40.1	35.4-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,826	255	16.0	13.6-18.8	366	21.7	18.9-24.7	471	25.9	23.0-29.1	734	36.4	33.4-39.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,559	236	16.1	13.4-19.3	335	22.2	19.4-25.2	457	29.1	26.0-32.4	531	32.6	29.3-36.1
College Graduate	1,901	222	10.6	9.0-12.5	498	26.9	24.4-29.5	759	40.7	37.8-43.6	422	21.8	19.5-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	675	89	14.1	10.7-18.2	125	20.2	16.1-24.9	164	26.2	21.7-31.2	297	39.6	34.5-44.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,019	137	16.4	12.9-20.5	207	21.6	17.7-26.1	277	28.4	24.4-32.9	398	33.6	29.4-38.0
$25,000- 34,999	710	123	16.8	13.5-20.7	153	22.8	18.5-27.7	181	26.7	22.2-31.8	253	33.7	29.1-38.5
$35,000- 49,999	938	135	14.9	12.0-18.5	229	26.2	22.6-30.2	269	27.3	23.6-31.2	305	31.6	27.8-35.6
$50,000-74,999	842	123	15.8	12.0-20.6	224	26.4	22.8-30.5	251	28.6	24.6-33.0	244	29.1	25.2-33.3
$75,000+	1,171	115	9.5	7.6-11.8	281	23.6	20.7-26.8	507	42.8	39.1-46.6	268	24.1	20.8-27.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,169	308	15.3	13.1-17.9	410	20.3	18.0-22.9	610	28.6	25.8-31.6	841	35.7	32.9-38.6
No	3,882	490	13.0	11.6-14.7	931	24.9	23.1-26.9	1,244	32.9	30.8-35.0	1,217	29.1	27.2-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	939	114	12.4	10.0-15.2	196	20.7	17.6-24.0	286	29.8	26.2-33.8	343	37.1	33.1-41.4
Non-Veteran	5,171	686	13.9	12.5-15.4	1,152	23.9	22.2-25.6	1,582	31.7	29.9-33.6	1,751	30.5	28.8-32.3

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,118

801

13.7

12.4-15.0

1,349

23.4

21.9-24.9

1,870

31.5

29.8-33.2

2,098

31.5

29.9-33.1

GENDER

Male

2,288

308

14.5

12.5-16.8

452

20.8

18.6-23.3

679

31.4

28.7-34.3

849

33.2

30.7-35.9

Female

3,830

493

12.8

11.4-14.3

897

25.9

24.1-27.9

1,191

31.5

29.6-33.5

1,249

29.8

27.9-31.7

RACE

White

4,687

632

14.5

13.0-16.1

1,058

24.4

22.7-26.2

1,449

30.7

28.8-32.6

1,548

30.5

28.7-32.3

African American

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

Asian

11.2

4.0-27.6

18.0

7.4-37.7

41.7

24.6-61.0

29.1

14.6-49.7

Native American

112

10.4

5.3-19.5

20.2

11.1-33.9

41.8

27.9-57.3

27.5

18.1-39.5

Other Minorities

259

9.6

5.5-16.2

22.1

16.4-29.2

129

52.4

44.2-60.5

15.9

10.9-22.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

263

9.6

5.6-16.2

23.3

17.4-30.4

127

50.9

42.7-59.0

16.2

11.3-22.7

-English Speaking

117

6.8

3.5-12.9

29.5

20.4-40.5

35.8

26.2-46.7

27.9

18.7-39.6

-Spanish Speaking

146

10.8

5.5-20.1

20.7

13.8-29.9

57.1

46.5-67.2

11.4

6.3-19.5

Non-Hispanic

5,846

775

14.0

12.7-15.3

1,283

23.4

21.9-25.0

1,741

30.0

28.3-31.7

2,047

32.7

31.0-34.4

AGE

18-24

285

17.2

12.2-23.8

29.5

23.3-36.5

31.8

25.1-39.4

21.5

16.4-27.6

25-34

772

115

15.8

12.8-19.4

179

22.4

19.1-26.2

275

35.6

31.6-39.8

203

26.1

22.4-30.2

35-44

1,084

147

12.9

10.6-15.6

265

24.6

21.6-27.8

365

33.9

30.4-37.5

307

28.7

25.4-32.2

45-54

1,287

176

12.9

10.9-15.2

287

22.7

19.9-25.8

375

27.9

25.0-31.0

449

36.5

33.0-40.1

55-64

1,224

157

12.9

10.7-15.4

254

20.7

18.0-23.6

375

30.9

27.7-34.3

438

35.6

32.3-39.0

65-74

830

104

11.9

9.5-14.7

147

20.0

16.7-23.8

232

29.5

25.9-33.5

347

38.5

34.7-42.6

75+

600

8.3

6.1-11.2

124

21.1

17.4-25.3

156

25.4

21.4-29.8

264

45.2

40.4-50.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

821

10.9

8.1-14.6

148

21.6

17.4-26.5

181

27.3

22.5-32.8

404

40.1

35.4-45.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,826

255

16.0

13.6-18.8

366

21.7

18.9-24.7

471

25.9

23.0-29.1

734

36.4

33.4-39.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,559

236

16.1

13.4-19.3

335

22.2

19.4-25.2

457

29.1

26.0-32.4

531

32.6

29.3-36.1

College Graduate

1,901

222

10.6

9.0-12.5

498

26.9

24.4-29.5

759

40.7

37.8-43.6

422

21.8

19.5-24.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

675

14.1

10.7-18.2

125

20.2

16.1-24.9

164

26.2

21.7-31.2

297

39.6

34.5-44.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,019

137

16.4

12.9-20.5

207

21.6

17.7-26.1

277

28.4

24.4-32.9

398

33.6

29.4-38.0

$25,000- 34,999

710

123

16.8

13.5-20.7

153

22.8

18.5-27.7

181

26.7

22.2-31.8

253

33.7

29.1-38.5

$35,000- 49,999

938

135

14.9

12.0-18.5

229

26.2

22.6-30.2

269

27.3

23.6-31.2

305

31.6

27.8-35.6

$50,000-74,999

842

123

15.8

12.0-20.6

224

26.4

22.8-30.5

251

28.6

24.6-33.0

244

29.1

25.2-33.3

$75,000+

1,171

115

9.5

7.6-11.8

281

23.6

20.7-26.8

507

42.8

39.1-46.6

268

24.1

20.8-27.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,169

308

15.3

13.1-17.9

410

20.3

18.0-22.9

610

28.6

25.8-31.6

841

35.7

32.9-38.6

3,882

490

13.0

11.6-14.7

931

24.9

23.1-26.9

1,244

32.9

30.8-35.0

1,217

29.1

27.2-31.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

939

114

12.4

10.0-15.2

196

20.7

17.6-24.0

286

29.8

26.2-33.8

343

37.1

33.1-41.4

Non-Veteran

5,171

686

13.9

12.5-15.4

1,152

23.9

22.2-25.6

1,582

31.7

29.9-33.6

1,751

30.5

28.8-32.3

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