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)-WHITE 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	2,892	383	13.7	12.1-15.6	703	27.5	25.3-29.8	930	31.3	29.2-33.5	876	27.5	25.4-29.6
AGE
18-24	97	16	17.5	9.9-29.1	37	43.0	31.8-54.9	23	20.3	12.6-30.9	21	19.3	11.6-30.3
25-34	354	52	16.3	12.1-21.6	96	27.5	22.4-33.3	122	33.0	27.7-38.8	84	23.2	18.3-29.0
35-44	489	76	14.8	11.6-18.9	129	29.3	24.6-34.4	175	34.5	29.8-39.6	109	21.4	17.4-26.0
45-54	618	81	12.1	9.5-15.3	159	26.7	22.7-31.2	207	35.5	31.0-40.2	171	25.7	21.8-30.0
55-64	598	78	12.2	9.5-15.6	139	23.6	19.8-27.8	189	30.8	26.6-35.4	192	33.4	29.0-38.2
65-74	390	48	12.3	8.9-16.7	74	20.4	16.0-25.6	114	31.0	25.7-36.9	154	36.3	30.9-42.1
75+	326	31	8.9	5.8-13.3	66	20.4	15.7-26.0	92	25.1	20.2-30.6	137	45.7	39.3-52.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	292	31	10.8	7.0-16.5	60	26.1	18.7-35.2	58	19.9	13.3-28.6	143	43.2	35.2-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	827	116	16.8	12.9-21.5	176	25.8	21.5-30.6	223	23.6	20.3-27.4	312	33.8	29.7-38.2
Some Post-H.S.	829	129	15.7	12.8-19.0	188	24.3	20.7-28.3	260	30.7	26.9-34.8	252	29.4	25.3-33.8
College Graduate	940	107	10.3	8.3-12.9	278	32.4	28.7-36.3	389	41.8	38.0-45.8	166	15.4	12.9-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	313	43	16.3	11.3-22.9	59	21.9	15.6-29.8	76	22.3	17.0-28.5	135	39.6	32.6-47.0
$15,000- 24,999	442	56	16.2	11.5-22.3	97	22.5	17.4-28.6	125	28.9	23.0-35.7	164	32.4	26.8-38.5
$25,000- 34,999	326	52	13.7	9.8-19.0	78	28.2	22.0-35.4	85	25.9	20.2-32.4	111	32.2	25.6-39.5
$35,000- 49,999	452	59	13.5	10.0-17.9	116	27.1	22.1-32.7	148	32.0	27.0-37.5	129	27.4	22.8-32.7
$50,000-74,999	430	66	17.0	12.2-23.2	124	28.9	24.0-34.4	142	30.0	25.0-35.5	98	24.1	19.1-30.0
$75,000+	555	61	9.5	7.2-12.4	157	31.2	26.7-36.1	247	43.6	38.8-48.6	90	15.6	12.4-19.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,043	155	15.9	13.1-19.2	210	22.2	18.8-26.1	316	30.1	26.4-34.0	362	31.8	28.3-35.5
No	1,830	227	12.7	10.7-15.0	490	30.2	27.4-33.2	609	31.9	29.3-34.7	504	25.1	22.6-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	62	8	15.1	7.1-29.2	15	18.2	10.2-30.3	20	31.3	19.2-46.6	19	35.4	22.2-51.3
Non-Veteran	2,829	375	13.7	12.0-15.6	688	27.7	25.5-30.1	909	31.3	29.1-33.5	857	27.3	25.2-29.5

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,892

383

13.7

12.1-15.6

703

27.5

25.3-29.8

930

31.3

29.2-33.5

876

27.5

25.4-29.6

AGE

18-24

17.5

9.9-29.1

43.0

31.8-54.9

20.3

12.6-30.9

19.3

11.6-30.3

25-34

354

16.3

12.1-21.6

27.5

22.4-33.3

122

33.0

27.7-38.8

23.2

18.3-29.0

35-44

489

14.8

11.6-18.9

129

29.3

24.6-34.4

175

34.5

29.8-39.6

109

21.4

17.4-26.0

45-54

618

12.1

9.5-15.3

159

26.7

22.7-31.2

207

35.5

31.0-40.2

171

25.7

21.8-30.0

55-64

598

12.2

9.5-15.6

139

23.6

19.8-27.8

189

30.8

26.6-35.4

192

33.4

29.0-38.2

65-74

390

12.3

8.9-16.7

20.4

16.0-25.6

114

31.0

25.7-36.9

154

36.3

30.9-42.1

75+

326

8.9

5.8-13.3

20.4

15.7-26.0

25.1

20.2-30.6

137

45.7

39.3-52.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

292

10.8

7.0-16.5

26.1

18.7-35.2

19.9

13.3-28.6

143

43.2

35.2-51.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

827

116

16.8

12.9-21.5

176

25.8

21.5-30.6

223

23.6

20.3-27.4

312

33.8

29.7-38.2

Some Post-H.S.

829

129

15.7

12.8-19.0

188

24.3

20.7-28.3

260

30.7

26.9-34.8

252

29.4

25.3-33.8

College Graduate

940

107

10.3

8.3-12.9

278

32.4

28.7-36.3

389

41.8

38.0-45.8

166

15.4

12.9-18.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

313

16.3

11.3-22.9

21.9

15.6-29.8

22.3

17.0-28.5

135

39.6

32.6-47.0

$15,000- 24,999

442

16.2

11.5-22.3

22.5

17.4-28.6

125

28.9

23.0-35.7

164

32.4

26.8-38.5

$25,000- 34,999

326

13.7

9.8-19.0

28.2

22.0-35.4

25.9

20.2-32.4

111

32.2

25.6-39.5

$35,000- 49,999

452

13.5

10.0-17.9

116

27.1

22.1-32.7

148

32.0

27.0-37.5

129

27.4

22.8-32.7

$50,000-74,999

430

17.0

12.2-23.2

124

28.9

24.0-34.4

142

30.0

25.0-35.5

24.1

19.1-30.0

$75,000+

555

9.5

7.2-12.4

157

31.2

26.7-36.1

247

43.6

38.8-48.6

15.6

12.4-19.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,043

155

15.9

13.1-19.2

210

22.2

18.8-26.1

316

30.1

26.4-34.0

362

31.8

28.3-35.5

1,830

227

12.7

10.7-15.0

490

30.2

27.4-33.2

609

31.9

29.3-34.7

504

25.1

22.6-27.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.1

7.1-29.2

18.2

10.2-30.3

31.3

19.2-46.6

35.4

22.2-51.3

Non-Veteran

2,829

375

13.7

12.0-15.6

688

27.7

25.5-30.1

909

31.3

29.1-33.5

857

27.3

25.2-29.5

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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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