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 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	1,795	249	15.2	12.8-17.9	355	21.2	18.7-23.9	519	30.1	27.0-33.3	672	33.5	30.7-36.5
AGE
18-24	66	18	24.8	14.6-38.8	20	27.5	17.2-40.8	18	32.6	20.3-47.9	10	15.1	7.7-27.5
25-34	170	24	15.1	9.5-23.2	30	17.1	11.6-24.3	55	34.4	26.4-43.3	61	33.5	25.7-42.2
35-44	308	41	13.4	9.5-18.7	66	21.9	17.0-27.8	95	31.1	25.4-37.4	106	33.6	27.9-39.8
45-54	377	58	14.8	11.1-19.4	71	19.9	15.4-25.4	97	22.8	18.3-28.0	151	42.5	36.4-48.8
55-64	396	50	13.0	9.5-17.4	72	18.6	14.4-23.6	122	32.5	27.1-38.4	152	36.0	30.7-41.7
65-74	287	39	13.5	9.4-18.9	48	19.8	14.7-26.0	84	28.5	22.9-34.9	116	38.2	32.0-44.9
75+	187	19	8.8	5.3-14.2	48	29.1	21.8-37.6	48	28.9	21.5-37.6	72	33.3	26.2-41.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	200	25	11.0	6.7-17.6	33	21.1	12.9-32.7	32	23.5	13.3-38.2	110	44.3	33.9-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	527	81	19.2	14.6-24.7	99	20.7	16.2-25.9	115	22.3	17.5-27.9	232	37.9	32.7-43.4
Some Post-H.S.	408	65	19.5	13.7-26.9	74	19.2	14.2-25.4	108	26.2	20.3-33.0	161	35.1	28.9-41.9
College Graduate	657	78	10.5	7.9-13.7	148	22.9	19.1-27.1	263	40.5	35.6-45.5	168	26.2	22.0-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	11	10.0	4.8-19.6	22	19.6	11.9-30.5	27	23.1	14.8-34.2	56	47.4	35.9-59.1
$15,000- 24,999	203	38	21.0	13.5-31.1	34	14.1	8.9-21.5	44	24.0	15.7-34.8	87	41.0	30.9-51.9
$25,000- 34,999	196	41	20.1	13.7-28.4	37	23.2	14.8-34.6	40	21.2	12.8-33.2	78	35.4	26.8-45.1
$35,000- 49,999	308	54	18.2	12.7-25.3	71	25.7	19.6-33.0	70	22.6	16.7-29.9	113	33.5	26.9-40.9
$50,000-74,999	295	40	16.9	10.3-26.6	65	24.1	18.2-31.0	77	25.2	19.2-32.4	113	33.9	27.3-41.1
$75,000+	496	45	9.7	6.8-13.6	97	18.5	14.7-23.0	215	43.9	38.2-49.7	139	27.9	23.1-33.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	615	92	16.7	12.2-22.5	113	20.6	16.3-25.8	158	27.2	21.7-33.5	252	35.4	30.2-41.0
No	1,153	156	14.8	12.1-17.9	240	21.7	18.6-25.1	355	31.5	27.9-35.4	402	32.1	28.6-35.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	715	87	12.0	9.4-15.2	143	20.8	17.3-24.8	222	31.9	27.6-36.6	263	35.3	31.0-39.8
Non-Veteran	1,078	162	16.6	13.5-20.3	211	21.3	18.1-24.9	297	29.3	25.5-33.5	408	32.8	29.1-36.6

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,795

249

15.2

12.8-17.9

355

21.2

18.7-23.9

519

30.1

27.0-33.3

672

33.5

30.7-36.5

AGE

18-24

24.8

14.6-38.8

27.5

17.2-40.8

32.6

20.3-47.9

15.1

7.7-27.5

25-34

170

15.1

9.5-23.2

17.1

11.6-24.3

34.4

26.4-43.3

33.5

25.7-42.2

35-44

308

13.4

9.5-18.7

21.9

17.0-27.8

31.1

25.4-37.4

106

33.6

27.9-39.8

45-54

377

14.8

11.1-19.4

19.9

15.4-25.4

22.8

18.3-28.0

151

42.5

36.4-48.8

55-64

396

13.0

9.5-17.4

18.6

14.4-23.6

122

32.5

27.1-38.4

152

36.0

30.7-41.7

65-74

287

13.5

9.4-18.9

19.8

14.7-26.0

28.5

22.9-34.9

116

38.2

32.0-44.9

75+

187

8.8

5.3-14.2

29.1

21.8-37.6

28.9

21.5-37.6

33.3

26.2-41.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

200

11.0

6.7-17.6

21.1

12.9-32.7

23.5

13.3-38.2

110

44.3

33.9-55.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

527

19.2

14.6-24.7

20.7

16.2-25.9

115

22.3

17.5-27.9

232

37.9

32.7-43.4

Some Post-H.S.

408

19.5

13.7-26.9

19.2

14.2-25.4

108

26.2

20.3-33.0

161

35.1

28.9-41.9

College Graduate

657

10.5

7.9-13.7

148

22.9

19.1-27.1

263

40.5

35.6-45.5

168

26.2

22.0-30.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

10.0

4.8-19.6

19.6

11.9-30.5

23.1

14.8-34.2

47.4

35.9-59.1

$15,000- 24,999

203

21.0

13.5-31.1

14.1

8.9-21.5

24.0

15.7-34.8

41.0

30.9-51.9

$25,000- 34,999

196

20.1

13.7-28.4

23.2

14.8-34.6

21.2

12.8-33.2

35.4

26.8-45.1

$35,000- 49,999

308

18.2

12.7-25.3

25.7

19.6-33.0

22.6

16.7-29.9

113

33.5

26.9-40.9

$50,000-74,999

295

16.9

10.3-26.6

24.1

18.2-31.0

25.2

19.2-32.4

113

33.9

27.3-41.1

$75,000+

496

9.7

6.8-13.6

18.5

14.7-23.0

215

43.9

38.2-49.7

139

27.9

23.1-33.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

615

16.7

12.2-22.5

113

20.6

16.3-25.8

158

27.2

21.7-33.5

252

35.4

30.2-41.0

1,153

156

14.8

12.1-17.9

240

21.7

18.6-25.1

355

31.5

27.9-35.4

402

32.1

28.6-35.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

715

12.0

9.4-15.2

143

20.8

17.3-24.8

222

31.9

27.6-36.6

263

35.3

31.0-39.8

Non-Veteran

1,078

162

16.6

13.5-20.3

211

21.3

18.1-24.9

297

29.3

25.5-33.5

408

32.8

29.1-36.6

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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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