BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.92 and the NC tax recently increased to $0.35.<br> How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes, above the current 35 cents, would you be willing to support if a considerable portion<br > of the money raised was used to fund smoking prevention programs for our youth<br> and provide treatment options for tobacco users who want to quit?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

States add a special tax to cigarettes. The national average is $0.92 and the NC tax recently increased to $0.35.
How much additional tax on a pack of cigarettes, above the current 35 cents, 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	592	85	12.5	9.6-16.0	127	23.1	18.7-28.1	145	20.8	16.8-25.5	235	43.6	38.1-49.3
AGE
18-24	20	2	3.5	0.8-14.5	7	30.2	12.0-57.7	5	30.1	11.1-59.6	6	36.2	13.5-67.4
25-34	91	17	12.4	6.9-21.1	18	22.0	12.8-35.3	17	16.2	8.9-27.5	39	49.4	36.7-62.2
35-44	117	15	9.3	5.3-16.0	35	33.1	23.5-44.5	26	17.4	11.1-26.2	41	40.2	29.8-51.5
45-54	131	23	19.1	11.7-29.7	21	12.5	7.4-20.4	38	26.7	18.4-37.2	49	41.7	31.1-53.1
55-64	109	12	12.7	6.5-23.6	22	22.9	14.2-34.6	29	22.4	14.1-33.6	46	42.0	31.0-53.8
65-74	84	9	11.1	5.3-21.7	16	16.2	9.4-26.6	25	25.8	17.0-37.2	34	46.9	34.1-60.2
75+	38	6	11.6	4.6-26.4	8	24.1	11.1-44.6	5	9.7	3.4-24.4	19	54.7	35.1-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	101	12	11.0	5.9-19.5	17	18.0	10.2-29.7	24	16.6	10.3-25.9	48	54.4	41.5-66.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	200	32	14.3	9.4-21.1	41	20.4	13.7-29.3	49	28.1	19.9-38.0	78	37.2	29.1-46.2
Some Post-H.S.	173	21	8.5	4.9-14.3	45	27.4	19.5-37.0	40	17.4	11.6-25.3	67	46.7	36.0-57.7
College Graduate	118	20	16.4	9.6-26.5	24	24.2	14.6-37.3	32	16.3	10.7-24.1	42	43.1	31.8-55.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	11	9.5	4.8-17.9	22	26.5	16.1-40.3	21	19.7	11.2-32.3	37	44.3	31.3-58.2
$15,000- 24,999	149	26	13.5	8.3-21.1	30	24.0	15.5-35.3	33	19.1	12.2-28.7	60	43.4	33.0-54.4
$25,000- 34,999	93	15	14.2	7.9-24.1	20	21.4	12.2-34.8	24	28.0	16.6-43.3	34	36.4	24.3-50.4
$35,000- 49,999	72	16	27.4	16.1-42.5	18	21.5	12.5-34.6	15	13.3	7.4-22.6	23	37.8	24.6-53.2
$50,000-74,999	63	5	4.8	1.6-13.1	18	33.0	19.2-50.5	18	20.8	11.7-34.1	22	41.5	27.3-57.2
$75,000+	45	6	10.6	3.5-28.0	10	21.0	9.9-39.0	13	15.9	7.8-29.7	16	52.5	32.3-72.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	217	28	8.8	5.7-13.3	35	23.0	15.4-32.9	60	22.7	16.4-30.5	94	45.5	36.7-54.7
No	372	56	13.9	10.2-18.7	91	23.1	18.0-29.1	85	20.1	15.2-26.2	140	42.9	36.0-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	22	4	9.2	2.6-27.5	4	18.6	5.9-45.4	4	25.5	7.4-59.5	10	46.7	21.9-73.3
Non-Veteran	570	81	12.6	9.7-16.2	123	23.2	18.8-28.4	141	20.7	16.6-25.4	225	43.5	37.9-49.3

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

592

12.5

9.6-16.0

127

23.1

18.7-28.1

145

20.8

16.8-25.5

235

43.6

38.1-49.3

AGE

18-24

3.5

0.8-14.5

30.2

12.0-57.7

30.1

11.1-59.6

36.2

13.5-67.4

25-34

12.4

6.9-21.1

22.0

12.8-35.3

16.2

8.9-27.5

49.4

36.7-62.2

35-44

117

9.3

5.3-16.0

33.1

23.5-44.5

17.4

11.1-26.2

40.2

29.8-51.5

45-54

131

19.1

11.7-29.7

12.5

7.4-20.4

26.7

18.4-37.2

41.7

31.1-53.1

55-64

109

12.7

6.5-23.6

22.9

14.2-34.6

22.4

14.1-33.6

42.0

31.0-53.8

65-74

11.1

5.3-21.7

16.2

9.4-26.6

25.8

17.0-37.2

46.9

34.1-60.2

75+

11.6

4.6-26.4

24.1

11.1-44.6

9.7

3.4-24.4

54.7

35.1-72.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

101

11.0

5.9-19.5

18.0

10.2-29.7

16.6

10.3-25.9

54.4

41.5-66.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

200

14.3

9.4-21.1

20.4

13.7-29.3

28.1

19.9-38.0

37.2

29.1-46.2

Some Post-H.S.

173

8.5

4.9-14.3

27.4

19.5-37.0

17.4

11.6-25.3

46.7

36.0-57.7

College Graduate

118

16.4

9.6-26.5

24.2

14.6-37.3

16.3

10.7-24.1

43.1

31.8-55.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

9.5

4.8-17.9

26.5

16.1-40.3

19.7

11.2-32.3

44.3

31.3-58.2

$15,000- 24,999

149

13.5

8.3-21.1

24.0

15.5-35.3

19.1

12.2-28.7

43.4

33.0-54.4

$25,000- 34,999

14.2

7.9-24.1

21.4

12.2-34.8

28.0

16.6-43.3

36.4

24.3-50.4

$35,000- 49,999

27.4

16.1-42.5

21.5

12.5-34.6

13.3

7.4-22.6

37.8

24.6-53.2

$50,000-74,999

4.8

1.6-13.1

33.0

19.2-50.5

20.8

11.7-34.1

41.5

27.3-57.2

$75,000+

10.6

3.5-28.0

21.0

9.9-39.0

15.9

7.8-29.7

52.5

32.3-72.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

217

8.8

5.7-13.3

23.0

15.4-32.9

22.7

16.4-30.5

45.5

36.7-54.7

372

13.9

10.2-18.7

23.1

18.0-29.1

20.1

15.2-26.2

140

42.9

36.0-50.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

9.2

2.6-27.5

18.6

5.9-45.4

25.5

7.4-59.5

46.7

21.9-73.3

Non-Veteran

570

12.6

9.7-16.2

123

23.2

18.8-28.4

141

20.7

16.6-25.4

225

43.5

37.9-49.3

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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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