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 MALES

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	256	33	13.2	8.8-19.4	49	20.9	14.7-28.9	67	28.5	21.2-37.2	107	37.3	29.8-45.5
AGE
18-24	14	2	11.0	2.4-38.7	4	28.7	9.6-60.3	3	25.3	8.3-56.0	5	35.0	13.5-65.0
25-34	28	1	4.5	0.6-26.4	8	16.8	7.2-34.6	9	41.1	20.4-65.5	10	37.6	19.1-60.6
35-44	43	7	18.2	8.3-35.5	11	32.2	17.3-51.7	9	22.9	11.1-41.4	16	26.7	14.4-44.3
45-54	71	11	17.7	9.0-31.9	10	14.6	6.2-30.7	21	27.8	16.7-42.6	29	39.9	27.0-54.4
55-64	55	8	11.9	5.0-25.7	11	20.4	9.9-37.3	15	25.5	13.4-43.0	21	42.3	27.1-59.1
65-74	31	2	11.8	2.2-44.5	2	6.0	1.4-22.8	6	21.5	7.9-46.7	21	60.6	37.5-79.8
75+	13	2	16.9	3.6-52.3	3	12.7	3.7-35.8	3	29.1	8.6-64.2	5	41.3	16.9-70.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	3	2.3	0.7- 7.5	9	27.1	11.9-50.7	9	29.2	13.6-51.9	25	41.4	23.4-62.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	94	16	16.0	8.8-27.2	19	17.0	9.5-28.5	26	34.3	22.3-48.7	33	32.7	21.4-46.4
Some Post-H.S.	78	10	16.7	8.1-31.4	14	22.3	11.3-39.1	20	22.7	11.2-40.6	34	38.4	25.5-53.1
College Graduate	38	4	14.6	5.2-34.9	7	19.7	8.7-38.8	12	24.1	12.6-41.2	15	41.6	24.8-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	2	4.9	1.0-21.0	5	16.5	5.7-39.6	9	40.1	19.0-65.7	14	38.4	17.2-65.2
$15,000- 24,999	57	7	12.7	4.8-29.6	12	13.2	6.3-25.3	11	28.6	14.4-48.9	27	45.5	29.0-63.2
$25,000- 34,999	44	10	18.9	8.5-36.6	11	29.8	14.3-51.8	9	19.9	6.7-46.1	14	31.5	15.6-53.2
$35,000- 49,999	33	4	18.6	6.4-43.4	3	5.8	1.7-18.0	14	42.1	21.2-66.3	12	33.5	16.6-56.0
$50,000-74,999	29	4	11.8	3.6-32.3	7	29.6	12.0-56.5	6	20.1	7.8-42.9	12	38.5	20.4-60.4
$75,000+	30	3	11.6	3.0-36.1	5	19.4	7.0-43.3	10	25.6	12.8-44.8	12	43.4	24.5-64.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	102	12	15.0	7.4-28.1	17	13.8	7.7-23.7	27	28.3	17.8-41.9	46	42.9	30.3-56.3
No	153	21	12.3	7.5-19.7	32	24.4	16.0-35.2	40	28.7	19.5-40.0	60	34.6	25.7-44.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	96	17	22.0	12.7-35.3	13	14.6	6.7-28.9	22	24.4	14.9-37.4	44	39.0	28.0-51.2
Non-Veteran	160	16	9.7	5.4-16.8	36	23.5	15.7-33.6	45	30.2	21.0-41.2	63	36.7	27.3-47.2

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

256

13.2

8.8-19.4

20.9

14.7-28.9

28.5

21.2-37.2

107

37.3

29.8-45.5

AGE

18-24

11.0

2.4-38.7

28.7

9.6-60.3

25.3

8.3-56.0

35.0

13.5-65.0

25-34

4.5

0.6-26.4

16.8

7.2-34.6

41.1

20.4-65.5

37.6

19.1-60.6

35-44

18.2

8.3-35.5

32.2

17.3-51.7

22.9

11.1-41.4

26.7

14.4-44.3

45-54

17.7

9.0-31.9

14.6

6.2-30.7

27.8

16.7-42.6

39.9

27.0-54.4

55-64

11.9

5.0-25.7

20.4

9.9-37.3

25.5

13.4-43.0

42.3

27.1-59.1

65-74

11.8

2.2-44.5

6.0

1.4-22.8

21.5

7.9-46.7

60.6

37.5-79.8

75+

16.9

3.6-52.3

12.7

3.7-35.8

29.1

8.6-64.2

41.3

16.9-70.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.3

0.7- 7.5

27.1

11.9-50.7

29.2

13.6-51.9

41.4

23.4-62.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

16.0

8.8-27.2

17.0

9.5-28.5

34.3

22.3-48.7

32.7

21.4-46.4

Some Post-H.S.

16.7

8.1-31.4

22.3

11.3-39.1

22.7

11.2-40.6

38.4

25.5-53.1

College Graduate

14.6

5.2-34.9

19.7

8.7-38.8

24.1

12.6-41.2

41.6

24.8-60.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.9

1.0-21.0

16.5

5.7-39.6

40.1

19.0-65.7

38.4

17.2-65.2

$15,000- 24,999

12.7

4.8-29.6

13.2

6.3-25.3

28.6

14.4-48.9

45.5

29.0-63.2

$25,000- 34,999

18.9

8.5-36.6

29.8

14.3-51.8

19.9

6.7-46.1

31.5

15.6-53.2

$35,000- 49,999

18.6

6.4-43.4

5.8

1.7-18.0

42.1

21.2-66.3

33.5

16.6-56.0

$50,000-74,999

11.8

3.6-32.3

29.6

12.0-56.5

20.1

7.8-42.9

38.5

20.4-60.4

$75,000+

11.6

3.0-36.1

19.4

7.0-43.3

25.6

12.8-44.8

43.4

24.5-64.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

102

15.0

7.4-28.1

13.8

7.7-23.7

28.3

17.8-41.9

42.9

30.3-56.3

153

12.3

7.5-19.7

24.4

16.0-35.2

28.7

19.5-40.0

34.6

25.7-44.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

22.0

12.7-35.3

14.6

6.7-28.9

24.4

14.9-37.4

39.0

28.0-51.2

Non-Veteran

160

9.7

5.4-16.8

23.5

15.7-33.6

30.2

21.0-41.2

36.7

27.3-47.2

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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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