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

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	5,609	668	12.4	11.2-13.8	1,272	23.9	22.2-25.7	1,806	33.0	31.1-35.0	1,863	30.7	28.9-32.5
GENDER
Male	2,099	226	12.0	10.2-14.2	441	22.1	19.4-25.0	682	33.4	30.4-36.5	750	32.5	29.7-35.4
Female	3,510	442	12.8	11.2-14.6	831	25.6	23.5-27.8	1,124	32.7	30.4-35.0	1,113	28.9	26.9-31.0
RACE
White	4,409	511	12.7	11.3-14.3	993	23.2	21.3-25.1	1,471	34.4	32.3-36.5	1,434	29.8	27.9-31.7
African American	843	118	12.6	9.9-15.9	176	22.3	18.3-26.8	210	24.6	20.3-29.5	339	40.5	35.7-45.5
Asian	31	5	16.2	6.1-36.7	6	12.5	4.6-30.0	10	32.4	14.8-57.0	10	38.9	19.5-62.6
Native American	94	18	18.9	11.2-30.0	26	22.6	14.6-33.4	22	25.3	15.8-37.8	28	33.2	21.8-47.1
Other Minorities	217	15	8.5	4.3-16.3	70	36.0	26.8-46.3	91	40.5	31.7-50.0	41	14.9	9.6-22.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	218	16	6.4	3.1-12.5	71	38.3	28.7-48.9	95	43.5	34.2-53.3	36	11.8	7.5-18.0
-English Speaking	102	13	9.8	5.3-17.5	21	18.6	11.5-28.7	43	46.6	33.9-59.9	25	25.0	15.1-38.4
-Spanish Speaking	116	3	5.0	1.5-15.2	50	46.3	33.8-59.3	52	42.3	30.6-54.8	11	6.4	3.0-13.4
Non-Hispanic	5,373	650	12.9	11.6-14.3	1,200	22.8	21.1-24.5	1,707	32.1	30.2-34.1	1,816	32.2	30.4-34.0
AGE
18-24	175	29	16.6	10.9-24.5	48	29.2	21.2-38.6	57	33.4	25.2-42.8	41	20.8	14.5-29.0
25-34	629	84	11.6	8.9-15.1	168	26.4	22.1-31.3	208	35.9	31.0-41.1	169	26.0	21.8-30.7
35-44	948	134	13.0	10.7-15.7	236	23.9	20.6-27.5	321	34.1	30.2-38.2	257	29.0	25.3-33.1
45-54	1,168	132	12.4	10.1-15.3	261	21.3	18.5-24.4	395	33.8	30.3-37.5	380	32.5	29.1-36.0
55-64	1,197	131	10.2	8.3-12.5	270	22.7	19.9-25.9	387	32.0	28.7-35.5	409	35.1	31.7-38.6
65-74	879	92	11.6	9.1-14.7	173	19.5	16.6-22.9	267	28.4	24.9-32.1	347	40.5	36.6-44.5
75+	589	62	10.7	7.9-14.2	114	22.7	18.5-27.6	162	25.9	21.8-30.4	251	40.7	35.7-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	676	72	10.3	7.3-14.5	128	26.0	20.1-32.9	169	28.1	22.5-34.5	307	35.6	30.1-41.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,612	205	13.3	11.0-16.1	345	23.0	19.8-26.7	455	30.8	27.2-34.7	607	32.8	29.5-36.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,539	203	14.4	11.8-17.5	329	21.3	18.5-24.4	492	32.9	29.3-36.7	515	31.4	28.1-34.8
College Graduate	1,777	188	10.7	9.0-12.7	470	26.1	23.4-29.0	689	37.2	34.2-40.3	430	26.0	23.2-29.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	519	63	10.7	7.1-15.7	100	22.5	15.7-31.0	126	26.2	20.4-33.1	230	40.6	33.6-48.0
$15,000- 24,999	919	114	10.0	7.6-13.1	210	23.2	19.2-27.7	239	31.6	26.5-37.3	356	35.1	30.4-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	655	91	16.0	12.0-21.0	154	25.9	21.2-31.3	173	23.1	18.5-28.3	237	35.0	29.8-40.5
$35,000- 49,999	810	128	18.5	14.6-23.3	207	23.5	19.8-27.6	242	29.9	25.5-34.7	233	28.1	24.1-32.5
$50,000-74,999	856	102	12.1	9.5-15.3	223	27.0	22.7-31.8	291	33.2	28.6-38.2	240	27.6	23.8-31.8
$75,000+	1,211	116	10.2	8.1-12.8	274	21.8	19.0-24.9	522	42.3	38.5-46.1	299	25.7	22.5-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,053	232	11.6	9.7-14.0	390	19.0	16.6-21.7	642	33.7	30.7-36.9	789	35.6	32.6-38.7
No	3,525	434	12.8	11.3-14.5	874	26.0	23.8-28.4	1,157	32.7	30.4-35.1	1,060	28.5	26.4-30.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	865	95	11.7	8.9-15.1	174	21.8	18.0-26.2	269	32.3	27.6-37.3	327	34.2	30.1-38.6
Non-Veteran	4,744	573	12.5	11.2-14.1	1,098	24.2	22.3-26.2	1,537	33.2	31.1-35.3	1,536	30.1	28.2-32.1

Total
Respond.^

<$0.25-$0.49

$0.50-$1.00

>$1.00

No tax

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,609

668

12.4

11.2-13.8

1,272

23.9

22.2-25.7

1,806

33.0

31.1-35.0

1,863

30.7

28.9-32.5

GENDER

Male

2,099

226

12.0

10.2-14.2

441

22.1

19.4-25.0

682

33.4

30.4-36.5

750

32.5

29.7-35.4

Female

3,510

442

12.8

11.2-14.6

831

25.6

23.5-27.8

1,124

32.7

30.4-35.0

1,113

28.9

26.9-31.0

RACE

White

4,409

511

12.7

11.3-14.3

993

23.2

21.3-25.1

1,471

34.4

32.3-36.5

1,434

29.8

27.9-31.7

African American

843

118

12.6

9.9-15.9

176

22.3

18.3-26.8

210

24.6

20.3-29.5

339

40.5

35.7-45.5

Asian

16.2

6.1-36.7

12.5

4.6-30.0

32.4

14.8-57.0

38.9

19.5-62.6

Native American

18.9

11.2-30.0

22.6

14.6-33.4

25.3

15.8-37.8

33.2

21.8-47.1

Other Minorities

217

8.5

4.3-16.3

36.0

26.8-46.3

40.5

31.7-50.0

14.9

9.6-22.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

218

6.4

3.1-12.5

38.3

28.7-48.9

43.5

34.2-53.3

11.8

7.5-18.0

-English Speaking

102

9.8

5.3-17.5

18.6

11.5-28.7

46.6

33.9-59.9

25.0

15.1-38.4

-Spanish Speaking

116

5.0

1.5-15.2

46.3

33.8-59.3

42.3

30.6-54.8

6.4

3.0-13.4

Non-Hispanic

5,373

650

12.9

11.6-14.3

1,200

22.8

21.1-24.5

1,707

32.1

30.2-34.1

1,816

32.2

30.4-34.0

AGE

18-24

175

16.6

10.9-24.5

29.2

21.2-38.6

33.4

25.2-42.8

20.8

14.5-29.0

25-34

629

11.6

8.9-15.1

168

26.4

22.1-31.3

208

35.9

31.0-41.1

169

26.0

21.8-30.7

35-44

948

134

13.0

10.7-15.7

236

23.9

20.6-27.5

321

34.1

30.2-38.2

257

29.0

25.3-33.1

45-54

1,168

132

12.4

10.1-15.3

261

21.3

18.5-24.4

395

33.8

30.3-37.5

380

32.5

29.1-36.0

55-64

1,197

131

10.2

8.3-12.5

270

22.7

19.9-25.9

387

32.0

28.7-35.5

409

35.1

31.7-38.6

65-74

879

11.6

9.1-14.7

173

19.5

16.6-22.9

267

28.4

24.9-32.1

347

40.5

36.6-44.5

75+

589

10.7

7.9-14.2

114

22.7

18.5-27.6

162

25.9

21.8-30.4

251

40.7

35.7-45.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

676

10.3

7.3-14.5

128

26.0

20.1-32.9

169

28.1

22.5-34.5

307

35.6

30.1-41.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,612

205

13.3

11.0-16.1

345

23.0

19.8-26.7

455

30.8

27.2-34.7

607

32.8

29.5-36.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,539

203

14.4

11.8-17.5

329

21.3

18.5-24.4

492

32.9

29.3-36.7

515

31.4

28.1-34.8

College Graduate

1,777

188

10.7

9.0-12.7

470

26.1

23.4-29.0

689

37.2

34.2-40.3

430

26.0

23.2-29.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

519

10.7

7.1-15.7

100

22.5

15.7-31.0

126

26.2

20.4-33.1

230

40.6

33.6-48.0

$15,000- 24,999

919

114

10.0

7.6-13.1

210

23.2

19.2-27.7

239

31.6

26.5-37.3

356

35.1

30.4-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

655

16.0

12.0-21.0

154

25.9

21.2-31.3

173

23.1

18.5-28.3

237

35.0

29.8-40.5

$35,000- 49,999

810

128

18.5

14.6-23.3

207

23.5

19.8-27.6

242

29.9

25.5-34.7

233

28.1

24.1-32.5

$50,000-74,999

856

102

12.1

9.5-15.3

223

27.0

22.7-31.8

291

33.2

28.6-38.2

240

27.6

23.8-31.8

$75,000+

1,211

116

10.2

8.1-12.8

274

21.8

19.0-24.9

522

42.3

38.5-46.1

299

25.7

22.5-29.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,053

232

11.6

9.7-14.0

390

19.0

16.6-21.7

642

33.7

30.7-36.9

789

35.6

32.6-38.7

3,525

434

12.8

11.3-14.5

874

26.0

23.8-28.4

1,157

32.7

30.4-35.1

1,060

28.5

26.4-30.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

865

11.7

8.9-15.1

174

21.8

18.0-26.2

269

32.3

27.6-37.3

327

34.2

30.1-38.6

Non-Veteran

4,744

573

12.5

11.2-14.1

1,098

24.2

22.3-26.2

1,537

33.2

31.1-35.3

1,536

30.1

28.2-32.1

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